NEED SALAD DRESSING

I tried a nice one last night, fish sauce, lime/lemon juice and agave nectar in equal quantities. Yummo.

Raspberry Vinaigrette

1 1/3 cups fresh raspberries or thawed frozen unsweetened raspberries
1/3 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 1/2 teaspoons olive or canola oil
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

This is so good! I use artificial sweetner instead of sugar and it comes out to be even less calories. Otherwise it's:

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2 tablespoons salad dressing) equals 37 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 57 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fruit.

bumping anyone have any recipes that are low cal but don't cause me to consume half my day's worth of sodium? note: lactose intolerant so i can't do cream based

A couple of great salad dressings:

Coconut Cream/Milk mixed with a small amount of sweet chilli sauce e.g. Trident.

Balsamic Vinegar (caramelised is best), olive oil, seeded mustard and a touch of maple syrup.

Asian Salad dressing: 1/4 cup of peanut butter, 1/4 cup of soy sauce/tamari, 1/4 cup of honey, 1T apple cider vinegar and 1t fresh/jarred ginger. Mix together until smooth, serves about 4 people for a main ( I use it on my Chicken/chinese cabbage salad and everyone that's tried it loves it).

Ginger Dipping Sauce
5 ounces sliced onion, rinsed in running water for 15 minutes
2 ounces ginger, peeled and sliced thinly
1 lemon, peeled and chopped, juice squeezed
2 cups soy sauce
1 cup rice vinegar

Combine all ingredients into a blender and mix well. Stir mixture completely before serving. Ginger sauce may be stored in a plastic or stainless steel container in refrigerator for up to one week.


Asian Vinaigrette
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup peanut oil
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon chopped fresh gingerroot
1 tablespoon chopped celery
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Dash each salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients in blender container or wok bowl of food processor fitted with steel knife; process until almost smooth. Makes six servings. May be kept refrigerated up to one week.


I use the dipping sauce when I'm over calories but under sodium. haha

I am totally addicted to Kens Steakhouse Lite Caesar. I won't eat salad or veggies without it. I panic if I'm running low.

I use the wishbone salad spritzers. It's a spray and each spray is only 1-2 calories



I know, I know, processed food blah, blah, blah but hey! It tastes good!!! lol

i use cottage cheese

I have been doing clean eating (and flexitarian) for months now. What I found for dressings is that they are super easy to make, can be fat-free/chemical-free, and still nutritious. Google around for some with the tag lines: tahini, green goddess lite, and clean. You'll find tons of choices, too many for me to list here. Good luck!

Also? If you buy any of the ones in spritz bottles, keep the container and make new dressings to re-fill.

Some people LOVE Walden Farms products. I think they're TERRIBLE. They are zero carb/calorie and do tons of flavors. Maybe you'll do better with them than I did.

I'm waiting to hear what you get for recommendations too

I've heard about that brand/range and have also heard very mixed results about the taste of them. You'd hit a goldmine if you liked them as they're zero calorie/carb.

I tend to go pretty simple with salad dressings. Bit of olive or avocado oil, balsamic vinegarette, fresh lime juice, seeded mustard and voila!

I personally like just plain old balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. Although, one of my MFP friends had Bolthouse Farms Tropical Mango Vinaigrette listed on their diary that I'm very interested in trying.

I have one of those fancy olive oil and vinegar stores near me so I go there. My favorite so far is Persian lime olive oil with a peach balsamic...just plain oils infused with flavor is what I like. And when I'm feeling cheesy I go for Gina's (Skinny Taste) Blue Cheese dressing. Full of flavor for being low calorie. http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/04/low-fat-creamy-blue-cheese-dressing.html