Recipe: 3 Cannabis-Infused Salad Dressings

A salad is only as good as its ingredients. If you are lucky enough to have a garden or live near a farmer’s market, grab some greens and the best produce you can afford and expand your salad repertoire.

It’s important to remember that salads can contain lots more than just greens and veggies. Just about everything you can eat on a sandwich, you can devour on a bed of greens. I’ve been doing that for months and feel pretty great. Although I have a penchant for adding a little bacon to most of my salads, I have a newfound love for the freshness and crunch that a well put-together salad can provide.

Now you can elevate your salads even further by adding cannabis. Infusing salad dressings is simple, and if you happen to eat the salad as the appetizer, you should begin to feel a buzz by the end of the meal. As always, remember that with cannabis, less is more.

Dosing: Make sure you know the THC content of your canna-oil in order to calculate the strength of your serving of dressing, assuming your salad will be dressed with two tablespoons of dressing. The average dose recommendation ranges from 5 mg THC to 10 mg THC. First-time cannabis users might want to avoid edibles.

Double-Seeded Vinaigrette

Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients:

¼ cup white wine vinegar

1 small shallot, finely chopped

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, lightly toasted

2 teaspoons hemp seeds

1 teaspoon agave nectar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup olive oil

¼ cup canna-oil

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the first seven ingredients.
2. Slowly whisk in the oil.
3. Place in a jar for storage, if necessary, and shake before serving.

Creamy Ranch Dressing

Makes about 1¾ cup

Ingredients:

1 cup buttermilk

½ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup canna-oil

3 tablespoons chopped parsley

1 teaspoon white vinegar

1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

1 garlic clove, minced

Directions:

1. Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor or blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Place in a jar and keep in the fridge. Shake before using.

Tokin’ Tahini Dressing

Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients:

½ cup tahini

¼ cup water

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons canna-oil

1 tablespoon honey

½ teaspoon salt

Pinch of cayenne

Directions:

1. Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor or blender. If mixture seems too thick add a teaspoon or two of water.
2. Blend until smooth, pour into a jar and chill for at least two hours before serving.

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Originally published in Issue 31 of Cannabis Now. LEARN MORE