Salad and Dressings

maizeandbluefan
maizeandbluefan Posts: 2
in Food and Nutrition
I love salads with ranch dressing. I get stuck in a rut and eat the same thing all the time. What do you like to put in your salad and what other dressing can you recommend that is healthier than ranch?

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  • rayraygbs
    rayraygbs Posts: 88
    i do half and half lettuce/spinach mix. hardboiled egg, chicken, little cheese, and some salad toppins for crunch. i love ranch, so i found a yogurt dressing that is only 45 cal per serving
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I love ranch too. Try the Bolthouse yogurt ranch. 45 calories per 2 tablespoons and you cannot tell the difference! It is delicious!
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    I know that this isn't typically a salad dressing - but something to mix it up - I take a Tbsp of Hummus. Water it down with a Tbsp of water, add some black pepper and some extra garlic powder - toss with your salad. I think it taste similar to a ceasar salad.
  • JESSJESJ
    JESSJESJ Posts: 121 Member
    i make my own salad dressings -

    2 teaspoons soy sauce (I use low salt)
    2 tablespoons rice vinegar
    2 tablespoons asian sesame oil
    1-4 cup veggie oil (I use canola b/c thats what we have)
    1/2 teaspoon sugar (I use honey - keeps everything together better and tasty!)

    And depending on what I have on hand, I will add red pepper flakes, garlic and pieces of ginger.



    I used to also make a dressing wtih walnut oil, olive oil, and orange juice and curry powder.

    1/4 c walnut oil
    1/4 c olive oil
    1/2 c good orange juice.
    curry powder to taste. could add honey too. which helps bind all the ingredients and is a bit of athickener.
    You want the oil / juice ratios 1:1.

    Kens honey dijon is good too. there is a light version available, but it can be hard to find.

    usually spring greens, roasted nuts, craisins and chicken. that's generally my go to salad.
  • kimothy38
    kimothy38 Posts: 840 Member
    I hear ya! I eat salad for lunch and dinner and though I love it I get bored. My standard veges are carrot, capsicum, lettuce or red cabbage or baby spinach, mushrooms. To add some excitement I also use in seasons fruit/veges nectarine, courgette, seeds/nuts, kumara (sweet potato), and sprouts. The main thing is to get as many colours as possible to make it look really appetising. I have the same dressing every day too and I thought about changing it but I figured what's the point in buying something that's full of additives etc, so I stick with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I did try coconut oil but it set hard - globs of white fat don't look very appealing.
  • coffeebrown5
    coffeebrown5 Posts: 73 Member
    I'm a fan of ranch dressing as well.I usually will add some sort meat to my salad along with lettuce, tomatoes, eggs, green peppers, carrots, raisins, cheese(very little). But my sister add a little everything in theres like the spinach and all the health stuff..beets also.
  • morgano7
    morgano7 Posts: 7 Member
    I've been topping my salads with red wine vinegar. Pompeian brand makes a delicious pomegranate infused red wine vinegar that is only 2 calories for a tablespoon sized serving!
  • CRody44
    CRody44 Posts: 776 Member
    I like to put on an ounce of goat cheese for variety.

    I use two tablespoons of Olive oil and one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar.

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