DIPS & SAUCES
BASIL VINAIGRETTE & MARINADE
MAKES 1½ cups (350 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — There’s this pâté recipe on my blog, Healthful Pursuit (healthfulpursuit.com), that I created in 2012 and continues to be one of my favorite recipes to this day. Now, there’s only so much almond-based pâté a...
LEMON TURMERIC DRESSING & MARINADE
MAKES 1½ cups (350 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — This dressing takes coleslaw to greater heights, adds a kick to browned ground beef, and is awesome in a stir-fry. 1 cup (240 ml) light-tasting oil, such as avocado oil or light olive oil ¼ cup (60 ml) apple...
AVOCADO LIME DRESSING
MAKES 1⅓ cups (315 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — The thing about avocados is that when they’re ready to eat, they need to be eaten, and finding creative ways to enjoy them without getting avocado fatigue is a struggle. This dressing is awesome with celery and...
BACON DRESSING
MAKES ½ cup (120 ml) PREP TIME: 2 minutes COOK TIME: — I’m always trying to come up with unique uses for bacon grease, and this dressing is one of my favorites! It’s a great way to use up leftover grease and boost your overall fat intake. Be forewarned, though, that...
GREEN SPECKLED DRESSING
MAKES 1½ cups (350 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — Inspired by green goddess dressing, but punchier. Make up a batch and you’ll see what I mean! ½ cup (120 ml) light-tasting oil, such as avocado oil or light olive oil ½ cup (105 g) mayonnaise 3 tablespoons apple...
HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING & MARINADE
MAKES 1¾ cups (415 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — This dressing is awesome on salads and fabulous as a marinade for chicken, and it triples as a wicked dip for homemade chicken fingers. Yes, there is honey in the recipe. And you’re right, honey isn’t a “keto...
RANCH DRESSING
MAKES 2 cups (475 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — Whether you can do eggs or not, this recipe is a dream. It tastes just like traditional ranch dressing and is good with just about anything you slather it on. My favorite is to double up on the garlic and drizzle...
CHIVE & ONION CREAM CHEESE
MAKES 1 cup (270 g) PREP TIME: 5 minutes, plus 12 hours to soak cashews COOK TIME: — If you can eat the real thing, I’m jealous. Sadly, for us “dairy-afflicted” folk, this is as close to real cream cheese as we’ll ever get. But for real, this dairy-free version isn’t...
THAI DRESSING
MAKES 1 cup (240 ml) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — My favorite way to use this dressing is to drizzle it on fresh vegetables, broccoli especially. There are multiple ways to personalize this recipe, too. If you love dairy, replace the coconut milk with heavy...
QUICK ’N’ EASY BARBECUE SAUCE
DAIRY-FREE • EGG-FREE • NUT-FREE • VEGAN • VEGETARIAN OPTION: COCONUT-FREE MAKES 1¼ cups (300 g) PREP TIME: 5 minutes COOK TIME: — So many barbecue sauce recipes require you to cook down the ingredients and then cool the sauce before you can slather it on a burger....