What kind of salad dressing do you use?

neanderthin

Basically I start with an oil, generally olive oil, but not always, sometimes nut oils or bacon fat and then an acid. I've used pretty much the gambit of fruit from lemon, lime, mango, berries, melons, pear juice, pomegranate and vinegars from cider to white wine, balsamic, late harvest vidal's, minus 8, rice and sometimes mustards, honey, maple syrup and pretty much every type of herb from our garden and not to mention spices like coriander, fennel seed, cardamom, etc. It's just balancing out the mouth feel of the different elements, but the possibilities are endless, and can't remember the last time a store bought dressing was ever in the fridge, really can't remember...lol.

krissyreminisce

I use Kraft Sundried Tomato Dressing. I used to drown my salad in Ranch, but now I only need a little bit of a drizzle, just enough to slightly dampen the greens.

jnv7594

I just eat Ranch. A tablespoon is only 55 calories. That's usually enough for me. Sometimes I used both Ranch and salsa. I used to put so much Ranch on my salad it looked like coleslaw, but those days are behind me. Just drizzling a tablespoon is enough for me now.

UnicornAmanda

Catalina, thousand island, caesar!

michelle3or

I use vinegar., either balsamic or red wine vinegar. Alternatively, I use homemade salsa or fresh lime juice. I love the vinegar the most, lately.

GreenValli

I have found many low cal dressings are too vinegary for me. I use regular dressings: ranch , blue cheese, or poppy seed. Many dressings indicate a serving size is 2 tablespoons but I use only half a tablespoon. That works well for me.

MoiAussi93

I make lemon Dijon vinaigrette:
Lemon juice
olive oil
Dijon mustard
salt & pepper

hstull82

Braggs apple cider vinegar plus extra virgin olive oil from trader joes. Plus a light sprinkling of Johnnys pasta & salad elegance, & fresh ground black pepper!

Tzinn1992

Light Ranch

Leana088

Light dressings.

Lemon juice.

Balsamic vinegar.

At the moment, my favourite salad dressing is Turkish fig infused Balsamic Reduction. I don't think its a low cal dressing, probably 40 calories for 1 tbsp. But that's fine, because I only use 1 tbsp.

Wiseandcurious

arobed53 wrote: »

I like mine with nothing - especially if I have tomato on it.

Ha! I like mine with olive oil, especially if I have tomato on it, and the bliss is mopping off the juices at the bottom of the bowl with chunks of bread.

If no tomatoes - olive oil with balsamic vinegar or lemon, salt and herbs depending on the salad. I loved pumpkin seed oil instead of olive oil but haven't seen it anywhere in Canada

tat2cookie

Avocados, or a little oil and vinager depending on the salad.

NewBeginningBren

I use great value light ranch. The calories are acceptable to me.

exwilson

mamapeach910 wrote: »

I use lemon juice, olive oil, and a little bit of salt and pepper.

Me too. So good.

bzitske

Equal parts maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

2:1 Rice vinegar, oil with a squirt of mustard and a dollop of honey.

Both of these recipes you can make in a mason jar or old spice jar, whatever amount you like. They keep on the counter for a few days.

stmcfred

Fruit I love adding some sliced strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Then I make sure each bite has a little bit of fruit and a bunch of lettuce. Sometimes I'll add some pecans.

HeidiCooksSupper

The Newman's Own dressings are delicious but once you've had homemade you won't go back. A little olive oil, a little fresh-squeezed lemon, a bit of Dijon. How can you go wrong?

onyxgirl17

When I'm really serious about dieting, salsa.

betuel75

For little calories i use salsa, Walden Farm dressing, dijon mustard. All these have virtually no calories. Olive oil has 120 caloires per tablespoon. I can use that 120 for something better...

sprintto50

Renee's Ravin Raspberry vinaigrette is very good. It's only 20 cals per T. We have a local supplier who makes amazing oil free vinaigrettes too. Yummies In a Jar, if you are in Ontario.

jgnatca

I have about a teaspoon of viniagrette (home-made) on my salad today. I think this one is olive oil, lemon juice, celery salt and a few other herbs.

https://www.pinterest.com/janetkarasz/dressings/

kaitlinrt

Ken's Lite Poppyseed is my go to. I like a lot of othed Ken's dressing but the creamy ones can get calorie heavy. As a bonus I can usually find it on sale.

lborsato1

i use the vinegar from homemade pickled jalapeno peppers, then sprinkle a little lemon pepper on the salad.....mmmm mmmmm good

rhtexasgal

I "assemble" my salad ... I put a layer of salad in a bowl, spritz with olive oil or other preferred oil (coconut oil is yummy) then I add the second layer of salad, again spritzing with oil. once sufficiently coated, I splash a little bit of vinegar (I play around with different flavors). Next, I drizzle some honey over the top to cut the acidity and then sprinkle with my favorite herbs and spices. Mix and then eat! With this method, I can change things up according to my mood and cravings.

Grimmerick

Girard's light champagne viniagrette, turns any plain salad into something special

Dax1976

I use rice vinegar

JohnBarth

We recently bought some OPA Greek Yogurt dressing. The blue cheese is good. The Feta/Dill tastes a bit chalky. The jalapeno ranch is my new favorite dressing!

We also enjoy Kraft Caesar Vinaigrette and Roasted Red Pepper Italian that was mentioned earlier.