Nena's Pear Citrus Salad Dressing

Nena Niessen

Ingredients

  • 1/2 green pear
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • Juice of 1 medium lemon
  • ½ Teaspoon Sweet Lemon Pepper
  • 2 cloves of Garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ cup of grape seed oil

Method

  • Mix all ingredients but grape seed oil in blender.
  • Gradually add the grape seed oil and blend until smooth.

This dressing is delicious on watercress.

Health Benefits of Pears

  • In his epic The Odyssey, Homer called pears "the gift of the gods." And no wonder when you see the health benefits: 
  • Protection from free radicals
  • A good source of vitamin C and copper. Both of these nutrients are antioxidants that help protect cells in the body from oxygen-related damage due to free radicals.
  • Promote cardiovascular and colon health
  • The fiber in pears fiber does more than help prevent constipation and ensure regularity. Fiber has been shown in a number of studies to lower high cholesterol levels -- good news to people at risk for atherosclerosis or diabetic heart disease. Also, fiber in the colon binds to bile salts and carries them out of the body.

About Nena

Nena Niessen, author of Cures from the Kitchen, is a Nicaraguan chef who is certified in Plant Based Nutrition and Natural Health. As a two-time survivor of cancer herself, Nena’s passion is cooking for cancer patients and boosting their immune systems through the power of delicious, nutritious food. She is a disease prevention cooking expert who only cooks with the most natural of foods. She has appeared on PBS’s “Cooking for Health and Pleasure”, is an official blogger in the Huffington Post, and is a contributor for Edible magazine. Nena has worked with many notable clients such as syndicated radio and talk show host Billy Bush, Arianna Huffington, Sugar Ray Leonard and bestselling authors Dr. Harvey Karp and Robert O. Young; All of whom sing the praises of a woman whose mission is to help people achieve and maintain good health as well as aid in the prevention of disease through the use of healthful, all natural foods. Find Nena online at www.CuresFromtheKitchen.net.