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Salad tips during alkaline fasting: dressings without vinegar and wild herbs

No vinegar or mustard โ€“ but lots of flavour: the dressing kit, a scalable base recipe and ideas for filling salads.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Updated October 2026โฑ๏ธ approx. 5 min readโœ๏ธ Zollhaus team, Erzgebirge
๐ŸšซNo vinegar or mustard
๐Ÿ‹Oil + lemon + salt
๐ŸŠOrange juice instead of sugar
๐ŸŒผEdible flowers as eye-catchers
Fits almost every salad

The base dressing: oil, lemon and salt

In summer a fresh salad is the perfect lunch. Vinegar and mustard are left out (why?) โ€“ this base dressing still fits almost every salad.

Prep: 3 minDifficulty: easy

Ingredients

2servings
  • 3 tbspquality oil, e.g. olive oil
  • 1 tbspfresh lemon juice
  • 1 pinchnatural salt
  • optionalfresh herbs and spices

Method (tap a step when done)

  1. Put oil and fresh lemon juice in a jar.
  2. Season with natural salt โ€“ see salt.
  3. Stir in herbs and spices and shake well.
  4. Pour over the salad just before serving.
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The dressing kit

Herb and nut pesto

Oil, lemon and salt are the basis for pesto too. Italian classic: plenty of basil with almonds or pistachios.

Parsley, mint, tarragon or ground elder work too. Nuts: nuts & seeds.

Tahini dressing โ€“ oriental or Asian

Mix tahini with water, lemon juice and salt; water sets the consistency.

Great on salad or as a sauce, e.g. with roasted cauliflower. Cumin adds an oriental note.

Secret tip: fresh orange juice

Instead of sugar: coconut sugar, agave, apple or pear syrup or maple syrup. Better still: fresh orange juice.

Try chicory with orange: the sweetness balances the bitterness.

Carrot salad with nuts and raisins

Simple and filling: grated carrots with raisins and nuts โ€“ even better with beetroot.

Coconut or sesame work too. Raw food best before 2 pm (why?).

Free and nutritious

Wild herbs and edible flowers

Besides supermarket salads, use nutritious wild plants. Only gather what you can identify.

Dandelion

Young leaves โ€“ slightly bitter, full of nutrients.

Herb profiles

Daisies

Found almost everywhere โ€“ a pretty touch.

Mushrooms

Make salads hearty โ€“ mushrooms.

Test yourself

Salad quiz

Quiz
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What do you leave out of dressings?

Lemon takes over the acidity.

What is tahini?

With water, lemon and salt it becomes a creamy dressing.

What suits bitter chicory?

Orange sweetness balances it.

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Good to know

FAQ about salads

Questions? Call us on +49 35057 540 or use our contact form.

Which dressing fits?

Oil, lemon juice and natural salt with herbs and spices.

Why no vinegar?

Its effect is disputed, so we use lemon juice instead.

How to sweeten without sugar?

Best with fresh orange juice โ€“ or coconut sugar or syrups.

How to make a salad filling?

With nuts, seeds, tahini, potatoes or mushrooms.

Which flowers are edible?

Daisies, rose petals and courgette flowers, for example.

Conclusion

Fresh, colourful, alkaline

With oil, lemon, herbs, nuts and a few flowers every salad shines โ€“ no vinegar needed.

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