Lemon Caper Dressing – add some zing to your salads

Our Lemon Caper Dressing is just the thing to add some zingy flavour to your salads. But it also makes a delicious sauce for simple baked or grilled fish, shrimp or chicken. 

What Are capers?

Capers are pickled flower buds that are picked from a shrubby bush before they have flowered. Once picked they are dried in the sun and either brined or packed in salt to preserve them. 

If they are allowed to mature they are called caper berries and look like green cherries with stems attached. Caperberries are brined and eaten and served as you would olives or pickles (try them in your next antipasto platter). 

Make sure your rinse and drain them well before using them to tone down their briny taste (unless you prefer them that way).

What Can I Use It On?

Perfect for brassica salads such as cauliflower, romanesco, broccoli or broccollini either roasted or blanched 

• Ideal with tomato or leafy green salads.
• A great zingy dressing to massage kale with.
• Great with bean salads.
• Great as a topping on fried halloumi or feta cheese (saganaki).
• As a delectable sauce on fish, seafood or chicken.

You Will Need:

How to make it

1. Place all your dressing ingredients in a small food processor or high-speed blender.
2. Season and blitz until well combined, taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
3. Store in a sealed container (glass jars are ideal for this) in your fridge for 4-5 days. 

How Much Does it Make?

It will make approximately ¾ cup of salad dressing enough for 1 salad that serves 4 people.

How Long Can I Store it For? 

Keep it in a sealed container in your fridge (not on the door), and it should keep for 4-5 days.

We Have Used It On 

Romanesco Salad (stay tuned for our delicious salad recipe!)

Also Try It On 

You could try using this Lemon Caper Dressing as an alternative for these salads:

Some more dressings & vinaigrette recipes to try…

• Creamy Bacon Dressing
• Vegan Caesar Dressing
• Miso Vinaigrette
• Sunflower Seed Dressing
• Avocado Ranch Dressing
• Avocado Mayo

Lemon Caper Dressing

Our Lemon Caper Dressing is just the thing to add some zingy flavour to your salads. But can also makes delicious sauce for simple baked or grilled fish, shrimp or chicken. 

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

* Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level

Course: Dressings & Vinaigrettes

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: dairy-free, Easy, gluten free, keto, low carb, nut free, paleo, whole30

Servings: 12 tablespoons*

Calories: 56kcal

Equipment

• Bullet or High Speed Blender or Small Food Processor
• Sealed container or glass jar

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup olive or avocado oil
• ¼ cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
• 4 tbsps capers
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 2-3 anchovies optional use 2 tsps nutritional yeast for vegan

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

• Place all your dressing ingredients in a small food processor or high speed blender.
• Season and blitz until well combined, taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
• Store in a sealed container (glass jars are ideal) in your fridge for 4-5 days.

Notes

*It will make approximately ¾ cup of salad dressing enough for 1 salad that serves 4 people. This is approximately 12 tablespoons of dressing and the nutritional values have been set per tablespoon.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.

Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg

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