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Creamy Thyme Dressing

February 14, 2017 by christine

Happy Valentine’s Day! Any plans? We’re stepping out for dinner, but nothing too fancy. It was difficult to make V-Day dinner reservations this year, a lot of local restaurants seemed to be doing pricey prix fixe style Valentine menus with little to no vegan options. I guess that makes sense business wise, less stress on the kitchen with a limited menu and more profits. But not worth it for those on a plant based diet or anyone seeking more options. I think we need to start celebrating Valentine’s Day with a fun, home cooked meal now, I enjoy our romantic dates of creating new recipes in the kitchen so much more now.

It has been a strange week already starting with the scary Oroville Dam evacuations Sunday night. Thankfully we’re not in a flood prone area, but lots of co-workers are affected by it and things have been tense with evacuees in the area and at work. I think even poor Leela is feeling the stress.

Well, she’s always a little stressed and will be miserable when the rain moves back in later this week.

I’m still having fun with fresh herbs and using up a batch of ripe avocados. Fresh thyme is something I’m not too familiar with rarely using it. That’s a shame and something I’m trying to fix this year. Thyme can work great in a salad dressing, but so many of the recipes I found call for tons of oil which is not great. This creamy avocado-based thyme dressing is packed with tangy flavor blended with Dijon and lemon for a simple combination with brilliant zing.

Creamy Thyme Dressing

  • 1 avocado, seeded and scooped
  • juice of one lemon
  • 2 tbsp. fresh chopped thyme
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup water, as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend to a smooth and creamy texture. Serve and enjoy. Makes 4 servings.

It’s thick and rich, perfect for a hearty meal salad.

I coated a salad of mixed greens, lentils, peppers, and chopped apples for a satisfying combo.

For a simple list of ingredients, it has a rich herb flavor with just the right about of tangy – not too strong, but rich.

Bring a salad to life with this combo or use as a thick dip or spread.

Filed Under: Blender, Dressings & Sauces, Recipes Tagged With: avocado, avocado recipe, blender dressing, Dijon, dijon recipe, healthy dressing, healthy plant based recipe, healthy salad, healthy vegan recipe, plant-based, raw vegan, raw vegan recipe, salad, simple dressing recipe, thyme, thyme recipe, vegan

Comments

  1. Vicky Cristina says

    February 15, 2017 at 3:25 am

    I’m just given a big bag of avocado by my new neighbour. I don’t really like eating avocado. But your recipe’s rather interesting. I’ll try it

  2. Gingi Freeman says

    February 15, 2017 at 9:45 am

    Happy Valentines Day! What a yummy looking dish, and with my favorite herb! (I did name my daughter Thyme, haha!) – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com

    • christine says

      February 16, 2017 at 5:55 am

      You too! Thanks on the dish and great name – so pretty!

  3. Hannah says

    February 15, 2017 at 10:22 am

    I’ve never celebrated Valentine’s Day, which strikes me as an odd sort of non-holiday, but I sure don’t mind the post V-Day sales… Discounted vegan chocolates, here I come!

    • christine says

      February 16, 2017 at 5:56 am

      Agreed on the post sales – hoping I have time to check them out soon!

  4. Ellie says

    February 15, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    Aw I wish you could have visited my cafe on Valentine’s Day! We would have taken care of you both :-)

    • christine says

      February 16, 2017 at 5:57 am

      Me too! We thought about driving to Sacramento, but too crazy on a week night.

  5. Laura ~ RYG says

    February 16, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    Yeah, I’m going on vacation for 2 weeks (doing the Disney thing) and I’m trying to use up all my avocados too, well those and the overripe bananas. Thyme is something I need to use more, I grow it and usually give it away. I need to try harder!

    • christine says

      February 16, 2017 at 6:38 pm

      Nice on the 2 week vacation, that sounds awesome! Have a great time and I wish you could send me some of your thyme! :-)

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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