Monday, February 25, 2013

Mango vinaigrette with hemp oil

I am on this detox diet based on the book Clean by Alejandro Junger, M.D.  and it's HARD!!  There are recipes in the back of the book for you to follow and they are wonderful but I am all about coloring the sky pink or orange or anything other than what is normal.  I will follow basic concepts in cooking, but given a recipe, I WILL NOT FOLLOW IT.  I don't know what it is.  I squirm when I have to use measuring tools...

...oh never mind...


anyways.. the vinaigrette...

I have found a wonderful dressing that is very good for you... salads have awoken again...anything vegetable even fruit salad can bathe in this and be good for you...



6 spoons of hemp oil
1 cup mango (I used frozen mango pieces that may or may not have included pineapple and peaches)
2 spoons of balsamic or red wine vinegar
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 minced clove of garlic
1 T minced ginger root
1 pkt stevia or to taste... some like it sweeter
salt
pepper

Put all the ingredients in a pint jar... the blender blades will fit over any small mouth jar.  Blend until creamy.  My mango pieces were frozen so the process took a little longer.

I plan to use on my salad tonight along with my chicken breast.

(caution:  do not use hemp in cooking when it calls for cooking above 325 degrees... you loose the quality.)

Enjoy!!