Tasty Salad Dressings that Supercharge Your Health - Dr. Berg

I like to share some very tasty and super healthy 6 delicious salad dressings that will supercharge your health .

Now what prompted me to do this video is a while ago , I went to this event where a 5 star chef cooked for us and we were participating in the cooking .

And so I was in charge of making the salad dressing .

And so I asked him , well , okay , What do I do ?

He says , just go ahead and wing it .

There's some spices over there .

Go ahead and make it .

I'm sure it'll be fine .

I don't have a lot of experience in this topic .

I usually just use 2 ingredients , olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette .

So I started to put a bunch of things together , and then , he came by and tasted it .

And he just looked at me like , what the hell did you do ?

And I said , I don't know .

I just , threw some things together .

He goes , Eric , it's obvious .

It's obvious to make this .

I said , no , it's not obvious .

To make something taste good , you have to have the combination of certain herbs and things or else it could be a disaster .

The problem with salad dressings is trying to find one that is edible , that doesn't have all these high omega 6 fatty acids .

I mean , it's really hard to find something just with pure olive oil .

Even the ones with olive oil have additional oils .

So the benefit of adding olive oil to your salad is this .

A lot of the phytonutrients in salad , like these very important health promoting chemicals in plants , especially salad , go way beyond just vitamins and minerals .

The phytonutrients or the phytochemicals in salad are fat soluble which means we need to eat them with some type of fat or oil .

And I'm gonna recommend use a high quality extra virgin olive oil .

So these 6 salad dressings that I'm gonna talk about , will add some additional health benefits that go way beyond just the salad itself .

Now , of course , salad is loaded with potassium , magnesium , folate , vitamin c , as well as all these phytonutrients .

But the salad dressing itself can really take it to the next level .

So these salad dressings that I'm gonna recommend are all wrapped around this base of extra virgin olive oil , lemon juice , and apple cider vinegar .

And then what you do is you put this mixture , this base , in a 16 ounce mason jar in your fridge .

So every time you eat a salad , you take out this mixture and in a little bowl , you take about a 4th of a cup or , you know , up to a half of a cup depending on how big your salad is .

Then you add your spices , mix it up , and pour it on your salad .

So let's first talk about this base that you're gonna make .

Okay ?

This is these three ingredients .

What are the ratios ?

It comes out to a third of a cup of extra virgin olive oil , a fourth of a cup of apple cider vinegar , and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice .

So let's first talk about the first , combination .

This could be called the apple cider vinaigrette .

You're gonna add 1 tablespoon of mustard .

Some people use Dijon .

You'll take one clove of garlic , minced , a pinch of sea salt and a dash of pepper .

Mix it up .

Pour it on your salad .

Alright .

So the next combination is the French style dressing .

We're gonna add 1 teaspoon of dried tarragon , half a teaspoon of dried thyme , a fourth of a teaspoon of dried lavender and a pinch of ground pepper .

Very delicious .

Another one to try is the Italian version .

For this one , we're gonna use 1 teaspoon of dried oregano , half a teaspoon of dried basil , a fourth of a teaspoon of crushed garlic , and just a little pinch of crushed red pepper .

So I really like that combination .

Very delicious .

Alright .

Next one , a Mediterranean .

With this one , you're gonna use 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary , half a teaspoon of dried mint , a fourth of a teaspoon of sumac with just one little pinch of sea salt .

Alright .

Just to keep things interesting , let's give you 2 more .

This one is the Asian version .

For this one , you're gonna add to the base one teaspoon of toasted sesame seeds , one half of a teaspoon of dried ginger , 1 fourth of a teaspoon of crushed peppercorn , and a splash of tamari .

And let's not forget the Indian version , okay , for my friends in India .

For this one , we're gonna add to the base 1 teaspoon of ground coriander , 1 half teaspoon of ground turmeric , 1 fourth of a teaspoon of ground cinnamon with a pinch of dried cardamom .

So I think these 6 recipes will keep things very interesting for you .

It'll actually keep the variety there .

If you have not seen my video on the quantity of salad that a person should be consuming , which is 7 to 10 cups , you really need to watch this one right here .