Lemony Diabetes Salad Dressing -
From: www.verywell.com/lemony-diabetes-salad-dressing-recipe-1087409
Total Time 10 min
Prep 10 min
Cook 0 min
Yield: Enough for a Large Salad
Instead of stressing out over ruining a healthy salad with an unhealthy dressing, make this Lemony Diabetes Salad Dressing recipe to pour over those greens. It's also a vegetarian and vegan salad dressing.
It's a simple salad dressing recipe with ingredients that have been found to be beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes.
I love salads and eat them a lot. I even have salads for breakfast. I use this go-to lemony healthy diabetes salad dressing recipe most of the time. It's fast, easy, and flavorful. I can quickly mix it up in a cup and pour it over a large salad. See Why This Salad Dressing Is a Healthy Choice, below, after the instructions to this recipe.
Juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon, according to taste, including pulp
2 to 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove (or more to taste) smashed with a garlic press (see Note, below)
Salt, to taste (about 1/2 teaspoon)
Dash of pepper
Water
In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the juice and pulp of 1/2 to 1 whole lemon, according to taste, 2 to 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 1 smashed garlic clove, and salt and pepper to taste.
Taste the salad dressing. If the taste is too strong, add a tablespoon of water. Repeat until you get the flavor you desire. Remember, you want it to be a bit strong since it will be poured over the greens and tossed
Note: If you do not have a garlic press, you can chop up the garlic, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, and smash with a fork.
Healthy Tip: To maximize the health properties of garlic, crush or smash it at room temperature and allow it to sit for 15 minutes.
Variations:
Try this recipe with lime juice, add a pinch of chili powder or a chili powder spice mixture. My favorite chili spice mix is Tajin Clasico Seasoning. Try adding a tablespoon of sesame seed paste. Experiment by adding your favorite dry or fresh herbs and spices.
Why This Salad Dressing Is a Healthy Choice:
It contains olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice.
Olive oil is an excellent source of monounsaturated fat which is very heart-healthy and offers other benefits like promoting loss of belly fat, helping with weight loss, and helping to reduce cholesterol.
Garlic may help prevent heart disease and lower cholesterol.
Lemon juice is an excellent source of vitamin C and also contains soluble fiber. Lemon juice has many benefits and may help with weight loss, slow digestion of carbohydrates, prevent the absorption of some fats, increase insulin sensitivity, and help with circulation problems. Lemon juice also has a low glycemic index and might also help lower the glycemic index of other foods.
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