Salad dressing ideas?
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weehah
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I often want to eat a huge salad (I'm talking a basic salad full of various greens, tomatoes, carrots, etc.) but get stuck when it comes to a tasty dressing that's not super high in calories. I don't want a bottle of chemicals, either.
I'd love to hear suggestions for homemade dressings or other alternatives.
Thanks in advance!
I'd love to hear suggestions for homemade dressings or other alternatives.
Thanks in advance!
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I don't really use any official dressing. I just add some cottage cheese, greek yogurt, salsa, maybe some hummus. The salad gets plenty "dressed" enough with these sorts of things added.0
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Balsamic vinegar is tasty for very few calories, or honey and mustard dressing gives a lot of taste for a small amount.
Alternatively, cook some chicken in garlic and a dash of chilli powder and add to salad, the flavour of the chicken will go into the salad and make it tasty.0 -
I normally use a blend of lemon juice and pepper. Super delicious and frankly 0 calories!0
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Look for Bolthouse Farms dressing in the refrigerated section near the vegetables. Lots of yummy choices for VERY reasonable calories!0
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One of my favorites is lemon juice, a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, and some chopped fresh mint leaves.
Red bull Inn Italian dressing is 25 calories per serving. I love that one, too.0 -
Olive oil, red wine vinegar and Dijon mustard for me. Sometimes I don't even use oil.0
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This one is fantastic, I don't know if it is in the database, but you can get info at CookingLight.com:
Vanilla Pear Vinaigrette
1 (15-ounce) can pear halves in juice, undrained
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of ground red pepper
Preparation
To prepare dressing, drain pears, reserving 1/3 cup pear juice. Combine pears, juice, vinegar, and remaining ingredients in a blender; process until smooth.
It's paired with this salad, also very good: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/mixed-salad-with-vanilla-pear-vinaigrette-toasted-walnuts0 -
And I use jarred or fresh salsa for my salad dressing all the time, with extra lime juice.0
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This one is fantastic, I don't know if it is in the database, but you can get info at CookingLight.com:
Vanilla Pear Vinaigrette
1 (15-ounce) can pear halves in juice, undrained
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of ground red pepper
Preparation
To prepare dressing, drain pears, reserving 1/3 cup pear juice. Combine pears, juice, vinegar, and remaining ingredients in a blender; process until smooth.
It's paired with this salad, also very good: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/mixed-salad-with-vanilla-pear-vinaigrette-toasted-walnuts
Wow, that dressing sounds so good!!0 -
My favorite homemade vinaigrette. A lot of flavor, super simple to make. I didn't have lemon so I used lime and that worked great.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/no-salt-vinaigrette/0 -
blktngldhrt wrote: »One of my favorites is lemon juice, a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, and some chopped fresh mint leaves.
Red bull Inn Italian dressing is 25 calories per serving. I love that one, too.
I'm going to try the lemon, EVOO and mint! Yum!
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I like to use either Herdez Green Salsa or Frank's hot sauce! Gives it a kick with little to no calories.0
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I use a cruet that you can buy at the grocery store, the kind next to the Good Seasons dressings. Here is a dressing that I make:
Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
Fill cruet to appropriate lines with balsamic vinegar, canola oil and water.
Add 1 tsp McCormick or Mrs. Dash “Garlic and Herb Seasoning”
Add 1 tsp onion powder
Add 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Add 1/2 tsp McCormick “All Purpose Seasoning”
Add 1/2 packet of Splenda
Put lid on and shake
Refrigerate
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Olive oil, red wine vinegar and Dijon mustard for me. Sometimes I don't even use oil.
This is mine, except I experiment with different kinds of mustard (I like spicy brown ones best) and often leave out the oil. Sometimes I include some olive juice for a little extra olive flavor, though. I also might add garlic or herbs.
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Maple Grove Farms of Vermont has several fat free dressings that are VERY low in calories. Their FF Balsamic and Raspberry Vinaigrettes are awesome.
Panera Bread's Bottled Poppyseed Dressing rocks my world. It's my favorite dressing ever.
Also hummus or salsa make a good salad topping.0 -
I use 2 tbsp of dannon oikos dips either french onion or the cucumber dill & they are so good on my salads (I usually eat one per day) it seems to be a better option to dressing in my opinion & I prefer the taste.0
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Such great feedback and ideas! Thank you - and keep 'em comin'!0
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I normally just use a balsamic and olive oil blend with some spices. But when I want creamy there are a couple variations I use with plain greek yogurt
Greek yogurt, bleu cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder
Greek yogurt, feta, lemon juice, mint
Greek yogurt, with a handful mixed fresh herbs and a garlic glove in food processor
Possibilities are endless!!0
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