Green Superhero Dressing
Whether you're a plant-based newbie or have been a plant-based foodie for a while, Green Superhero Dressing is a creamy, dreamy, and simple way to introduce greens to your meals. Complete with wholesome everyday superfood ingredients like avocado and spinach that deliver a range of nutrients to help elevate your health to the next level, this luscious and savory dressing is a wonderful addition to any revolutionary plant-based meal.
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: none
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ cup organic spinach leaves (packed)
- ½–¾ cup avocado (ripe, chopped)
- ½ Tbsp organic miso (mellow white or chickpea)
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt (optional)
- ⅓–½ cup water (or more to thin as desired)
- 1–1 ½ Tbsps lemon juice (or red wine vinegar)
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup (or date paste, link in Chef’s Notes)
- ground black pepper (to taste)
Directions
- Puree the spinach, avocado, miso, mustard, salt (if using), ⅓ cup of water, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice (or vinegar), maple syrup, and black pepper until smooth.
- Add more lemon juice or other seasonings to taste. If using the extra amount of avocado, use extra water to thin.
- Toss into a favorite salad right away, such as the Spinach Jewelled Salad, or refrigerate in a covered jar for a day or two.
Chef's Notes
Substitutions
Substitute spinach with arugula or baby kale. Note these two greens have a stronger and more bitter flavor compared to spinach.
Substitute avocado with ¼ cup soaked cashews.
Whole Food Sweetener
Use date paste in place of maple syrup.
Additions
If you enjoy the flavor of fresh basil, try adding a little — up to ¼ cup of leaves. Do not add dry basil; the flavor is quite different for a dressing.
Serving Suggestions
This dressing is so good you can use it for more than salads. Toss into pasta or cooked grains, drizzle over pizza or burritos, or use a little less water and make it more of a dip!
Storage
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Recipe from Plant-Powered Families by Dreena Burton.