Happy Monday, readers! I hope you had a beautiful weekend. I had a really really beautiful weekend….One of those weekends that you know you’ll be nostalgic for in the future. I really love that. <3
This dressing is also pretty beautiful. The picture doesn’t do it justice—if I had a fancy camera and fancy lights you could see better that this is the most brilliant shade of green!
It’s also incredibly tasty, nutritious, and easy. I used it as a salad dressing, but if you decide to add the avocado this could really be a guacamole-like dip. It is chock-full of cilantro, which is such an amazing herb. Not only is it full of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium [1], but it also pulls heavy metals from the body [2].
Creamy Cilantro Zucchini Dressing
1 heaping cup cilantro chopped
1 date
juice from one small lime
1 small zucchini
1/4 avocado (optional)
optional spices (to taste): turmeric, red pepper flakes
water (to desired consistency)
Blend all ingredients except water into a high speed blender. Blend, add water until you achieve desired consistency.
Serve on top of greens, or eat as a dip with your favorite crudites.
Delicious.
I’m submitting this recipe to Wellness Weekend, Raw Foods Thursday and Healthy Vegan Friday!
In other news, if you’re in the Minneapolis area, you should definitely come to the Compassionate Action for Animals vegan cooking class that I’m hosting TONIGHT! Visit the website for more info!
Looks and sounds awesome!!!!
It is it is! : )
LOVE it! Am trying this ASAP…. love cilantro :)
Me too! I feel bad for people that don’t like it!
This sounds delicious, cilantro is one of my favs!!!
Your cooking class sounds so fun! I wish I was in the area so I could go :(
Aw, thanks, I wish we lived in the same area all the time when I look at your blog and think, “Man, I just want to go to her apartment and eat that right now. And chat about food.” : )
Looks perfect. I love cilantro, and have never thought to add zucchini to a dressing/sauce. Very creative.
Have fun at the cooking class :)
The zucchini is great for giving dressings a creamy consistency without any fat!
I ADORE cilantro – the more the merrier! I love the dressing and WILL be making it. Congrats on your class. I am going to host a healthy cooking class in my house in a few weeks. Excited. My first one. :)
Oh how fun to do it at your house! I look forward to hearing about it! :)
I’m so glad you had a great weekend :) And this looks so flavour packed!
That’s exactly the way I would describe it!