Barefoot Dressing

From Chef AJ: Why is this named Barefoot Dressing? Because it will knock your socks off! Guaranteed to make you fall in love with your salad. It is my signature dressing.

1 and ¼ cups low acid* balsamic vinegar

¼ cup unsweetened rice vinegar

¾ cup lime juice, add zest if using fresh

5 unsweetened pear halves (canned)

1 cup nutritional yeast

½ cup of salt-free stone-ground mustard (or your favorite low-sodium Dijon mustard)

¼ cup of shallots, about an ounce

4 cloves of garlic (about ½ an ounce)

½ Tablespoon chia seeds dissolved in ½ cup of water or the unsweetened pear juice from the can or jar.

Dissolve chia seeds in the water or unsweetened pear juice.

Place remaining ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Add chia seed slurry and blend again.

Refrigerate.

I prefer using a 4% acidity vinegar like Napa Valley Naturals Grand Reserve, which is thick and syrupy, as opposed to a traditional less sweet balsamic, which has 6% acidity. I use Westbrae stone-ground mustard, which is salt free.

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