This creamy and ultra-satisfying dressing has none of those unnecessary ingredients that are going to taint your nourishing bowl of veggies. It's incredibly easy to whip up (all you need is a blender), and it's filled with metabolism-boosting, hormone-supporting, and mood-enhancing B vitamins. Seriously, I'm not exaggerating!This dressing is for you if you are:a) activeb) chronically stressedc) have hormonal imbalancesor d) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Prep Time 2 minutesmins
Cook Time 1 minutemin
Total Time 3 minutesmins
Course Salad, Snack
Servings 7servings
Equipment
1 Blender
Ingredients
1cupfortified nutritional yeast
1/4cupextra virgin olive oil
1/4cuptoasted sesame oilcan omit and just double EVOO
4clovesgarlic
1/4cuporganic soy saucecan swap with coconut aminos
1pinchfreshly ground black pepper
2tbspwateroptional, depending on your desired consistency
Instructions
Blend all ingredients together
Store in an airtight container in the fridge
Use 1-2 tbsp daily on salads, as a veggie dip, or as a creamy sauce
Notes
How does nutritional yeast support all these various aspects of our health?As I mentioned, nutritional yeast has naturally occurring vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), AND vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Many companies such as Bob's Red Mill fortify their nutritional yeast so they also contain vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B9 (folate) and vitamin B12.The B family is responsible for taking the food we eat and converting it into usable energy. Aside from supporting metabolism and proper digestion, they do many other cool things such as:1) support production of creatine (hello strong muscles and happy mood!)2) help us make hemoglobin - a molecule that carries oxygen and prevents anemia3) help us make neurotransmitters (such as serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine)4) support clearance of excess histamine - a molecule that's involved in normal immune response but when there's too much of it, can cause allergy-like symptoms, digestive issues, and irregular periods.Plus the vitamin B6 in nutritional yeast is also great for relieving symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). WHY?When we have higher estrogen levels circulating in the body (either from the pill, during pregnancy, or during ovulation when our estrogen levels peak), our needs for this vitamin are actually a lot higher.In a double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial, women were randomly assigned to one of three groups (placebo, magnesium supplement, or magnesium plus vitamin B6) and their PMS symptoms were recorded after two menstrual cycles. The biggest decrease in PMS symptoms was noted in the Magnesium plus vitamin B6 group, which is not surprising given all we know about this vitamin's role in supporting progesterone/GABA synthesis, estrogen detoxification, and reducing inflammation in the body.
