Creamy Non Dairy Romaine Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium head romaine lettuce, outer leaves discarded
• 1 bunch young dandelion greens, if available
• 1 medium tomato, cut into eighths
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 3 medium garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 tablespoon prepared dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 4 ounces silken tofu
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons water, if needed to thin dressing

Recipe

• 1 blend all dressing ingredients in blender adding oil a little at a time at the end.
• 2 make sure you blend this dressing well so the sunflower seeds are ground.
• 3 stop your blender and test for smoothness. when the seeds are ground well they will make your dressing nice and creamy.
• 4 chop, rinse, and dry romaine and dandelion greens.
• 5 if you have a salad spinner it is best.
• 6 if not, pat rinsed greens with paper towels so dressing doesn’t get diluted.
• 7 toss greens with tomato and desired amount of dressing.