Looking for good salad dressing recipes

I got this recipe off of Skinnytaste.com. It's amazing. I never have Buttermilk, so I just take some skim and add some lemon juice. Works just as well!

Zesty Avocado Cilantro Buttermilk Dressing
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 6 • Serving Size: 3 1/2 tbsp • Old Points: 1 pt • Points+: 2 pts
Calories: 64.9 • Fat: 4.8 g • Protein: 1.8 g • Carb: 5.1 g • Fiber: 2.2 g • Sugar: 1.9
Sodium: 128.8 mg

Ingredients:

3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 small jalapeno, seeds removed, leave them in if you want it spicy
1/4 cup of fresh cilantro
1 medium haas avocado
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp chopped scallion
juice of 1 lime
1/8 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/2 tsp kosher salt

I use plain greek yogurt as a base to many "dressings". I don't actually have recipes I just create stuff as I go that fits whatever mood I happen to be in. If I'm having taco salad for example I'll use greek yogurt, avacado (mashed), salsa and seasoning sometimes even a touch of hot sauce. If I'm making what I call cheeseburger salad I use mustard and ketchup as my salad dressing and while it sounds odd it's delicious.
Balsamic vinegar (flavored or plain) with fruit juice and EVOO is pretty fantastic too.

Agreed! I use plain greek 0% yogurt for everything, including a base for creamy dressings all the time. Try grainy mustard and blob of honey = creamy honey mustard dressing. Or Franks hot sauce & bit of blue cheese. Grated cucumber, fresh garlic, lemon zest and dried herbs etc.

90% of the time I make my own dressing. I do this to avoid fillers and thickeners and mainly because it tastes so much better to me to use my homemade dressings!

My Easiest Daily Dressings:

GREEK QUICK DRESSING:
1 part lemon juice + 1 part olive oil + generous amount of Penzey's Greek Seasoning // Shaking the mixture vigorously makes the dressing emulsify so that the oil and lemon juice get married!

- since I prefer organics when possible, I choose to use Whole Foods organic lemon juice (I think it's $2 for a bottle). It's pure lemon juice - nothing else is added; if I bought the equivalent in organic lemons, it would probably be like $40 of lemons! It's great to keep the lemon juice in the fridge and ready to go. I make this dressing every day. If you don't have pure lemon juice, use fresh lemons.
- Penzey's sells their spices online. I buy 1 or 2 pound bags of the Greek seasoning. It lasts a really long time!

BALSAMIC RASPBERRY
1 part balsamic vinegar + 1 part olive oil + handful of smashed raspberries + a little daub of honey (optional) // best bet is to toss with a tiny bit of gorgonzola cheese and red onion in you salad - the flavors mix really well. Gorg is high in calories but the trade off is that you can use a tiny amount and have a really high satisfying tasty impact! Walnuts - same thing...

Recipe tricks:
Shake shake shake - that's the key to emulsifying without having emulsifiers!
Room temperature - flavor always seems more robust when dressing is made to order and warms to room temperature after being in the fridge.

Every time a ranch dressing calls for milk, add either Greek yogurt (already mentioned in this thread) or buttermilk. The sourness is great!

Buy high quality vinegars and high quality oils whenever possible. The extra couple of dollars spent in a fine vinegar and oil pays off!

Store your oil in dark place. (Don't leave on the counter.) Ideally, olive oil from Spain usually is more robust than the olive oil form Italy. If you don't like olive oil, opt for walnut oil or simply buy an olive oil that isn't extra virgin or virgin - opting for light olive oil provides a neutral taste if you don't like the olive taste.

Great ideas for dressing Thanks!

This idea changed my life haha:

Buy the dry hidden valley ranch seasoning packet. It calls for one cup milk and one cup mayo. Instead of mayo, put one cup cottage cheese in a blender. It's almost as thick as mayo, mix with fat free (or whatever you prefer) milk and seasoning. The entire recipe has something like 200 calories for two CUPS or dressing, compared to 150 for a couple tablespoons. Guilt free high protein dressing for those of us who don't love Greek yogurt dressings!

Walden Farms has a whole line of 0 calorie dressings. You only need a little bit to get the hint of flavor. I used to have to buy these on line until my local natural market began selling them. My favorite flavors are: ranch, honey mustard, sesame ginger, balsamic.

Again, they are 0 cals!!! Using them during my weight loss really helps me still feel like I can eat flavorful salads and meats.

Walden Farms also has other 0 cal items like peanut butter and such. I tried those and yuck! Never used them. The pancake syrup they sell though and the chocolate syrup is okay.

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lo-Cal sesame dressing


Ingredients
6 ounces lite firm silken tofu -- Mori-Nu
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon tahini (add more if you don't mind more fat)
2 green onions, white parts removed, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, packed
1 large clove garlic


Blend all ingredients until smooth

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I've been looking for good recipes :happy: