a good low cal salad dressing?

toadfan1

Like some of the others, I just make my own at home. I do a 'single serving' for each salad that I make - and it's super easy. I use 1 tsp olive oil, a little squeeze of mustard (I prefer a sharp mustard), some good basalmic vinegar (just slightly sweet), a pinch of salt and a couple grinds of pepper. Whisk together and voila! It's delicious...

Alishamarie48879

I am in love with Girard's light caesar dressing. Delish.

sthrnchick

I am a HUGE fan of the new yogurt dressings...the ranch one honestly tastes like the "real" version...and only has 45 cals per serving....

Loulady

I make my own a lot of the time, and make it fresh for each salad. Usually just balsamic vinegar, olive oil and spices and herbs, but sometimes I make it a bit caesar-y and throw in a egg yolk and hit it with the hand blender.

Ditto the suggestion to toss all your lettuce and greens in just a bit of dressing to thoroughly coat it without using much dressing.

Bighiker2

Wish Bone Fat Free Italian Dressing. 15 calories per 2 tablespoons.

Meatsies

Honey Mustard from Bolthouse is my absolute favorite, but all their flavors are pretty tasty.

YES! This!! ^^^^^
Holy hells, I just tried this for the first time yesterday & was so moved by it I actually posted on my wall this morning about how delicious it is. And I'm normally very skeeved by yogurt.
Totally delicious. And I have a friend who tried the salsa ranch flavor and said that was really good too.
NOM...totally want salad now.

eileen7316

I am a HUGE fan of the new yogurt dressings...the ranch one honestly tastes like the "real" version...and only has 45 cals per serving....

I second, third, and fourth this ^

They are my favorites, along with two others: Ken's Vidalia Onion (60 cal. for 2 T), and Virginia Brand Honey French Royale (60 cal. for 2 T).

Finally, I can have low calorie salad dressing that I actually LIKE!

Koldnomore

Kraft - Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing - 30 cal / TBS. I use 1.5 normally. If you can handle the 'calorie wise' version it's lower too.

I'm going to try the Bolthouse ones next shopping trip

peteb79

I started using the "Free" versions of Kraft anything dressings, they are around 45 cals and taste great.

mitch16

Wishbone Salad Spritzers Balsamic Breeze (I like that it's in a spray bottle--I get better dispersion) for most salads. And Bolthouse Yogurt Blue Cheese when I need something creamy (or as a veggie dip).

rachelrb85

Olive oil and red vinegar with a *dash* of kosher salt and sometimes lemon.

Low fat balsamic vinegarette and low fat blue cheese. Sometimes I even combine the two, my friends and I call is "Blue bals" LOL

impyimpyaj

Make your own.

Half a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil (or regular olive oil if you don't have EVOO on hand). About half a tablespoon of red wine vinegar or white cooking wine. A sprinkle of lemon juice. Heavy sprinkling of dried dill weed and some black pepper. Garlic salt if you like it. Voila, fresh salad dressing. I don't even mix mine most of the time, I just pour on the ingredients one by one.

Or, you can do something similar to what I suggested, with the white cooking wine and a little dollop of dijon mustard. Put it all in a little jar and shake it up. Super good, low-cal, no sugar, no preservatives.

plt55

Lite Italian is what I like best.I ordered(because we live in no where land) alot of waldens and lots of other zero CRAP and that was what it was wasted enough trying to find something I could have had my fitbit by now lol .Also if u like ranch take a pkg of the ranch dressing mix and use the low fat sour cream and actually thin out with a little skim milk makes a pint jar full and pretty good.and not many calories perserving

karamini

Kraft 'Calorie-Wise' Balsamic or Greek dressing are my favourites!

iLoveMyPitbull1225

aldi fit and active fat free zesty italian. or even the low fat one is good.

Sometimes I use salsa in place of dressing.

mom2mozart

There are tons of flavored balsalmic vinegars and white balsalmic vinegars, also red wine and white wine vinegars are good. You can make your own oil & vinegar dressings - using water, fresh cracked pepper, a little crushed or minced garlic, and Mrs. Dash or other Italian Blend seasonings of your choice and they are really very good. I have cranberry pear white balsalmic vinegar now and strawberry balsalmic vinegar. Raspberry white balsamic is also wonderful. They are sooo yummy - you could just drink shots of them. My usual of dressing is about 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of water, a little seasoning and 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of oil (if I decide to use it at all - depending on my fat needs for the day). In my opinion, fat does little to enhance the flavor - it is a texture thing (and may help with the distribution) and is not necessary - unless you are low on your fat intake that day. It makes 2 oz = enough to fill the little Tupperware dressing containers.

breyn2004

Bolthouse Yogurt Ranch.... SO GOOD!!!

(2 Tbsp.)
45 calories
3g fat
3g carbs
2g sugar
1g protein

And I also like to use just plain red wine vinegar.

mom2mozart

Homemade oil and vinegar dressings will keep a long time, months even. You can store it in a simple tupperware container or purchase salad dressing cruette's at the grocery store near the powdered seasoning blends. (Good Seasons Italian) If the oil congeals from the cold - simply warm it back up by sticking the container under hot running water for a minute or two - then shake.

kristen6022

aldi fit and active fat free zesty italian. or even the low fat one is good.

Sometimes I use salsa in place of dressing.

Isn't the Fat Free amazing? I wish it was available all the time. I knew it was a "special item" and grabbed 3 bottles last time!

alpine1994

In the rotation I currently have Ken's Lite Balsamic Vinagrette and Ken's Lite Ceasar. I think both are 60 cals for 2 tbsp. I've also been using salsa as dressing lately.

I used to make my own with balsamic vinegar, EVOO, garlic, brown sugar, salt, and pepper but the cals from EVOO and brown sugar were way to high. SO delicious though! Ken's lite is NOT the same, but it will do.

shaynak112

Kraft Zesty Italian Low Calorie - 5 calories per TBSP. And it does taste delicious .

5briarmom

I have 2 recipes:

8 oz good balsamic (try Kirkland from Costco)
6-8 oz water
2 tbls dijon mustard
1 tbl Splenda
1 package Good Seasons Italian
2 tbls canola oil
Add ingredients to blender and blend well.

You should get a little over a pint of dressing or 16 one- oz servings at abouty 15 calories a serving.


Ranch (for when I want something creamy()

1 envelope or 3 Tbls Hidden Valley Ranch mix
1 cup low fat buttermilk or low fat milk
3 tbl light Hellman's mayo (green cap)
2-3 tbls light sour cream
mix in mini food processor or blender and refrigerate.

Makes about 10-12 one ounce (2 tbls) servings att 20 calories a serving. To be decadant at a tablespoon of feta or crumbled blue cheese to the batch.

I like making my own, and everyone in my house loves the balsamic. No one misses the oil.
But I also like the Bolthouse line of yougurt dressings.

ckay220

2 tbsp of Simply Dressed Marzetti Pomegranate Salad Dressing are 60 calories! Idk if that's good though..

714rah714

Honey Mustard from Bolthouse is my absolute favorite, but all their flavors are pretty tasty.

Ditto, also there Raspberry Merlot Vinaigrette is awesome

bethanylaugh

skinnytaste blue cheese dressing recipe... so goooood!

kariebo

maple grove fat free poppyseed dressing or raspberry vinagarette dressing

hottottie11

Bolthouse Farms yogurt dressing!

Delicious AND low calorie

Anthonydaman

Red wine vinegar with cracked pepper and sea salt tossed with Romain lettuce and topped with feta,blue,or goat cheese is delicious and very low in cals

Atarahh

Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Ranch... 45 cals for 2 tbsp

KarmaxKitty

Olive oil, Balsamic vinegar EITHER lemon juice or milk (DO NOT USE BOTH), and any spices you can think of. Salt, pepper, and garlic powder are mine...