I am a big proponent of consuming raw vegetables daily. I think the majority of the human species needs a high amount of raw vegetables in their diets for their nutrient, water and fiber dose . So whether you would prefer to eat a leafy salad or dip some vegetable pieces into a yummy dip, you need to eat them.
Looking for sweet and healthy salad dressing?
Salad dressings can be sweet or savory. Traditional dressings like french dressing or a raspberry vinaigrette are very sweet while Italian or Caesar are on the more sour and savory end of the spectrum. When it comes to pre-made bottled sweet salad dressing, the dominant ingredients are usually unhealthful like high fructose corn syrup or other nutritionally depleted sugars.
For a healthy sweet salad dressing, leave the bottled syrupy dressings on the grocery store shelf and whip up this easy sweet healthy salad dressing instead. I came up with a fruit-based sweet healthy salad dressing that incorporates fruit as the source of sweetness. When I mixed in some toasted chopped walnuts, I thought the flavor was reminiscent of banana bread. See what you think.
(A note about the ingredients; I used a probiotic soy milk 
that is like a kefir/yogurt drink so thicker in texture. Soymilk or other non-dairy beverage could also work. My guess is that papaya could be substituted for a the persimmon if you can not find them, but I haven’t tried this combination.)
“Banana Bread” Sweet Salad Dressing
Makes 2 servings
1 small banana
1 small persimmon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup soy milk kefir or low fat dairy kefir (or soy milk/skim milk/almond milk)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted in dry skillet
Blend all ingredients except walnuts in blender. Pour over salad. Top each serving with 2 tbl of walnuts.
Calories 236
Fat 11 g
Saturated fat 1 g
Sodium 37 mg
Carbohydrate 34 g
Fiber 6 g
Protein 5 g
31% Daily Value (DV) for Vitamin A, 19 % for Vitamin C, 20% for Vitamin B6, 21% for Copper; The walnuts provide about 20% of recommendations for Omega-3 fatty acids.
