Pin RecipeLemons are a staple in our home. We add it to teas, in our water, as a flavor booster in recipes and especially in our Everyday Salad Dressing.
Some lemon benefits:
Aid in digestion
Boost immunity
Give your skin a fresh glow
Act as a diuretic, so it helps with bloating
Help to flush out bacteria and toxins from the body
Have antibacterial properties that fight against throat and other infections
Soothing Lemon Ginger Tea – so delicious!
Are delicious!
Can be used as an alternative to salt!
My favorite ways to incorporate lemon into my day:
Squeezing them into my drinking water
Using them as an alternative (or flavor booster) to salt. ALWAYS squeeze lemon into your soups and pasta sauces–it boosts flavor without salt!
Dressing my salads
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PrintEveryday Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 1–2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- juice of 1 to 1/2 lemon
- Pink Himalayan Sea salt, to taste
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
For a creamier dressing, add a mashed avocado!
For a tangier taste, add anchovy paste or dijon mustard for a quick caesar dressing.
Instructions
Whisk all of the ingredients together for a delicious everyday dressing!
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For the everyday salad dressing, you say 1/2 to 1 whole lemon. Do you mean the juice of 1/2 to 1 whole lemon?
Hi Deborah, Yes! I’m sure that’s what Erin means. 😉 But, I will change it for her! Thank you for pointing this out!! -Ivy