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Healthy, plant-based, oil-free vegan sauces, dips, and dressing recipes. Featuring whole foods ingredients, naturally sweetened with dates and other fruits for no refined sugars or syrups. Includes gluten-free tips, with Mexican, American comfort food, Italian, French, Greek, Thai, and Indian cuisines.

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    Oil-Free Balsamic Dressing – Quick, Easy Vegan Recipe

    December 27, 2018March 27, 2019

    Easy |  Servings: 1 |  Ready In: 5 minutes |  Yield: 1 1/2 teaspoons Here is an easy, quick oil-free recipe for Balsamic dressing. Nutritional yeast and mustard help create healthy, vegan creaminess.  Use this simple recipe on a plant-based Arugula garden salad, the Ultimate Grilled Portobello Mushroom Burgers, or Roasted Bell Peppers. Ingredients 2

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  • Oaxacan Baked Tostadas with Tomatillo Serrano Guacamole - Oil-Free, Plant-Based, Spicy, Mexican, Vegan Appetizer and Dinner Recipe from Plants-Rule

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    Oaxacan Tomatillo Serrano Guacamole – Oil-Free, Authentic Mexican

    December 23, 2018

              Medium |  Servings: 8  |  Ready In: 10 minutes |  Yield: 2 cups Based on a classic Oaxacan recipe, charred tomatillos, garlic, and serrano pepper give a different twist on guacamole.  Use this to top oil-free Baked Tostados, vegan Stewed Black Beans, or plant-based vegan Black Bean Cakes. Ingredients 4

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  • Pico de Gallo - Healthy, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Easy, Spicy, Vegan, Plant-Based Mexican Salsa Recipe from Plants-Rule

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    5 Minute Pico de Gallo – Essential Oil-Free Vegan Recipe

    December 23, 2018April 24, 2019

    Easy  |  Servings: 4  |  Ready In: 5 minutes |  Yield: about 3 cups Nothing says fiesta quite like simple Pico de Gallo, an essential Mexican recipe.  This healthy 5-ingredient recipe comes together in just 5 minutes for fresh authentic flavor.  Use the freshest tomatoes for natural delicious flavor.  Enjoy it over Mushroom Poblano Tacos, Easy

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    5 Minute Guacamole – Essential Vegan Recipe

    December 22, 2018April 24, 2019

    Easy  |  Servings: 4  |  Ready In: 5 minutes |  Yield: 1 cup Nothing says fiesta quite like simple Guacamole, an essential Mexican recipe.  This healthy 5-ingredient recipe comes together with fresh flavor from avocados, lime, and cilantro.  Enjoy this oil-free recipe with jicama chips or use over Mushroom Poblano Tacos, Southwestern Black Bean Burgers, or

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    Chocolate Hazelnut New-Tella

    December 21, 2018

      Medium |  Servings: 24 |  Ready In: 20 minutes |  Yield: 3 cups This New-Tella recipe takes the flavors you love and gives them a healthy spin.  The jarred stuff you buy is made with palm oil, tons of sugar, and dairy milk.  This homemade vegan version is oil-free, naturally sweetened with dates, and

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    Chipotle Barbecue Sauce – Oil-Free, Vegan Recipe

    December 20, 2018

      Medium |  Servings: 32  |  Ready In: 30 minutes |  Yield: about 4 cups Smoky, sweet, this barbecue sauce is a must-have for the foodies in the house. Dates, apple, and sweet onion provide healthy, plant-based sweetness in place of refined sugar or syrup. Use this as a base for Chipotle Baked Beans or

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    Apple-Sweet Chipotle Ketchup

    December 17, 2018

          Easy  |  Servings: 12 |  Ready In: 20 minutes |  Yield: 3 Cups This sweet-smoky ketchup gets a spicy kick from dried chipotle powder.  Naturally sweetened with apples, this vegan recipe is a must-have for your healthy, whole foods diet.  Enjoy it with Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Southwestern Black Bean Burgers, or

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    Lemon Tahini Dressing – 5 Ingredient Oil-Free Recipe

    November 28, 2018

      5 Minute Lemon Tahini Potato Bowl – Healthy, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Quick, Easy, Microwave, Vegan, Dinner for One Recipe Easy |  Servings: 8  |  Ready In: 5 minutes |  Yield: 1 cup This creamy, oil-free, nut-free dressing pairs the bright flavor of fresh lemon with the roasted richness of tahini.  Use it flavor on a

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  • Oil-Free Caesar Dressing - Healthy, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Plant-Based Salad Recipe with Creamy White Cannellini Beans from Plants-Rule

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    Oil-Free Vegan Caesar Dressing – Using White Beans

    November 26, 2018April 26, 2021

    An easy, oil-free recipe for Vegan Caesar Dressing. Creamy white cannellini beans create rich texture and healthy vegan protein in this healthy salad dressing.  Based on traditional Caesar flavors, this gets a plant-based, dairy-free twist with ingredients like nutritional yeast, Dijon mustard, and vegan Worcestershire.

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