The most powerful inspiration to eat more veggies (and love them, too) is a delicious dressing or sauce. Since veggies have the most nutritional bang for their caloric buck compared to all other foods, any excuse to eat more is a health-promoting win-win.
Because the majority of my clients and students are striving to lose weight and/or lower their cholesterol, I recommend minimizing or avoiding the use of oils. Unlike veggies, oil is the most calorie-dense food, offering upwards of 2000 calories and 216 grams of fat per cup! Because it is more challenging to find bottled oil-free dressings at the store, I love whipping up a simple and quick recipe at home, storing it in an airtight container in the fridge, and using it all week. Usually, I make a double batch so it lasts me longer.
Enjoy these 18 exciting options below over salads, cooked vegetables, cooked whole grains, legumes, baked potatoes, tofu, tempeh, or as dip for crudite, whole grain crackers, baked French fries, BBQ tofu wings, baked corn tortilla chips, or whatever your palate prefers:
1. Mango Hemp Dressing by Dreena Burton
2. Creamy Cumin Ranch Dressing by Veggie Inspired
3. Creamy Italian Salad Dressing by My Plant-Based Family
4. Living Caesar Dressing by Dreena Burton
5. High Protein Chickpea, Orange, and Tahini Dressing by Win-Win Food
6. Raspberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing by My Plant-Based Family
7. Curried Almond Dressing by Dreena Burton
8. Southwestern Black Bean Dressing by Vegan Richa
9. Creamy Cashew Caesar Salad Dressing by It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken
10. Magical Oil-Free Vegan Salad Dressing by Dreena Burton
11. Low Fat Vegan Cheesy Pesto by Feasting on Fruit
12. Quick and Easy Cauliflower Cream Sauce by It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken
13. No Sweetener Added BBQ Sauce by Healthy Helper
14. Fat-Free Sweet Mustard Chili Sauce by The Vegan 8
15. Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce by It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken
16. Vegan Cheddar Cheese Sauce by Win-Win Food
17. Roasted Garlic Tahini Dressing by Veganosity
18. 20 Minute Vegan Alfredo by The Vegan 8
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Thank you so much for featuring my BBQ sauce!
Oh yum! Sauces and dressings make the meal!!! So many good choices here! Thanks for including my Cumin Ranch Dressing! Sharing!
I love all of these so much!! Thank you for including 3 of my reicpes! I am totally flattered and blushing right now 🙂
I love all of these so much!! Thank you for including 3 of my reicpes! I am totally flattered and blushing right now 🙂
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I need to try all of these! Thank you for including my roasted garlic and tahini dressing. 🙂
I'm assuming this a typo and not what is meant to be said. If so, please fix the error so that I can share this article. I don't want people going around thinking fat is the most nutrient-dense food unlike veggies, lol. "Unlike veggies, oil is the most nutrient-dense food, offering upwards of 2000 calories and 216 grams of fat per cup!"
I think it should be "calorie-dense". I didn't bother to read that part,though, I skipped ahead to the recipes.
So many amazing recipes! It's really hard to find a good tasting oil-free dressing at the store so the more easy recipes for homemade ones the better 🙂 thanks for featuring my tahini dressing and cheddar sauce!
Thank you so much for including me Julieanna! Great idea for a roundup, I'm always on the hunt for good oil free dressings 🙂
Eeeek! Thank you so much for noticing that! Yes, huge difference. I fixed it.
this is outstanding thank you xoxox
I just saw in the store today that Bragg's has two new salad dressings out that are oil free and have fabulous ingredients. It's all berry purees and apple cider vinegar. Sometimes it's nice to have a bottle on hand of already made dressing. 🙂
Thanks for sharing, Julieanna! I have a hard time giving up the oil. I only use a little bit, but I just think it adds a lot. Sigh……..someday. 🙂 xo
Bonnie Leary That's great! I will have to look for those. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for your comment. I, too, am frustrated by the constant bombardment of ads on many sites, rendering it difficult to navigate.
Tahini is oil… Sesame seed oil…
No. Tahini is blended sesame seeds and contains the fiber and other nutrients of intact sesame seeds, just like peanut butter, almond butter, etc. It is when the fat is extracted out of the seed, as in sesame oil, that it becomes pure, concentrated fat constituting an oil.
Thank you for educating people about this. I’ve seen the same comment on other sights about tahini being sesame seed oil.
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You do such a great job. I follow you on several platforms and am always impressed! WELL DONE! Thank you!