Salads & Dressings

Protective Winter Slaw Premium PD Recipe A vibrant celebration of seasonal crunch that promises to invigorate your taste buds and nourish your body from the inside… Continue Reading
Summer Cottage Salad Premium PD Recipe I have given the trending high-protein cottage cheese dressed cucumber tomato salad an emergency dairy-free, angiogenesis-inhibiting, low-fat, plant-based makeover to… Continue Reading
Fruit Shrub Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe This recipe utilizes the vinegar preserved fruit from the Sugar-Free Shrub mocktail. I included an option to make it without… Continue Reading
Crispy White Beans Premium PD Recipe Incorporating protective beans into your meals doesn't mean beans take center plate. When beginning a Protective Diet build a fiber-loving… Continue Reading
Vegged Up Pasta Salad Premium PD Recipe Promote microbiome health by balancing your seasonal plate with 50% protective plant fiber and 50% satiating starch. This recipe includes… Continue Reading
Plant Based Quick Mix Tzatziki Sauce Premium PD Recipe Tzatziki is a yogurt based Greek sauce traditionally poured on Gyro Sandwiches stuffed with tomato wedges and sliced onion. This… Continue Reading
Salad Crunch Wrap Premium PD Recipe I gave the trendy keto lettuce wrap a plant-based-portable-sandwich-slim-you-down makeover that also gives new life to leftovers. Reminiscing about handheld… Continue Reading
Summer Salad Rolls Premium PD Recipe Fresh and beautiful best describes my party-friendly, fruit and veggie-packed, handheld bundles of salad. Traditionally called fresh, spring, or summer… Continue Reading
Shaved Fennel Salad Premium PD Recipe Fennel is a crunchy cool weather veggie seasonally served as a salad in spring and fall. Spring is in the… Continue Reading
Get Shredded Salad 3 Get Shredded Carrot Salad Premium PD Recipe In France, carrot salad is celebrated at charcuteries and cafes. I gave it an oil-free slimming makeover on a Protective… Continue Reading
Family-Sized Eggless Salad Premium PD Recipe Pardon my excitement when I see notices on grocery store doors for disease promoting food ingredient shortages. If they last… Continue Reading
Family Size Mock Tuna Salad Premium PD Recipe This enlarged batch will serve a plant-based family satisfying sandwiches, Tuna Melts, or calorie-conservative crunchy lettuce cups. The original recipe… Continue Reading
Oil-Free Olive Garden Salad Premium PD Recipe The first question I ask a PD curious friend is, “what's your favorite salad dressing?” Then I make a matching,… Continue Reading
Spaghetti Salad Premium PD Recipe This popular American summer salad needed a healthy makeover, so I vegged it up and slimmed it down with Protective… Continue Reading
Vegged-Up Cornbread Salad Premium PD Recipe This Southern starch-based salad satisfies making us cheer, “let’s enjoy salad month all year!” I boosted the flavors and texture… Continue Reading
The Skinny Big Fat Greek Salad Premium PD Recipe In Greece, it is called a village salad. Protective Diet slimmed it down to celebrate it’s garden fresh flavor and… Continue Reading
Mom’s Diet Dressing Premium PD Recipe This dressing was my mother’s go-to slimming salad dressing in the 1970s when the rest of my family was pouring… Continue Reading
50/50 BBQ Ranch Layer Salad Premium PD Recipe This summer will be your slimmest as you joyfully munch your way day after day through 50/50 BBQ Ranch Layer… Continue Reading
Salad Sauce Premium PD Recipe My mother was known for her fresh salads. Her famous coleslaw accompanied her to every summer party. Her best salads… Continue Reading
Quick Mix Russian Dressing Premium PD Recipe This cellular-protective, oil-free remake was created for our plant-based reuben sandwich we call the Veggie Reuben. Pour on this cancer-protective,… Continue Reading
Healthy Valley Ranch Premium PD Recipe This slimmed-down, blender-free ranch is a quick-mix-low-cal-dairy-free-protective favorite. This is a perfect salad dressing or dip for nut-free, plant-based purists… Continue Reading
50/50 Salad Stuffed Potato Bowl Premium PD Recipe In the winter when I want to veg it up with salad, I pair it with hot starch to stay… Continue Reading
Detoxifying Smashed Cucumber Salad Premium PD Recipe Smashing a vegetable combines protective phytochemicals, changing their flavor while offering a delightful texture that holds oil-free dressing onto each… Continue Reading
Dammeron Valley Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe I created this naturally sweetened oil-free protective roasted grape vinegarette to share with my neighbors and pay homage to our… Continue Reading
Asian Style Spice Nut Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe This is a remake of Trader Joe's Asian Style Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette. One bottle of this nutty, sweet and spicy… Continue Reading
Raita Premium PD Recipe This recipe contains a step-by-step guide to creating an Indian Buffet in the comfort of your home. Raita is a… Continue Reading
Chili Salad Premium PD Recipe Protective Diet Chili Salad is the hottest salad this side of the chilly Pacific! Chili Salad is a quick-prep deluxe-tasting… Continue Reading
BLT Wedge Salad Premium PD Recipe A salad that eats like a meal was my goal when creating this main dish, oh-so-satisfying salad. This is one… Continue Reading
Buttermilk Dressing PD Premium Recipe Dip, spoon, or spread protective creamy Buttermilk Dressing on everything! It’s low in fat yet creamy, which makes this easy-blendContinue Reading
Smoke House Potato Salad Premium PD Recipe No bones about it, this creamy plant-based potato salad is going to become a backyard BBQ favorite. Potatoes, warm or… Continue Reading
Apple Slaw Premium PD Recipe Autumn offers us tart and sweet apples, packed with antioxidants and flavonols to protect our cells from oxidative damage. Apples… Continue Reading
Poppy Seed Dressing Premium PD Recipe This sweet and tangy salad bar classic is better than I remember it. This outstanding sugar-free, oil-free dressing remake has… Continue Reading
Slang Jang Premium PD Recipe This popular East Texas garden-fresh relish-style salad is traditionally enjoyed over fresh-picked, seasoned and simmered black-eyed peas with golden cornbread.… Continue Reading
Luau Salad Premium PD Recipe There are a dozen copycat recipes of this indulgent wonton-stacked entrée salad with tropical Asian flare from the Cheesecake Factory… Continue Reading
Probiotic Watermelon Salad Premium PD Recipe Hot summer nights in June produce summer’s sweetest ruby red watermelon in July. This sweet and savory salad presents like… Continue Reading
Slaw Sauce Premium PD Recipe This recipe was created to make protective raw cruciferous vegetables and leafy greens extremely desirable, to increase their frequency on… Continue Reading
Anti-Aging Cranberry Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe With this oil-free recipe, raw cranberries become a delightful anti-aging tool to protect our bodies from cellular damage caused by… Continue Reading
Jerusalem Salad Premium PD Recipe After years of creative testing, we finally have an amazing creamy tahini-free copycat Protective Diet remake of my favorite Lebanese… Continue Reading
Quinoa & Preserved Lemon Salad Premium PD Recipe Perfect oil-free picnic salad, or pack into daily lunch box servings for plant-based freshness that will turn heads in the… Continue Reading
Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe DNA repairing lemon peels add a protective and flavorful twist to this dressing, well suited for grain salads and fresh… Continue Reading
Real Plant Based Mayo Premium PD Recipe White and creamy, with an egg aroma most like Hellmann’s, the only “real” mayonnaise I knew growing up in Chicagoland.… Continue Reading
Epic Egg-less Salad Premium PD Recipe Fat-free whole food plant-based deli style egg salad has us looking forward to easy-pack cold sandwiches. We are feeling healthier… Continue Reading
Thousand Island Dressing Premium PD Recipe This low-cal oil-free plant-based remake is perfection as a special sauce sandwich spread or burger topper, zesty salad dressing or… Continue Reading
Buffalo Buttermilk Ranch Salad Premium PD Recipe A combination of whole food plant-based ingredients dressed in PD camouflage, perfect for salad lovers in training. This recipe offers… Continue Reading
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Premium PD Recipe I adore this top-rated, low-cal, oil-free vegan Buttermilk Ranch Dressing on everything. It’s a plant-based game-changer, tasting just like the… Continue Reading
Chopped Greek 06 - ProtectiveDiet.com Chopped Greek Premium PD Recipe No one would ever guess this top rated Greek salad was low-cal, vegan and made without any oil or fat.… Continue Reading
Za’atar Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe Oil-free full-bodied flavorful salad dressings are just part of what makes a Protective Diet delicious, and without them I would… Continue Reading
Taco Salad Premium PD Recipe There are countless options ranging from simple store-bought components layered together to assemble a satisfying, health promoting Taco Salad in… Continue Reading
Shanghai Cucumbers - © ProtectiveDiet.com Shanghai Cucumbers Premium PD Recipe I loved this P.F. Chang’s signature appetizer so much that I had to give it a Protective Diet remake. It… Continue Reading
Panzanella Salad Featured Image - © ProtectiveDiet.com Panzanella Salad Premium PD Recipe Panzanella is commonly served at the peak of summer when tomatoes are vine ripened and cucumbers are abundant is the… Continue Reading
Sweet Mustard Dressing Premium PD Recipe Tangy and slightly sweet would best describe this grownup sugar-free and oil-free version of honey mustard dressing. Light enough to… Continue Reading
Seafood Salad Seafood Salad Premium PD Recipe This beautiful fish-free salad is dressed in flavorful, creamy, egg-less and oil-free mayo. This recipe is perfect for a fancy… Continue Reading
Gyro Salad Premium PD Recipe The Protective Diet Gyro Sandwich is one of our top-rated recipes. The Gyro Salad offers the same authentic Greek flavors… Continue Reading
Golden Goddess Premium PD Recipe The years of restricting delicious full-bodied salad dressings to lose weight are over. I am now pouring on Protective Diet's… Continue Reading
Fattoush Salad Premium PD Recipe It's the delicious dressing that makes or breaks this traditional Middle Eastern bread salad. It must be flavorful, heavily dressed,… Continue Reading
Chop Suey Salad Premium PD Recipe This recipe offers the benefits of raw food protection with Chinese takeout appeal. Pick up your chopsticks and enjoy veggies… Continue Reading
Asian Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe This is the ultimate oil-free umami dressing, with the body and balance to dress any salad creation from Asian style… Continue Reading
Cruciferous Chop Premium PD Recipe Start chopping and in less than 30 minutes, you will have a week's worth of raw powerful sulforaphane protection that… Continue Reading
American Potato Salad Premium PD Recipe This potato salad was inspired in my early childhood watching Justin Wilson's Southern cooking show on PBS. He gave many… Continue Reading
BBQ Chicken Bites - © ProtectiveDiet.com BBQ Chick’n Ranch Salad Premium PD Recipe BBQ Chicken Ranch Salads are on every pub and restaurant’s menu. The Cheesecake Factory and Bar Louie each have one… Continue Reading
Fruit Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Winter Fruit Salad Free PD Recipe Learn how to supreme citrus fruit to increase you and your family’s intake of powerful grab and go antioxidants this… Continue Reading
Sweet Onion Vinaigrette - © ProtectiveDiet.com Sweet Onion Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe This flavorful and slightly sweet oil-free full-bodied salad dressing was created to dress up any salad combination for under 100… Continue Reading
Taco Slaw featured image - © ProtectiveDiet.com Taco Slaw Premium PD Recipe Fresh, crunchy and cooling would best describe this quick-prep flavorful slaw. This recipe transforms simple Protective Diet tacos from good… Continue Reading
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Creamy Coleslaw - © ProtectiveDiet.com Creamy Coleslaw Premium PD Recipe This is Protective Diet’s new and improved recipe for coleslaw. Creaminess with a little sweet zing makes it sure to… Continue Reading
Balsamic Roasted Veggie Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Balsamic Roasted Veggie Salad Premium PD Recipe I always adored meal sized salads in restaurants. Then I found out some of these salads had just as much… Continue Reading
Classic Balsamic Vinaigrette - © ProtectiveDiet.com Classic Balsamic Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe Oil-free full-bodied salad dressings are my specialty. An incredible dressing can transform tender leafy greens into something to look forward… Continue Reading
Salad Chips - © ProtectiveDiet.com Salad Chips Premium PD Recipe I’m always trying to duplicate my favorite restaurant salads. Those salads were huge and loaded with different textures, sauces, and… Continue Reading
Faux Bacon Bits - © ProtectiveDiet.com Faux Bacon Bits Premium PD Recipe Dress up a simple baked potato or top a bowl of PD Split Pea Soup with this delicious and nutritious… Continue Reading
Spices & Herb Vinaigrette - © ProtectiveDiet.com Spices & Herbs Vinaigrette Premium PD Recipe This is a remake of an old favorite from the mall where I worked as a teenager. It was served… Continue Reading
Creamy Garlic Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Creamy Garlic Dressing and Dip Premium PD Recipe This is my new all-time favorite dressing. I am fortunate my husband loves it too. I found through experimentation and… Continue Reading
French Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com French Dressing Premium PD Recipe Sweet and tangy just like the original, but this one is free of sugar and oil that will cause you… Continue Reading
Creamy Cucumber Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Creamy Cucumber Salad Premium PD Recipe Many have enjoyed the original full-fat and dairy-rich version of this salad prepared by their Grandmothers. With modern-day science, research… Continue Reading
Cucumber Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Classic Cucumber Salad Premium PD Recipe This salad is simple, sweet and refreshing. It is my favorite way to enjoy summer’s bounty of garden fresh cucumbers.… Continue Reading
Salad Sauce - © ProtectiveDiet.com Zesty Italian Dressing Premium PD Recipe I’ve created the best tasting oil-free salad dressing that is only 125 calories for the entire batch! This dressing is… Continue Reading
Daily Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Daily Dressing Premium PD Recipe This dressing is a remake of my all-time favorite restaurant dressing. It was a sweet & tangy onion balsamic served… Continue Reading
Skinny Chick In Salad 1 - © ProtectiveDiet.com Skinny Chick’n Salad Premium PD Recipe This creamy salad tastes just like the deli original without the unhealthy calories from oily egg filled mayo and cholesterol… Continue Reading
Mercury Free Tuna Sandwich - © ProtectiveDiet.com Mock “Tuna” Salad Free PD Recipe This mock tuna salad was created to satisfy the health and environmentally conscious sandwich lover. Remove the toxic contaminates from… Continue Reading
Three Bean Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Three Bean Salad Free PD Recipe This deli classic delivers all of the flavor without any of the oil and sugar of the original. Perfect served… Continue Reading
Macaroni Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Creamy Macaroni Salad Free PD Recipe Creamy Macaroni Salad is a summertime picnic favorite for many. I had to give it a Protective Diet makeover. This… Continue Reading
Caesar Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Caesar Salad Free PD Recipe Caesar Salad is known for being the most fattening item on a restaurant menu. This slimmed down version only adds… Continue Reading
Greek Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Greek Salad Free PD Recipe This fresh salad is even better than my memories of the full fat original. It is complete with easy to… Continue Reading
Spicy Asian Noodle Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Spicy Asian Noodle Salad Free PD Recipe This colorful and spicy oil-free naturally sweetened Asian inspired cold noodle salad is a perfect picnic or BBQ dish. Continue Reading
Tabouli - © ProtectiveDiet.com Tabouli Salad Free PD Recipe This popular Middle Eastern salad is loaded with detoxifying parsley and bursting with the bright flavor of fresh lemon. Scoop… Continue Reading
mango island dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Mango Island Salad Dressing Free PD Recipe Dress your salad with the bright tropical sweet and spicy flavors of mango, lime and chiles. Continue Reading
Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing Free PD Recipe This is a naturally sweet and nutrient dense dressing free of sugar and oil. It will transform a simple spinach… Continue Reading
Creamy Italian Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Creamy Italian Dressing Free PD Recipe Creamy Italian Dressing is rich with Parmigiano-Reggiano flavor without the fat, dairy and heavy price tag. This plant-based full-bodied dressing… Continue Reading
Cilantro Chili Lime Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Cilantro Chili Lime Dressing Free PD Recipe Toasted chile de arbol offers this dressing a warm spicy flavor with the fresh finish of cilantro and lime. Oil-free… Continue Reading
Creamy Mustard & Herb Potato SaladCreamy Mustard & Herb Potato Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Creamy Mustard & Herb Potato Salad Premium PD Recipe This is a summertime party favorite for all. It has the creamy texture of traditional potato salad without the fat… Continue Reading
House Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com House Dressing Free PD Recipe This bright and tangy citrus salad dressing is a house favorite. The fiber of blended oranges replaces the full-bodied texture… Continue Reading
Sweet Garlic Goodness - © ProtectiveDiet.com Sweet Garlic Goodness Free PD Recipe This dressing is sweet and full-bodied without the use of oil or sugar. It's unlike typical salad dressings and completely… Continue Reading
Southwestern Ranch Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Southwestern Ranch Dressing Free PD Recipe This spicy southwestern style salad dressing has a light creamy base. Chia seeds thicken the plant-based milk to dress your… Continue Reading
Garlic and Herb Balsamic Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Garlic and Herb Balsamic Vinaigrette Free PD Recipe & Cooking Video This flavorful salad dressing has the body of oil-based vinaigrette due to the addition of chia seeds. It coats the… Continue Reading
Garden Party Pasta Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Garden Party Pasta Salad Free PD Recipe This salad is a bright delight of color and freshness. Always a hit at the party and always enough to… Continue Reading
Detoxifying Red Lentil Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Detoxifying Red Lentil Salad Free PD Recipe I created this recipe for a friend who was always going to extremes with her diet. On the weekend she… Continue Reading
Creamy Ranch Dressing - © ProtectiveDiet.com Creamy Ranch Dressing Free PD Recipe This dairy free Creamy Ranch Dressing keeps getting creamier with every passing month of eating an oil free and nut… Continue Reading
Croutons - © ProtectiveDiet.com Steak House Croutons Free PD Recipe Turn a simple salad into something awesome with crunchy guilt-free whole grain steak house style croutons. Make a double batch… Continue Reading
Confetti Kale Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Confetti Kale Salad Free PD Recipe When we chew dark leafy greens we produce nitric oxide. This promotes our endothelium, the foundation of our immune system.… Continue Reading
Chick Pea Cucumber Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Chickpea Cucumber Salad Free PD Recipe This Middle Eastern inspired salad stays fresh in the refrigerator and makes healthy lunch packing fast and easy. Top mixed… Continue Reading
Black Bean and Corn Summer Salad - © ProtectiveDiet.com Black Bean and Corn Summer Salad Free PD Recipe This fresh and colorful salad holds up beautifully for several days in the refrigerator. Scoop it up with Baked Tortilla… Continue Reading
Mango Salsa - © ProtectiveDiet.com Mango Salsa Free PD Recipe Fresh diced sweet and spicy Protective Diet Mango Salsa is a great salad topper or delicious scooped up with Baked… Continue Reading

Responses

    1. How exciting Jessica! There are many side dishes and salads that you can enjoy for your main dish and your husband can have as a side dish. They are all immune boosters! Have him take a look at the pictures of the recipes and pick out a few that appeal to him. The starch based recipes, potato dishes and pasta dishes are always man pleasers. Don’t discount the starch based dishes they are loaded with anti-oxidants.

  1. I’ve been working on a French dressing, but its not spot on yet. Until I create a raspberry dressing you could use the strawberry poppy seed dressing recipe. Swap out the strawberries for raspberries, leave out the poppy seeds and use a balsamic vinegar.

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