the best salad dressing....

sicchi

Ok my low carb friends, got a challange for you.... With all these salads I am eating I am getting sick and tired of dressings. I need new ones and wondered if I cound pinch your favorites. I use

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablesppon white vinegar
squeeze of fresh lemon juice
pinch of dried oregano
pinch of fresh black pepper

...well shaken and left in the fridge for an hour prior (optional, but I think the flavour is better).
Any other ideas???? Im not really a fan of the creamy ones so help!!

cramernh

I dont have a measured recipe for it, per se but I make a Roasted Onion Vinaigrette...

Lightly coat with olive some white onions and red onions-diced, season with sea salt, black pepper and granulated garlic - roast it until its well caramelized.

Set half of the onions aside, the remainder add to a blender, add a little more olive oil, champagne vinegar, fresh garlic, fresh basil and oregano, blend into a thin puree.

Cool everything down in the fridge immediately.

Then add the other half of roasted onions to your vinaigrette... its extremely delish!

suendale

This is just an idea. Something I am currently experimenting with that is working for me! Walden Farms have calorie free, sugar free salad dressings. I take 1:1 ratio with my favorite light salad dressing. Therefore I have cut the calories in half as well as the carbs in half and I get totally happy with the flavor!

twinmom01

My go to is higher in calories but it is yummy and keeps me full

EV olive oil
balsamic vinager
spicy brown mustard

I usually mix 1 Tablespoon of EVOO, some splashes of Balsamic Vinger and a healthy squirt of spicy brown mustard.

I use these small containers (hold 1.5 ounces) I bought from Tupperware (come in a 6 pack) and I put everything in there and shake, shake, shake to mix.

I usually use 1/2 per salad so calorie wise I think comes out to about 70-80 calories

Laura_beau

Wasabi Dressing:

1 tsp wasabi paste
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tbsp white vinegar
1/4 tsp splenda
2 chopped green onions

Pesto Dressing (Using bought or home made green pesto)

2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp pesto
2 tsp lemon juice
Black pepper

Add extra parmesan cheese if you want.

Raspberry vinaigrette

1/3 cup raspberry vinegar (bought or make your own)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon splenda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup olive oil

Thai chilli & herb dressing:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp white vinegar/rice vinegar
juice from 1/2 lime
1 chopped red chilli
1/2 tsp ginger
chopped fresh coriander/cilantro
chopped fresh mint

Elmorlan

These all sound amazing! Wow, I'm impressed.

maremare312

Yum, great ideas! My boyfriend's mom makes the best vinaigrette, I need to get the recipe from her!

I want to try adding blue cheese chunks to a vinaigrette, sometimes I don't feel like a creamy dressing either, but a little blue cheese goes pretty far in the flavor department...or even feta!

My mom's friend made this for me before and it was amazing!

Garlic Vinaigrette

1 1/2 cups olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar (any kind you prefer, balsamic, rice, malt...the milder the vinegar add more to taste)
3 crushed garlic cloves
2 teaspoons sugar or 2 teaspoons golden syrup (Sugar Substitute to equal)
1/2 teaspoon mixed Italian herbs
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper


Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/garlic-vinaigrette-dressing-81862#ixzz1wc3LsYDl