Salad Dressing ?

TaraJ16
TaraJ16 Posts: 304
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I had the most delish salad today, but i need another option for salad dressing. all i had today was cal wise creamy cucumber - and its so high in sodium, so i need other options!

my salad consisted of:
cucumer, tomato, egg whites, spinach, iceburg lettuce, romain lettuce, and red lettuce. so what would be a good healthy salad dressing? either store bought or homemade ?

all i've ever used before is creamy cucumber lol!

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  • annastasia76
    annastasia76 Posts: 123 Member
    I like the walnut raspberry vinaigrette, I have found some low fat recipes but have not had a chance to try them yet.
  • cassandra1220
    cassandra1220 Posts: 284 Member
    Farmer Boy Greek Dressing is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. And it is low calorie, no fat, and like 10 mg of sodium. It is soooo good. Other than that, I spring for the cost of a really good bottle of balsalmic vinegar....you don't even need oil if you get a really aged product.
  • Alleghany
    Alleghany Posts: 200
    Galeos Miso Caesar! OMG! I'm addicted! Only 14 cals per serving and TONs of flavor! They make 3 other kinds but I love the caesar so much I haven't tried the others.

    http://www.galeoscafe.com/caesar.html
  • fowlmeli1093
    fowlmeli1093 Posts: 199
    Try spritzing it with a lemon! It tastes good and is very refreshning!!
  • Samantharose8akaDebbie
    Samantharose8akaDebbie Posts: 407 Member
    Just found this: Cucumber Dressing
    Yields 4 servings

    Calories: 43 Fat: 1 gram Protein: <1 gram Carbohydrates: 9 grams Cholesterol: 4 milligrams
    2 tablespoons finely chopped cucumbers
    2 tablespoons white vinegar
    1/2 teaspoon Morton’s lite salt
    1/2 teaspoon white pepper
    1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
    1/4 cup chili sauce
    1 tablespoon finely chopped celery
    1 tablespoon finely chopped green pepper
    1 teaspoon finely chopped onion

    Using Morton’s lite salt instead of regular salt decreases sodium content by almost half but keeps the flavor of regular salt
    1. Mix cucumber, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
    2. Cover and let stand for an hour.
    3. After an hour, uncover cucumber mixture and fold in mayonnaise and remaining ingredients.
    4. Pour over crisp Boston lettuce or mixed salad greens

    Read more on Everything.com: Cucumber Dressing :: Low-Calorie Dressings - Low-Calorie Dressing | Cooking - Everything.com http://www.everything.com/Low-Calorie-DressingsCucumber-Dressing/#ixzz0nfRtdmCL
    Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    Just found this: Cucumber Dressing
    Yields 4 servings

    Calories: 43 Fat: 1 gram Protein: <1 gram Carbohydrates: 9 grams Cholesterol: 4 milligrams
    2 tablespoons finely chopped cucumbers
    2 tablespoons white vinegar
    1/2 teaspoon Morton’s lite salt
    1/2 teaspoon white pepper
    1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
    1/4 cup chili sauce
    1 tablespoon finely chopped celery
    1 tablespoon finely chopped green pepper
    1 teaspoon finely chopped onion

    Using Morton’s lite salt instead of regular salt decreases sodium content by almost half but keeps the flavor of regular salt
    1. Mix cucumber, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
    2. Cover and let stand for an hour.
    3. After an hour, uncover cucumber mixture and fold in mayonnaise and remaining ingredients.
    4. Pour over crisp Boston lettuce or mixed salad greens

    Read more on Everything.com: Cucumber Dressing :: Low-Calorie Dressings - Low-Calorie Dressing | Cooking - Everything.com http://www.everything.com/Low-Calorie-DressingsCucumber-Dressing/#ixzz0nfRtdmCL
    Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

    you could sub the mayo for greek yogurt and give it a tang and better for you. I am making this this weekend Thanks for the recipe
  • slimkitty
    slimkitty Posts: 418
    For me it's extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, sea salt and pepper. This is very basic and sometimes to this I add garlic, ginger, thyme, paprica and other spices. I think it's good to have a little bit of fat in the salad. It makes it super tasty and satisfying and it also helps in absorbing the vitamin K from the leafy greens as well as converting the carotenes into proper vitamins.
  • AlyssaC2010
    AlyssaC2010 Posts: 100
    I would buy something with extra virgin olive oil in it. I read somewhere that you should always get that in it because the healthy fat & oils in it soak up the nutrients from the salad. I never knew this, but apparantly "fat free" dressings don't allow you to actually get all the nutrients you need.
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