Salad Dressing Alternatives pls?

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Iwillshyne
Iwillshyne Posts: 245
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Help! I am a big salad eater, I have one at least once a day. But I'm blowing way too many cals/sodium/fat on salad dressing; even with the low fat, carb or lite versions. Tried the lemon, olive oil & vinegar drizzle but would like another alternative. Any suggestions?
Thx in adv!
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  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
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    hmm I like the red vinegar :D
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I get the little jar of artichoke hearts to put on my salad and use the juice as the dressing.
  • fitaliciag
    fitaliciag Posts: 373
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    i love olive oil and balsamic vinegar. also "Ken's" makes a great light caesar dressing and I love balsamic vinegrette
  • kiahpyr
    kiahpyr Posts: 85 Member
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    Cottage cheese.
  • soifua
    soifua Posts: 82
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    salsa - I add some beans and chicken ... SOOOOO yummy
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 617 Member
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    someone suggested salsa :)

    i love having a salad with tuna on it - made tuna wiht light mayo...*drool*
  • GingerDarlene
    GingerDarlene Posts: 164
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    Salsa is good as well
  • Beauty0619
    Beauty0619 Posts: 39 Member
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    a coworker i know who eats a raw diet makes her own. she blends strawberries, a little vinegar and a little evoo until creamy to make her own vinegarette dressing...hope that helps. i use hidden valley ranch lite...only 80 ca per serving.
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 617 Member
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    i love olive oil and balsamic vinegar. also "Ken's" makes a great light caesar dressing and I love balsamic vinegrette

    cripes girl, you look AWESOME...(sorry, side note to topic) :)
  • fatty2fabby
    fatty2fabby Posts: 415 Member
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    balsamic vinegar
    salsa
  • JNettie73
    JNettie73 Posts: 1,208 Member
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    I enjoy either squeezing fresh lemon or lime onto my salads. I will also do balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
  • cc8088
    cc8088 Posts: 41
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    1 (1 oz.) pkg. dry ranch style salad dressing mix
    1 c. buttermilk
    1 c. plain low fat yogurt

    Mix ingredients until smooth to creamy. Refrigerate several hours before serving. 10 calories per tablespoon.
  • skinnybearlyndsay
    skinnybearlyndsay Posts: 798 Member
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    Skinnytaste.com has some "skinny" salad dressing recipes. I haven't made any of them yet, but they look incredibly yummy.
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
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    I add a mix of vinegar (red wine, apple cider, balsamic) with lemon juice and some oregano, garlic and red pepper flakes. Yum :)
  • jsteinberg87
    jsteinberg87 Posts: 146 Member
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    I agree, Kens has a wonderful light balsamic vinegar dressing I use all the time :)
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,386 Member
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    Help! I am a big salad eater, I have one at least once a day. But I'm blowing way too many cals/sodium/fat on salad dressing; even with the low fat, carb or lite versions. Tried the lemon, olive oil & vinegar drizzle but would like another alternative. Any suggestions?
    Thx in adv!

    try adding some spicy mustard to your above concoction. you could add garlic or some red pepper flakes to liven it up.

    try apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar.

    balsamtic vinegar.
  • Alisha_countrymama
    Alisha_countrymama Posts: 821 Member
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    I just eat Ranch...it's low in carbs. :)
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
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    Pico de gallo!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    a coworker i know who eats a raw diet makes her own. she blends strawberries, a little vinegar and a little evoo until creamy to make her own vinegarette dressing...hope that helps. i use hidden valley ranch lite...only 80 ca per serving.

    I have a strawberry vinagrette recipe but I haven't tried it yet.
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
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    Blueberry balsamic vinaigrette with EVOO is INCREDIBLE. When I was in ME doing my last half marathon, we found a store that had a ton of different fruit flavored balsamic vinaigrettes .... who knew! They were all good. Little expensive, but good.

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