Summer is here ! Barbecues, picnics and meals on the terrace are yours. It’s also the season for salads of all kinds to treat yourself with all kinds of fresh and tasty ingredients. However, despite the healthy side of salads, a central ingredient in the preparation of this dish is not always.
Very popular during the summer, the salad can be adapted according to your desires and the vegetables of the moment. Eaten as a starter, as a main course (for mixed salads) or as an accompaniment to cheese, salad is a healthy food, synonymous with lightness. However, be careful to be vigilant about the sauces added to your salads. In addition to being high in calories, certain sauce preparations should be avoided. One ingredient in particular, although often used in sauce recipes, can be dangerous for your health. We’ll explain!
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If you like to vary the tastes and pleasures when you compose your salad sauce, it is also important to know the ingredients to favor and those to avoid. Too fatty, too salty, too chemical… Certain components of salad sauce should be excluded from your cooking. To keep all the benefits of your beautiful plate of salad and raw vegetables, focus on this ingredient that should definitely not be used in your vinaigrette sauce.
Balsamic cream: this ingredient that can be dangerous
Do you want to change your traditional salad dressing recipe based on mustard or lemon, and do you like balsamic cream? Caution ! According to UFC-Que Choisir, this ingredient can be harmful to your health. Derived from the vinegar of the same name, balsamic cream has a smooth and creamy texture, allowing you to obtain tasty and fairly thick sauces. However, this texture is obtained by adding components considered dangerous.
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The thick appearance and sweet taste of balsamic cream are obtained thanks to the caramel coloring. It is in reality not a simple coloring, and is called E150d in the list of ingredients found on the packaging of this type of product. This food additive containing ammonium sulphite presents carcinogenic risks and is the subject of controversy.
Salad sauce recipes to try this summer
There are plenty of salad dressing recipes out there, so you can easily continue to indulge without the balsamic cream in your spice cupboard. You can in particular use simple balsamic vinegar, without adding any additives, to find this slightly sweet note. Other vinegars such as sherry, apple or raspberry vinegar can also add some pep to your salads.
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If it’s a thick texture you’re looking for, the secret lies in how you mix the ingredients. To obtain a sauce that is not too liquid, simply mix the vinegar of your choice with mustard, and gradually add the oil (here too, you can test different mixtures: oil olive, hazelnuts, argan, etc.) making sure to beat constantly with the fork. Guaranteed result!
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