Ready to beautify your salad?
Beautifully simple to make, beautiful flavors, come on now–just look at that color!
Yup, you need this salad dressing in your life. Even if you think you don’t like beets, this is the perfect place to start.
Brace yourself for the awesomeness of beets…
A cup full of beets packs a serious nutritional punch! They are a great source of:
- folate
- manganese
- potassium
- copper
- magnesium
- iron
- vitamin B6
You can learn more about how amazing beets are for your health here!
Just a little bit more of the science-y stuff before we get to the recipe…
Ever wonder what gives beets that amazing magenta hue?
They’re called betalin pigments and they are kind of amazing!
These pigments support your body’s Phase 2 detoxification process, which is when broken down toxins are bound to other molecules so they can be excreted from your body.
So, drizzling this dressing over your salad not only makes that salad instantly tastier and gorgeous (which makes you instantly smile) but it’s actually going to help clean out your body and give you extra nutrients?
Okay, let’s do this!
I’m going to show you how to make this dressing two ways…
First, the easy way…
You just go out to the store and grab a container of ready-made beet hummus! Might I recommend Trader Joe’s brand–because it’s low in oil and sodium! I’ve also seen it at Sprouts and Whole Foods.
Best part? You don’t have to bust out your high-speed blender! You can go old-school with your just your whisk and your will (heck, even a fork will suffice).
But what if you’re on Dr. Fuhrman’s 6 week plan and need to avoid oil altogether?
I’ve got you covered!
Make a batch of this No-Oil Beet Hummus recipe to use as the base for this dressing!
Either way you go, you’re going to love this bright, slightly sweet dressing.
Soon you’ll be drizzling it on everything! Might I suggest black beans, fresh avocado, and baked sweet potatoes, to start.
No-Oil Beet Hummus Dressing
A beautiful, bright and slightly sweet, healthy salad dressing! Make it with homemade, no-oil hummus or save time with store-bought.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup beet hummus
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp dried dill or 2 tbsp fresh dill
- 2 tsp raw sesame seeds
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
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If you are using the no-oil option, prepare your beet hummus.
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In a medium mixing bowl, add the hummus and water and whisk together well.
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Add dill, sesame seeds and garlic powder, whisk until incorporated.
Recipe Notes
Store in refrigerator, in air-tight container for up to 10 days. Perfect for salads, drizzled over beans, fresh avocado and baked potatoes.
What ingredients are in your hummus if you make it yourself?
I normally put rinsed garbanzos, tahini, plain yogurt, fresh lemon juice, optional roasted red pepper, garlic, salt, with olive oil on top when served.
I know you’d skip the olive oil (& maybe yogurt?). It sounds like you might just mix mine with cooked beets & water to thin it, since the other ingredients are already in it. Thanks.
Hi Karen!
I have a wonderful no-oil no added salt hummus recipe, you can get it here!
Then just follow the instruction on this recipe!
I have a fabulous new Beet Hummus recipe that I’ll be posting in January, so stay tuned!
xo, Kristen
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Hi Arleen,
Thanks so much for the lovely comment! So happy you are enjoying the site!
xo, Kristen
Enjoying your salad cleanse this week! Thanks for your hard work and all of the delicious recipes! I love the colorful vibrant pictures on your site, too.
What is the receipe for the beet hummus?
Thanks 😊
Hi Megan!
There’s a link to the No-Oil Beet Hummus recipe in the body of the post–but I just updated the recipe with a clickable link too!
Here’s the link for you here too: https://hellonutritarian.com/no-oil-beet-hummus/
Hope you love the dressing!
xo, Kristen
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Hi. I just started today your 7 day salad cleanse and all 3 meals were delicious. I would like to have a copy of your recipes but do not have a printer. Is there some way that you could send me a print copy of your recipes?
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I’ms o happy to hear that you’re enjoying the 7 Day Salad Cleanse! I’m so sorry I don’t have printed copies of that resource. The only print material I have available right now is my book Fridge Love.
You can also download the Salad Cleanse and have it printed off at Fed Ex or Office Max!