Best Salad Dressing Ever (Really!) ~ Raw Vegan

Best Salad Dressing Ever (Really!)
serves 6 ~ $.44 per serving

I made this for an unexpected get together and … wow. It may be the best salad dressing ever … really! Certainly, it’s the best I’ve had in recent memory.
Capers are the pickled berries of the caper bush. They’re usually pickled in a salty brine and have a distinctive mustard flavor. They’re a good source of rutin, which strengthens capillaries, and quercetin. Both are powerful antioxidants. I used a tablespoon of the caper brine in place of salt … it adds a bit more of the yummy caper flavor. For the photo, I used the dressing on an arugula salad with olives, but it would be suitable with just about any salad.

ingredients

  • 1/3 cup olive oil ($.55)
  • juice and zest of one lemon ($.60)
  • 3 tablespoons agave ($.60)
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce or bragg’s liquid aminos ($.10)
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard ($.05)
  • 2 tablespoons capers ($.50)
  • 1 tablespoon caper brine
  • 2 tablespoons black olives ($.20)
  • 3 cloves garlic ($.05)

directions

  • in a small bullet type blender, puree all ingredients until smooth … about a minute
nutritional information

calories: 162      fat: 14 gr      carb: 8      protein: 0         

24 Responses

  1. awesome! it sounds delicious! I love black olives in my salad

  2. FrugalMegan says:

    OOOoooo sounds right up this gals "tastebud alley" 🙂

  3. I <3 black olives.. oh yeah, and salad… 😀

  4. shannonmarie says:

    Mmmm … I'm liking the addition of the capers.

  5. Morna says:

    Will be trying this, for sure. Thanks. 🙂

  6. Girl on Raw says:

    I love capers and olives so I can see why this dressing is to live for. Will be bookmarking and trying this week.

  7. Sounds great, I can't wait to try it!

  8. Laurie Paul says:

    Sounds yum..do you just get capers at any supermarket?

  9. Anna Berkner says:

    This recipe really does live up to its name! I'm making this quite often now. Love it!

  10. Anonymous says:

    Love your blog!

  11. Anonymous says:

    Are the capers and olives raw or were they jarred and heated to seal the jar? Is that considered raw? Did you use raw soy sauce? How is the mustard prepared?

  12. Anonymous says:

    This looks great! How long would you say that this dressing lasts?

  13. Unknown says:

    Just made this. It really is the best salad dressing! Thanks!

  14. Paul John says:

    Preparing this tonight for my dinner salad:)

  15. Anonymous says:

    I loved it! It really was as delicious as it sounded! My only question is… how long will it keep in the fridge? Will it freeze? It makes a good size batch that would've served my family of 6 probably 3 times or more… and it's so good I don't want to waste it… 🙂

  16. Anonymous says:

    Sounds yummy. Does the Nutritional info apply to the whole amount of the dressing this recipe makes?

  17. Ally Hodges says:

    I made this last night, I substituted regular mustard for the dijon (I thought I had some but didn't) and 3 dates for the agave (again, I thought I had some). It was delicious! I think I have my new favorite dressing that I will be making all the time now! Thanks so much for sharing this! 🙂

  18. Anonymous says:

    This was incredibly delicious!

  19. Nancye Smith says:

    Love the positive comments, thanks everyone, this will be made this week…

  20. Anonymous says:

    Capers AND Black Olives?? Doesn't matter what else is in it…..count me in!!!!!……better yet, count on that IN ME!!

  21. Cat Mur says:

    Tired this and sorry to say not one of my favorites. I do LOVE your Lime Chipotle sauce for the avocado. Now THAT is the best dressing ever!!! I use that on everything!

  22. McCloud says:

    This looks delicious just that I need a figure of a woman or a mommy so that the food look perfect.

  23. Just made this. It really is the best salad dressing! Thanks!. Lirik Chord(Kunci) Lagu Rohani Terbaru

  24. Thank you very much Mr or Mrs, your post was very helpful for me