Low-Calorie Creamy Balsamic Salad Dressing

sunshyncatra · July 2013

I tried a version of this salad dressing recipe from www.salad-in-a-jar.com and it is sooo good! I didn't use as much honey to cut a few calories out.

Low-Calorie Creamy Balsamic Salad Dressing

A low-calorie dressing with nonfat Greek yogurt as the base. Light on fat, heavy on flavor.

Ingredients
•1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
•1 tablespoon light soy sauce
•1 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
•1 1/2 tablespoon honey
•3 tablespoons nonfat Greek yogurt (may substitute regular nonfat yogurt but finished product will be a little different)
•1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil.

Instructions
1.Mix well. Store in refrigerator.

Notes
Makes 8 servings/2 tablespoons each.

Nutrition Information
Calories: 62 Fat: 4 g Carbohydrates: 6 g

:bigsmile: I found a treasure chest of Greek yogurt recipes on the internet! Cut and paste this link to find a great list of Greek yogurt recipes: blogs.phillymag.com/bewellphilly/2013/04/23/big-fat-greek-recipe-list-54-greek-yogurt-inspired-dishes/

akern1987 · July 2013

I love balsamic vinegar, I have it in my house all the time, and always make vinegarette!
this is a great new twist!

thanks so much!

sunshyncatra · July 2013

I love balsamic vinegar, I have it in my house all the time, and always make vinegarette!
this is a great new twist!

thanks so much!

No problem! We had it with a baby kale salad with sunflower seeds, cucumbers, black olives, dried cranberries and fresh peach slices. It really went with that. I think it would go well with any salad with nuts and/or chicken in it.