I think I over did it with my caesar salads for lunch. I ate that particular salad for about two weeks straight. When I like something, I obsess over it until I get sick of it. I definitely reached that point with the caesar salads. I think my partner reached that point even earlier than I did, but she was definitely a champ! She didn’t complain about the salads, but I could tell that she was losing her pizazz with the daily caesar salad lunches I was packing her for work.
So here I am now, continuing on the path to expand my salad vinaigrette repertoire. I wanted to create something with a southwestern flare. My partner has been requesting a southwestern salad for some time now. She’s my guinea pig for the recipes I create, and really value her constructive criticism. So I brought her a salad at work ad it was a big hit with her. Yay! It went really well with a black bean, corn, tomato, avocado salad with baked tortilla chips. All it was missing was some blackened chicken, four-blend Mexican cheese and olives to make it the perfect taco salad.
Creamy Cumin-Lime Vinaigrette
2 cloves garlic, mashed into a paste
2 tablespoons plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
4 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons honey (if you prefer a more tart dressing, add less honey)
Salt, to taste
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk all the ingredients together until the dressing has combined and emulsified.
Pour dressing over your favorite southwestern or taco salad.
Makes dressing enough for 4 salads.
Calories per serving: 170
This dressing sounds delicious. I’m vegan, and have found that substituting avocado for yogurt or cream in dressing recipes works wonderfully. I’ll try this one asap!
I’ve never thought to use avocado as a vegan dressing, but it completely makes sense to cream up the dressing. I can’t wait to try this out with my next vinaigrette!
LOVE using Greek yogurt in salad dressings. I know how it is to get your heart set on one for a couple weeks. Try out mine!
http://www.passthecayennepepper.com/2011/05/greek-yogurt-apricot-tahini-dressing.html
Yes, it adds a a creaminess without all the extra calories, and plus it has a wonderful flavor! I can’t wait to try out your Greek apricot yogurt and tahini dressing… it sounds delish!
This just seems to be so healthy and homemade dressings just pack a bigger flavour punch! Love it!
Agreed… homemade dressings taste sooooo much better than store bought dressings!
Im the same, obesess until I make myself sick of it. I eat salad EVERYDAY for lunch. And I somehow never get sick of it, as long as I change up the variety and salad dressings. So I can’t wait to try this!!!!
I hope you like the dressing! And BTW, I love the title of your blog