Salad Dressing

SKMC0214
SKMC0214 Posts: 58 Member
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I am looking for Low Calorie and Low Sodium Salad dressing ideas. I have done a search and came up with some, but does anyone have any additional ideas they want to share? Thanks in advances and best of luck on your journey!!!
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  • Misty2024
    Misty2024 Posts: 70 Member
    I use
    One tablespoon olive oil ( I use MCT oil )
    One tablespoon vinegar ( white)
    One tablespoon Dijon mustard
    One tablespoon lemon juice
    One large crushed clove of garlic
    One table spoon water
    Pepper to tast (optional)
    Mix together

    This is so low calorie and yummy
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    And home made instead of that crap that cost so much money in the stores. I never understood why people buy it, hell I bought it until I educated myself about the dangers of store bought salad dressing.
  • Chassity1987
    Chassity1987 Posts: 36
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  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    Olive oil, fresh lemon juice, Mrs. Dash, little black pepper and wine vinegar - keep in fridge use within the week.
  • airen123
    airen123 Posts: 149
    I drizzle olive oil, sprinkle on oregano, red pepper flakes, and garlic salt. Mmm.
  • SKMC0214
    SKMC0214 Posts: 58 Member
    Thanks so much for the supplies so far. I agree, I totally freaked once I started reading labels on the store bought. It is insane. I have resorted lately to a few that do not seem too horrible. I was using a homemade with 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar, two tables spoons extra virgin olive oil, water and a packet of Good Seasonings Italian mix, it is very tasty and low in calorie, however the sodium was off the chart. I have issues with my feet and ankles swelling, so I am trying to watch my sodium intake.
  • dfonte
    dfonte Posts: 263 Member
    I use Walden Farms Sesame Ginger. No calories.
  • hmuh
    hmuh Posts: 379 Member
    Greek yogurt mixed with herbs, grated garlic, and pepper is pretty good. Or just add salsa. It looks gross, but it tastes great. That's all that matters, right? Lol

    Looking forward to seeing other ideas :)
  • Ripley1017
    Ripley1017 Posts: 1
    I just use plain balsamic vinegar. It's really good if you put parmesan cheese or blue cheese on the salad.
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    And home made instead of that crap that cost so much money in the stores. I never understood why people buy it, hell I bought it until I educated myself about the dangers of store bought salad dressing.

    Really? Dangers? I didn't know that but I stopped buying it a few years ago when I notice that, no matter how long you keep a bottle, it never goes bad. That's not normal!
  • sally_jeffswife
    sally_jeffswife Posts: 766 Member
    I really like the Kraft Low Fat Catalina Dressing
  • rosemaryhon
    rosemaryhon Posts: 507 Member
    Greek yogurt mixed with herbs, grated garlic, and pepper is pretty good. Or just add salsa. It looks gross, but it tastes great. That's all that matters, right? Lol

    Looking forward to seeing other ideas :)


    yum, sounds good ~ gonna try it tommorrow! Thanks for sharing :)
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    Apple cider vinegar with a squirt of mustard and a dash of pepper.
  • Mom4Liz
    Mom4Liz Posts: 55
    Make your own. It's cheap and easy and you know exactly what's in there.

    Vinaigrette is basically 3 parts oil to one part viniger. You can add a little Dijon to keep it from separating.

    Then have fun with it by adding whatever herbs you have or add finely chopped garlic, shallots, peppers or what ever you want.

    Instead of vinegar you can add lemon, orange or lime juice.

    Vinegar come in dozens of flavours. Cider vinegar, chianti vinegar, balsamic, white balsamic, red wine, rice wine and many more.

    You can use different kinds of oils too.

    Or infuse an oil to use in dressing later. Chop herbs or peppers or garlic and heat the oil with the ingredient you want to infuse. Don't boil it. Set it aside and let it sit for a few hours. Strain and now you have a nice flavoured oil.

    If you want a creamy dressing use yogurt and add chopped herbs, garlic, lemon zest or whatever you want.

    Basically pick a theme for your salad and customize your dressing around the theme. Like if I have a salad I want to serve with duck I know orange goes well with duck so I will use orange juice in my salad and top the salad with orange slices. Or I know lamb goes well with mint so mint goes in the dressing and I top with feta. Balsamic with beef is great and goats cheese on top. Apples go with pork so cider vinegar goes well in the dressing. Top with chopped apples and walnuts. Lime juice in a dressing for salad with avocados.

    Just think of the classic combinations and you will never go wrong.
  • ripemango
    ripemango Posts: 534 Member
    equal parts extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard and a pinch of any sweetener of your choice (sugar, brown sugar, splenda, honey, etc).

    i got the idea of adding the dijon on MFP and i totally love the flavor.
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    Are you okay with dry packets? I make a lighter Ranch dressing mixing a packet of mix with 1.5 cups 1% milk and one cup of light mayonaise. It comes out to 40 calories per two tablespoons.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
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  • barbd70
    barbd70 Posts: 35
    love all the ideas....thanks
  • SKMC0214
    SKMC0214 Posts: 58 Member
    You all totally ROCK!!! Thanks so much for all the awesome ideas, I cannot wait to try them all. Especially the Dijon mustard idea, I find when I try to cut back on some of the oil with more water it does not stick to the salad and all ends up at the bottom of the bowl. I think this will be just the thing to thicken it up. Thanks again and wishing you all GREAT success!!!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    I found some nice lowfat ranch recipes on Cooking Light and All recipies websites. You can always substitute the FF or LF versions of ingredients!
  • amber0480
    amber0480 Posts: 1 Member
    I like Bolthouse Farms yogurt dressings. 45 calories per serving :)
  • supermodelchic
    supermodelchic Posts: 550 Member
    Olive oil , sea salt, black pepper, fresh lime juice..
  • melaniedelgrosso
    melaniedelgrosso Posts: 3
    I put just salt (leave off if you don't want sodium) and squeeze a lime over my salad once per day (I eat about two salads a day and only eat one with oil and vinegar to save calories). It's also easy really easy if you bring your lunch because you don't have to worry about filling and cleaning a container. If I don't use the whole lime, I put the rest in my water. Very good, no calories!
  • mrsbuzz
    mrsbuzz Posts: 576 Member
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  • chattyts
    chattyts Posts: 28 Member
    I have been trying to find some low calorie recipes for dressing as well, so I will be trying the Balsamic with a bit of olive oil and Dijion and fresh garlic. I will play around with it so I can put in the less amount of oil I need. I am not a hugh fan of olive oil, so I get the one with the lighter taste. That is similar to a recipe I got from a friend, but with veg oil. Regarding store bought, I have found some lite Paul Newman dressing that I really like. One of my favorites right now it the Lite Raspberry, I use about 2 tablespoons with mixed spring greens, sliced strawberries, 2 oz of sliced chicken and a sprinkle of walnuts. It is low in calories and I can eat is almost every day for lunch. My husband thought I was crazy to put in strawberries, but once he tried it he liked it as well. I also like the Lite Ginger. I had actually found them by looking up on the internet for the best tasting light dressing and they were both listed.
  • chattyts
    chattyts Posts: 28 Member
    Made this today and loved it. Thanks for sharing
  • airen123
    airen123 Posts: 149
    I use
    One tablespoon olive oil ( I use MCT oil )
    One tablespoon vinegar ( white)
    One tablespoon Dijon mustard
    One tablespoon lemon juice
    One large crushed clove of garlic
    One table spoon water
    Pepper to tast (optional)
    Mix together

    This is so low calorie and yummy

    I made this last night. THANK YOU for the recipe! YUM:love:
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    I use
    One tablespoon olive oil ( I use MCT oil )
    One tablespoon vinegar ( white)
    One tablespoon Dijon mustard
    One tablespoon lemon juice
    One large crushed clove of garlic
    One table spoon water
    Pepper to tast (optional)
    Mix together

    This is so low calorie and yummy

    This!

    It's an awesome dressing! I have used it in the past for chicken and such too but it's amazing in a salad!

    Sometimes I change up the above a bit of adding in some honey to the mixture.

    I also love some olive oil and lemon along with some pepper.

    I recently made an amazing dressing by blending up one chopped tomato, 1/4 small onion, salt and pepper to taste, a bit of olive oil and some parsley. Made a great dressing!
  • Yooperm35
    Yooperm35 Posts: 787 Member
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  • sheldonz42
    sheldonz42 Posts: 233 Member
    And home made instead of that crap that cost so much money in the stores. I never understood why people buy it, hell I bought it until I educated myself about the dangers of store bought salad dressing.

    Please elaborate on the dangers of store bought salad dressing. I am curious and concerned.

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