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17 Feb, 2010

Creamy Salad Dressing or Dip Made With… Raw Zucchini!

Posted by: Angela Leeds In: *LGS Daily Recipe|Appetizers, Salads & Side Dishes|Other Raw Recipes

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Lately I’ve been exploring the surprising versatility of raw zucchini. When I discovered that it is neutral-tasting and rather creamifying in raw smoothies, I thought it might make a very nice salad dressing. And I was right! You could even use this as you would mayonnaise, in a salad sandwich.

Here is an excellent base or template recipe you can use to make a dressing or dip using fresh zucchini as the base. To this basic recipe, you could add so many variants the possibilities are staggering… fresh tomato and a bit of raw sugar or honey to make a kind of “French” dressing… or ginger and Thai seasonings… or jalapeƱo, red onion, and tomato for a Mexican flair. You could dress it up with a bit of miso and seaweed for a Japanese flair, or cumin, coriander, and turmeric for a curried effect, or… well, you get the idea.

But just stick with the basics of this simple slightly garlicky recipe.

I took it and paired it with a bit of chopped portabella mushroom and fresh cilantro, creating an earthy, comforting effect not unlike potato salad… just more refreshing, and certainly far more healthful and enlivening!

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  • Smoothie maker: This is the type of recipe I would have never even thought about... very original!
  • Angela Leeds: Glad you liked it, Dawna! I was just just telling a friend of mine about it last night -- he was lookign for some easy, "meaty" raw vegan dishes and I
  • Angela Leeds: Hi Sabrina -- thanks for the tip on the macros. Yes, this was one of the first recipes I posted on the site, before I employed decent photography. I u

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