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I am in desperate need of salad dressing ideas. Due to a medical issue I am cutting out things from my diet. I love salads but also love dressing. The things I am cutting out are:

Vinegar, acidic fruits, and most condiments(including soy sauce, mustard, mayo, etc).

If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great..Right now it doesn't seem like I have many options.

Thanks :)

Hi Farrah! A couple of ideas:

Soak cashews in water and drain, and then blend them to puree and add any of the following for taste and consistency.... water, lemon or lime juice (since you said no vinegar), roasted red pepper, parsley, onion, any veggie or spice.

Tahini blended with scallions, thyme.... maybe a mild rice vinegar if you can, oil.... kind of like a light, pour-able hummus.

Mash or puree avacado with flavorings.

Use a walnut-parsley-pesto (also great on grains and pasta).

I also whip soy milk until thick, drizzle safflower or canola oil, until its like mayo, then stir in a drop of lemon, salt, paprika, dried mustard.... whatever you like to make a creamy dressing. I use this whenever I make pasta salad. (the shortcut would be to use Veganaise as the base here).

Lastly, you could always put some olive oil in a jar with your favorite herbs and spices and let the flavors incorporate into the oil and drizzle that.... even sprinkle vegan parmesan.

Stop me now!!!! I know you have lots of restrictions, but maybe you'll find a good base here and adjust the flavorings to your needs. Its all pretty versatile.

Have fun! Lisa.

Here's a guide to making salad dressings on my blog. Just get creative and try new things mixed together.

No oil is ever needed, but it would be hard for me to go without vinegar, citrus, mustard or tamari :(