yummy storebought salad dressings? HELP!

sweetlyybroken
sweetlyybroken Posts: 209 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone! :)
So I need suggestions for PREFERABLY a healthy, very low cal, delicious storebought salad dressing!!
If not..then I could do homemade..if it's easy..and cheap. lol. thanks!
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  • jentris
    jentris Posts: 30 Member
    I love this dressing if you are Team Cilantro and have a Trader Joe's near you. If not, move on. :)

    It is so delicious and a little goes a long way.

    I also use Organicville's olive oil and balsamic dressing which is quite tasty.

    http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=1120

    ETA: I steer clear of fake stuff so it is rather hard with salad dressing.

    I almost forgot one of my homemade faves! A little bit of sour cream and salsa mixed together. Very yummy!
  • missTarable
    missTarable Posts: 1
    My Favorite salad dressing EVER is Annie's Goddess. There is a light version that only has 60 calories per serving. It seriously is sooooo good.
  • candifeola
    candifeola Posts: 305 Member
    2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 lemon, salt, pepper.....so good (sometimes I add more lemon)
  • haw160
    haw160 Posts: 11 Member
    feel free to look at my diary. I use several different salad dsg. One of my favorites is Olive garden low calorie dsg. I can only find it at Walmart though.
  • susieqday
    susieqday Posts: 5 Member
    Makoto Ginger Dressing is awesome!
    I typically use a drizzle of balsamic and extra virgin olive oil, and some fresh cracked black pepper.
    Lemon juice and fresh chopped herbs go a long ways too.
  • msrootitooti
    msrootitooti Posts: 253 Member
    Gazebo Greek dressing..
  • palmerar
    palmerar Posts: 489 Member
    Ken's light balsamic vinaigrette with honey
  • Geojerm
    Geojerm Posts: 291 Member
    I'm a fan of anything made Newman's Own.... have a few I use instead of oil to flavour grilled veg

    Plus all proceeds go to charity
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Hi everyone! :)
    So I need suggestions for PREFERABLY a healthy, very low cal, delicious storebought salad dressing!!
    If not..then I could do homemade..if it's easy..and cheap. lol. thanks!
    Not necessarily very low-cal, but all the calories are from olive and canola oil and a 90-calorie single tablespoon is enough for a very large salad. I love Newman's Own Olive Oil & Vinegar.
  • KristinD1977
    KristinD1977 Posts: 100 Member
    Bolthouse Farms, all of them! Found in the produce section NOT dry shelving :)
  • favhrnstr
    favhrnstr Posts: 55
    We absolutely adore Cardini's light Greek vinaigrette! Only 50 cal/serving, with real chunks of feta! (Their light caesar is good and creamy, too.)
  • ambootcamp
    ambootcamp Posts: 27 Member
    Bolthouse classic ranch - 45 cals for 2T or Aunt Mid's raspberry - 40 cals of 2T. Both are in the refrigerator section, and both are yummy :)
  • melaniehubbard
    melaniehubbard Posts: 121 Member
    This dressing makes a fair amount.3 TBSP olive oil,1 TBSP balsamic vinegar and one TBSP digon mustard,mix and serve.My hubby adds a tsp of honey to the mix.
  • rahlpn
    rahlpn Posts: 551 Member
    I found this one and I am in LOVE with it. I always used to be a ranch, french or Italian dressing girl and it took me a while to find something low cal and low sodium that I liked. This is definitely it. You can get it in the grocery store or Walmart. Olde Cape Cod Lite sweet and sour poppyseed dressing. Don't let the name scare you, it's slightly sweet with a bit of tang and a great flavor. It has 80 cals per 2 TBS, 35mg sodium, 10g carbs, 4g fat and 0g protein.
  • deannakittygirl
    deannakittygirl Posts: 228 Member
    Bolthouse Farms, all of them! Found in the produce section NOT dry shelving :)

    I love this brand!
  • rahlpn
    rahlpn Posts: 551 Member
    I almost forgot one of my homemade faves! A little bit of sour cream and salsa mixed together. Very yummy!
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    I eat sour cream with picante sauce on my grilled chicken breast, mmmmm and only 55 cals!
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    Bolthouse Farms, all of them! Found in the produce section NOT dry shelving :)

    Yup, the Caesar Parm is to die for! All the flavors I have tries are good though.
  • tngirl37
    tngirl37 Posts: 11
    Newman's Own Lite Honey Mustard, 35 calories per TSP.
    Also fat free Greek yogurt thinned with a little water and add any spices you like.
  • kriskris92
    kriskris92 Posts: 190 Member
    I make all my own dressings. It's super easy and all you need is oil and vinegar! Just keep the ratio of 3:1 (oil:vinegar). My current favourite is 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and lemon or lime juice. Balsamic and red wine vinegars also make delicious dressings!
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    Oil and apple cider vinegar.

    I'm also a big Ken's Steakhouse Dressings fan, when I want both a dinner salad and some variety.
  • professorhuggins
    professorhuggins Posts: 72 Member
    i eat a salad everyday for lunch, and lately i've been having a love affair with sauteeing one of the vegetables in 1 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil along with rosemary, red pepper flakes and salt, then pouring the whole thing over my salad and dressing just with balsamic vinegar.
  • sabified
    sabified Posts: 1,035 Member
    Renee's has some good dressings... be sure you check the labels when you're checking them out though, some are great and some are serious cal/fat bombs!

    ETA: These are also usually in the produce section, not the dressing aisle!
  • unicornpoop
    unicornpoop Posts: 178 Member
    My favorite is using Trader Joe's Balsamic Glaze. It's thick and sticks to your lettuce when you shake it up. Also you dont have to use that much because it's so intense in flavor.
  • Kita328
    Kita328 Posts: 370 Member
    I had a lot of troubles with this at first. I have found that my fave is homemade and its so easy! you can make so many variations its insane!

    My all time fave is one i like around fall time its balsamic vinegar with olive oil honey roasted red pepper flakes and pom juice salad dressing is fun... play around
  • kjoy_
    kjoy_ Posts: 316 Member
    annie's goddess dressing, anything annie's really! :)
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    Yogurt ranch is good. It has only 90 calories, but 8 grams of fat.
  • ajh1014
    ajh1014 Posts: 80 Member
    Bolthouse Farms Raspberry Merlot!
  • kckBxer396
    kckBxer396 Posts: 460 Member
    Makoto Ginger Dressing is awesome!

    I don't often eat dressing on my salad,but this is my favorite.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Annie's Gingerly!

    Also, I make my own a lot.

    White wine vinegrette: 2 TBS Olive Oil, 2TBS White Wine Vinegar, 1tsp of honey, salt and pepper
    Balsamic: 3 TBS Olive Oil, 2TBS Balsamic, tsp honey, fresh chopped rosemary, one clove minced garlic, salt and pepper.
  • branson101
    branson101 Posts: 173 Member
    I recently found Ken's light strawberry vinaigrette. I am not a fan of light dressings but I love this one.

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