NEED SALAD DRESSING

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  • ShariBerie
    ShariBerie Posts: 3
    I really like this one from skinnytaste. It's very fresh & tangy, and great for tomato season!

    Low Fat Red Wine Tomato Vinaigrette
    Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
    Servings: 8 • Size: 2 tbsp • Old Points: 1 pts • Points+: 1 pts
    Calories: 50.8 • Fat: 5.1 • Carbs: 1.3 • Fiber: 0.2 • Sugar: 0.2 • Protein: 0.2


    1 medium red ripe tomato
    1 clove crushed garlic
    1 tbsp red wine vinegar
    3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    1 tsp dijon mustard
    1 tbsp lemon juice
    2 tbsp water
    1/2 tsp oregano
    salt and fresh pepper to taste
    1 tbsp minced shallot

    Chop tomato in food processor. Add crushed garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, water, dijon mustard, oregano, salt and pepper. Pulse a few times until smooth.


    Add chopped shallot and mix well. Set aside a few hours to allow the flavors to blend well.
  • Jewcybabe
    Jewcybabe Posts: 241 Member
    I copied this recipe from someone named Cindy in the forum earlier:

    Light Ranch Dressing:

    2 T Mrs. Dash Original
    1 C Light Sour Cream
    1/2 C Non Fat Plain Yogurt
    1/4 C Light Mayo (I use Miracle Whip Light Salad Dressing)
    2 t Sugar
    3 t Wine Vinegar
    3 T Freeze-Dried Chives

    Mix everything in a bowl. It makes 1 3/4 C. I put in that it makes 28 servings of 1 T each. Per tablespoon: Calories 18, Fiber 0, Fat 1, Protein 1, Calcium 2, Sodium 29
  • mamasmaltz3
    mamasmaltz3 Posts: 1,111 Member
    Really like Marzetti Raspberry Cabernet. It is a light dressing that does not taste like a light dressing. I think it has 60 calories in two tbls. Which is a lot of dressing for a vinaigrette type of dressing, a little bit goes a long way. I usually just use 1-1 1/2 tbls depending on the size of the salad.
  • trs80
    trs80 Posts: 15 Member
    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 never heard of them.. Who sells them??? Also if I try a dressing I don't like I use it as a marinade for my chicken. SOunds weird I know but the yucky flavor always cooks out...

    Cub Foods sells them in my area, otherwise here is their website:

    http://waldenfarms.com/

    I truly think they're terrible, but some people swear by them. I'm only giving you the site to look at LOL..I'm so NOT endorsing them. I threw mine away!

    WOW - threw away their peanut butter spread - terrible, but I got some of their raspberry spread this morning thinking it would be better because how do you mess up jelly?

    WRONG - out it went!!!

    I don't like vinegarry/oily salad dressings so I use Ken's Light Vedalia Onion dressing for a little sweeter taste.
    80 cals for 2 tbsp. but I make up for them by lightening up on other stuff.
  • babybird3
    babybird3 Posts: 67
    1 tsp vegenaise (grapeseed oil kind)
    2 tsp 0% fat plain greek yoghurt
    fresh dill (as much or as little as you want)
    1 clove garlic
    1/2 a lime or lemon (juice)
    1/4 of a jalapeno or 1 thai chili pepper
    1 tsp dijon mustard
    a few dashes of franks hot sauce (optional)
    some ground black pepper (optional)

    blend in Ba-mixer or whatever blender you have! It makes 2 servings, roughly 30 cals a serving.
  • nickmast78
    nickmast78 Posts: 65
    Kraft Zesty Italian Free
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    I either make my own shallot vinaigrette or I buy Cindy's organic dressings...I really like the garlic one or the blueberry one and I find that if I put a tiny bit in and shake my salad, it's enough and 2t is about 40 calories
  • sfarrell1359
    sfarrell1359 Posts: 63 Member
    Maple Grove and Bolthouse Farms both make tons of flavors and are low calorie.
  • deniseearheart
    deniseearheart Posts: 919 Member
    I love love love anything vinagerette...... basically have counted out ANYTHING creamy until yesterday I discovered all these 'yogurt' dressings!! I personally got the Marie's brand yogurt Ranch. 60 calories per 2 tbsp. and TASTES AMAZING. They had so many kinds- blue cheese, creamy italian ext. If you want something creamy these are awesome!



    ok thanks , ya i have seen them but have not tried them
  • deniseearheart
    deniseearheart Posts: 919 Member
    Maple Grove and Bolthouse Farms both make tons of flavors and are low calorie.




    where can I get that brand?????
  • Pspetal
    Pspetal Posts: 426 Member
    Here's a salad dressing recipe I got from the Michael Thurmond Diet book.

    Cucumber Vinaigrette

    1 cucumber diced
    Handful of parsley
    Handful of cilantro (optional)
    Ground pepper
    1-2 tsp Lemon juice
    1 tsp white vinegar
    Salt free Dijon Mustard

    Put all the ingredients in a blender except for the lemon juice and vinegar. Add that at the end little by little based on how you find the taste. Since its got vinegar, you don't need any salt at all! I used to add a small bit of green chilli to add some heat to it too. But of course that is optional.

    It stays in the fridge for 3-4 days. You need about 2 tbsp or more of the dressing for a medium sized salad. I used to really like it with salads containing tuna and dried cranberries.
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    My wife and I like the Bolthouse Farms yogurt-based dressings. We like both the regular ranch and the salsa ranch (45 calories, 210mg sodium for 2 tablespoons). We've had the chunky blue cheese, it's ok. The raspberry merlot vinaigrette is good, too, and only 30 calories for 2 tablespoons.

    The Bolthouse Farms dressings should be available in your grocery store, but don't look in the main aisle with the other dressings. Our store keeps it in the produce section with all the refrigerated dressings -- it's yogurt based, so it needs to stay cool.
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    Ken's Fat Free Sun Dried Tomato Vinagrette is my dressing of choice. I also use the wishbone spritzers that others have mentioned.

    I also make a coleslaw dressing that I like on salads too. Super easy to make.

    1/2 tsp salt
    Campbell's - V8 Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice, 3 oz
    1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
    1/2 cup Sugar

    26 Calories Per Tablespoon
  • rsellersCST
    rsellersCST Posts: 333 Member
    I found this recipe on pinterest. It is really yummy.

    This whole jar of ranch is only 1.75 grams of fat and 255 calories!

    1 cup dannon oikos plain greek yogurt
    1 packet hidden valley ranch mix
    1/2 cup 1% milk.
    Whisk together
    chill 1 hour before use.


    Perfect consistency and tastes better than bottled!

    I've made this, as I also found it on pinterest... I modified it a bit. I added a quarter cup more milk (I used Fat Free) and then added a Tbsp of one of my favorite Tastefully Simple seasonings... OMG Good!!!

    It makes about an average salad dressing bottle amount.... but the entire bottles worth is less than 300 calories. Point being even if you used a third of a bottle at a time... it's less than 100 calories per serving. I typically use far less... but this has made me feel like I can have RANCH dressing again without all the fat and high calorie content.
  • MartinaC32
    MartinaC32 Posts: 63 Member
    Homemade Ranch (only 255 calories in the whole recipe)

    1 cup Danone Oikos plain Greek yogurt
    1 packet Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix
    1/2 cup 1% milk.
    Whisk together & chill 1 hour before use.
  • JenniferNoll
    JenniferNoll Posts: 367 Member
    Tangy Ceasar dressing

    1/4 cup olive oil

    3/4 cup white balsamic vinegar

    1/2 tsp salt

    1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper

    1 clove garlic


    Whirl in a blender until blended. Toss with romaine lettuce and grated parmesan. Delicious!
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
    i've never been big on dressing but trader joes has this delicious thai peanut vinaigrette that is sooo yummy!! :)
  • azaza91
    azaza91 Posts: 2 Member
    I'm never been a big fan of dressings, I usually eat it plain or make my own, lately I eat my salad with 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbs honey, salt and pepper to taste, it has sweet taste and I usually put a lot of pepper, mmm.

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