Herby Fat-free white sauce

Herby White Sauce

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This deliciously creamy white sauce is a total winner when you need something to top of your garden-veg, as a great alternative to mayonnaise, and simply a nice dip without any of the guilt. If on a cleanse, simply skip the olive-oil and make this a virtually fat-free dressing. Either or, this sauce will leave you longing for more.
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Feeling Vata: add more lemon juice and salt. You can try experimenting with basil, coriander, dill, rosemary and thyme.
Feeling Pitta: leave out the garlic or just use half or less of a clove. You can use herbs such as coriander, dill, fennel, parsley, and tarragon.
Feeling Kapha: add more black pepper. Try experimenting with adding herbs such as thyme, rosemary, fennel, fennugreek, marjoram and tarragon.

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Herby White Sauce

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Herby White Sauce

Herby Fat-free white sauce
This deliciously creamy white sauce is a total winner when you need something to top of your garden-veg, as a great alternative to mayonnaise, and simply a nice dip without any of the guilt. If on a cleanse, simply skip the olive-oil and make this a virtually fat-free dressing. Either or, this sauce will leave you longing for more.

Ingredients

  • 1 x clove of garlic
  • 1 x shallot, chopped
  • 2 x teaspoons of olive oil (omit for a fat-free dressing)
  • 1 x cup plant-milk alternative (I use oatly's organice oat milk)
  • 1 x teaspoon fresh parsley
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of stock-powder (ensure that you're stock powder is yeast free, and most importantly has no added fats such a hydrogenated vegetable oils, palm oils, etc. Be sure to also buy a brand that is free of maltodextrin, and any other natural or unnatual flavourings). 
  • 1 x teaspoon fresh dill
  • 3/4 of a teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 x teaspoon coconut aminos (leave out if doing a cleanse)
  • 1 x teaspoon arrowroot powder
  • half a teaspoon of lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Mix all the ingredients together in a high-speed blender, plus salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Add the mixture to a heavy bottom sauce pan and heat lightly on the stove.
  3. Keep stirring the mixture and increase heat bit by bit for about 3-5 minutes until mixture thickens up nicely. If you don't reach a nice thickness after a while, simply add a bit more arrowroot powder and keep heating and stirring (don't bring to the boil though!)
  4. Take off the heat and let the sauce cool down.
  5. Once its cooled down a little have a try and season with more salt and pepper if needed.
  6. Let cool for at least an hour in the fridge, then serve!

Notes

Play around with other herbs that you like such as coriander parsley, dill, dried herbs de provence, italian herb mixes, and so forth.

© jayjagger

Onion dressing

Creamy Fat-Free Onion Dressing

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This delicious onion dressing is completly fat free, perfect for those days where you want to go easy on the oils if you’re having a cleanse, a detox, or simply when you want to go a little less heavy but still have all the taste. Use it on budhha bowls, salads, to dip home-made sweet potato fries, and so forth.

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Creamy Fat Free Onion Dressing

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Creamy Fat Free Onion Dressing

Onion dressing

This delicious onion dressing is completly fat free, perfect for those days where you want to go easy on the oils if you're having a cleanse, a detox, or simply when you want to go a little less heavy but still have all the taste.

Ingredients

  • 4 x medium onions
  • 3 x teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 x garlic clove
  • 1x teaspoon white chia seeds (optional, for thickness)
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
  • 1/4 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
  • 1/4 tablespoon fresh dill weed
  • 1/4 tablespoon black pepper ground
  • salt to taste
  • optional: if you're not on a cleanse and you don't mind some extra 'fat' adding in 1-2 teaspoons of high-quality olive oil will give some extra creamyness to your dressing!

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place the onions with their skins on in a baking dish and bake until soft all the way through. This can take up to around 45 minutes, but might be a bit longer or shorter depending on your oven. Onions should be well darkened on the outside and almost squishy to touch (very soft).
  2. Allow the onions to cool until they’re comfortable to handle. Peel onions and discard off the skins. Place the peeled onions in a high-powered blender along with lemon juice and salt. Blend until silky smooth.
  3. Measure out 1/2 cup of the onion cream for your dressing. The rest can go in the freezer or fridge and can be used next time you want to make this dressing.
  4. Add onion cream plus the garlic to the blender and blend until smooth. Check the thickness. Add the 1/4 teaspoon of chia seeds (optionoal) and blend until smooth for extra thickness if you like.
  5. Now add the fresh herbs, and blend in blender until you have your desired consistency.
  6. Add salt & pepper to taste.
  7. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
  8. The flavor usually intensifies over time, so only add additional herbs and spices once you waited for an hour, to be on the safe side.
  9. Serve as a salad dressing or a dipping sauce for vegetables and budhha bowls.

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