Health Benefits of Olive Oil are Many And Best for Salad Dressings

Extra-virgin olive oil (cold pressed) is the best fat to use as a salad dressing.  Do not use it for cooking.  It has a low smoke point and heat makes it susceptible to oxidative damage.  It has so many health benefits I include a little every day when I eat my salad.

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Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1.  Contains- vitamins E, K, and A  plus antioxidants.
2.  Helps lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol.
3.  Reduces colon, breast, and skin cancers.
4.  Lowers the incidence of gallstones.
5.  Helps control blood sugar levels.  The monounsaturated fats support healthy insulin levels.
6.  Polyphenols in olive oil act as anti-inflammatory properties.  This includes reducing asthma and arthritis.
7.  Helps you to lose weight.

How to Make the Best Healthy and Tasty Salad Dressings

Olive Oil Lemon Juice Salad Dressing

I have been creating my olive oil salad dressings since I went to art school in Nelson, BC which was in 1975. Only made with healthy ingredients, no chemicals. Even then I was getting so many compliments. Now need to buy those dressings in the store as they are not healthy.

A Few Salad Dressing Recipes for You

Olive Oil Lemon Juice Salad Dressing Is Delicious And Easy To Make This olive oil lemon juice salad dressing is always enjoyed by everyone who has it on one of my salads. This is why I created the exact recipe years ago.

 Delicious Tomato Salad Dressing – This tomato salad dressing is a very light dressing recipe and is excellent for those wanting a low-fat dressing.

 Balsamic Salad Dressing – For a change, I occasionally make this balsamic salad dressing.

Check out here more Healthy Salad Dressings
Also, there are many salad recipes here that I have been creating for decades. I enjoy a healthy tasty salad for dinner.

Check Some Favorite Salad Recipes

A salad a day is always a good idea as it is a way to get more vegetables into our diet. Power Spinach Salad –This spinach salad is full of healthy greens and is one of the highest alkaline-forming foods.

Delicious Mandarin Orange Kale Salad – This mandarin orange kale salad is a smart tasty way to get some healthy greens into a meal. I have found that this salad can be a full meal which is filling for dinner.

Tasty Arugula Salad with Pecans –This arugula salad is extra delicious with the addition of pecans.  Yum! All the ingredients in this salad are healthy and so it is very good for you. Add your homemade olive oil salad dressing.

 Shiitake Mushroom Salad with Walnuts is Very Tasty – This shiitake mushroom salad is extra delicious with the addition of walnuts.  Yum! All the ingredients in this salad are healthy and so it is very good for you. 

Delicious, Beautiful Avocado Grapefruit Salad –This tasty grapefruit salad is so beautiful and delicious. Red grapefruit is full of lycopene, which is more easily absorbed with some oil, thus avocados and olive oil.

 Delightfully Delicious Wild Rice Salad–This wild rice salad is delicious, nourishing and filling. It has tasty colorful vegetables in it to give the wild rice a good contrast and is a crunchy salad for lunch or dinner. 


Cool Summer Salad for Dinner – A summer salad is just what is best for a hot day.  Who feels like cooking dinner on a hot summer day? Not me! Let’s keep cool! 

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