Happy 2013 tea lovers! Here at Tealish, we’re all getting into gear for a super healthy new year, and that means consuming as much tea as possible! With our new healthy resolutions in mind, we’ve come up with an antioxidant-packed matcha salad dressing recipe perfect for your next lunch, breakfast, dinner… you get the idea. This simple mixture combines the vitamins and minerals found in lemons and honey with the super powers of matcha green tea; matcha is known to support strong immunity, boost metabolism, raise energy and increase mental alertness! So why not take your healthy green salad up a notch with this delicious green dressing? You could even use it to make your weekly round of jar salads to take with you to work!
The Goods
Recipe inspired by Teaspoons and Petals
1 tsp of Tealish’s organic matcha
1 tablespoon hot water
1 tsp Leitch’s organic Ontario liquid honey
1 tsp Himalayan pink salt
1 tsp grapeseed oil
Lemon juice from half a lemon
The Method
1. Whisk matcha and hot water together in a small bowl. If you don’t have a matcha whisk, try a small metal whisk, milk frother or fork.
2. Stir in the honey until it melts. If you like a sweeter dressing, add a bit extra.
3. Add oil, salt, and lemon juice, stir and store for up to a week in the fridge.
*Enjoy with any salad you like: We love it on baby spinach with cherry tomatoes and cashews!
