Scallion Vinaigrette Dressing

Green olives stuffed with either pimento or garlic, or your favorite Kalamata olives, are a welcome addition to this easy dressing, as they add just the right amount of spunk! If you don’t have scallions on hand, you can use shallots or even finely diced red onion. I usually double, triple or even quadruple this recipe, as it lasts in the fridge for at least a week and my family loves to top roasted cauliflower with it (see recipe or images in gallery).

Ingredients 2 Tbsp minced scallions (or green onions) – use green and white portions 2 tsp spicy Dijon mustard (or your favorite mustard) 1 1/2 Tbsp white wine vinegar (or champagne vinegar) 2 Tbsp water 2 Tbsp finely chopped olives pinch of ground pepper ~1/4 tsp salt (optional – to taste)

Procedure Combine all ingredients in a bowl*, mix with a fork and toss with your favorite salad veggies or drizzle on roasted vegetables (cauliflower is excellent)!

The Nutrition Professor’s Prep Smart Tip:

*If you make a big batch, you can use your blender or mini food processor to combine the ingredients and the dressing will have a more uniform texture.

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Timaree Hagenburger, a plant-based registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), certified exercise physiologist with a master’s degree in public health, has over 20 years of experience as a nutrition professor. She is a sought after speaker, media personality and author, who works with private clients, and in corporate wellness, has contributed to several cookbooks and published her own cookbook, The Foodie Bar Way: One Meal, Lots of Options, Everyone’s Happy (www.foodiebars.com)! Timaree is also the founder of an incredible online membership community, The Foodie Bar Way of Life, that makes loving the food (and living a life) that loves us back… simple, satisfying, sustainable AND FUN! You can contact her about working with her through 1:1 dietitian nutrition coaching, for hands-on cooking instruction and to inquire about arranging a speaking engagement.