Making Greek Yogurt Taste Good In Dressings???

kristine8409
kristine8409 Posts: 6
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Hi there! I have tried Greek yogurt a few times.

I've had it in a green smoothie: delicious
a regular fruit and yogurt smoothie: way too tart
and I've tried replacing light mayo with Greek yogurt in my ranch dressing: yet, again, too tart.

I just found out I have somewhat high cholesterol and I need to cut back on some things....like mayo.
I make a lot of salads and make my ranch with light mayo, skim milk and hidden valley ranch dry mix.
I wanna revisit replacing the mayo with Greek yogurt, but I'm wondering if anyone has any recipes for it where it doesn't come out super tart, or if there's anything I could add that would cut the tart flavor???

Let me know!!! Thanks!

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  • ruffnstuff
    ruffnstuff Posts: 400 Member
    I always make my dressings from scratch, just as much as we need for any particular meal. I use greek yogurt all the time and to tone down the tart I put in a very small squirt of agave nectar. Sorry that's not very precise, but I just throw **** in and taste, no measure.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I think it tastes good as ranch dressing. You can sub it 1:1 with any recipes that use sour cream, that might give you some better recipes.
  • helenrosemay
    helenrosemay Posts: 375 Member
    You should try making your own tzatziki, with greek yogurt, cucumber, mint, lemon juice, garlic if you like it, parsley or dill. I absolutely love it.
  • kristine8409
    kristine8409 Posts: 6
    Thanks for the tips!!!:happy:
  • SpecialKitty7
    SpecialKitty7 Posts: 678 Member
    i don't know if it fits your nutrition goals, but i stopped trying to make my own once i tasted these yogurt based dressings:

    http://bolthouse.com/product/classicranch

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