What kind of salad dressing do you use?

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  • astrose00
    astrose00 Posts: 754 Member
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    balsamic vinegar and olive oil or Wishbone Balsamic vinaigrette
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
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    Hidden Valley Ranch.... Full fat.... Walden Farms is just nasty...
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
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    arobed53 wrote: »
    I like mine with nothing - especially if I have tomato on it.
    This, the protein and cheese in my salads are good enough for me. I have used ranch and Italian dressing in some recipes though.
  • angelgreathouse9
    angelgreathouse9 Posts: 103 Member
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    well... i love my wish bone light parmesan peppercorn ranch (only 60 calories) but as you said something other than ranch... wish bone also makes a light italian that is delicious... another good dressing is Girard's light Champagne... if you are finding that cutting down to 2tblsp doesn't go far enough for you then you could always add a little water so the creamier dressing will go further.... that's what i did in the beginning.. now dressing or not i love my salads
  • landfish
    landfish Posts: 255 Member
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    A little bit of ranch dressing.
  • kitchensolo
    kitchensolo Posts: 38 Member
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    All I use is olives and raisins -- gives me all the sweet and salty I need. ;-)
  • blossomingbutterfly
    blossomingbutterfly Posts: 743 Member
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    My favorite is Kraft's Thousand Island. :)
  • jetortola
    jetortola Posts: 198 Member
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    1tbsp honey, 1tbsp olive oil, 2-4tbsp balsamic, salt and pepper... I shake it up and leave it on my counter. Use 2tbsp per large salad. It's not super-low calories (or fat or sugar) but I like that I know what's in it and it tastes delish!
  • Mentiri
    Mentiri Posts: 1,356 Member
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    I use fresh salsa - no sugar or fat, and lots of flavor!
  • searsvls
    searsvls Posts: 164 Member
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    I have been loving Annie's Naturals Roasted Red Pepper but today, I tried Newman's Own Lime Lite and LOVED it.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 9,994 Member
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    Basically I start with an oil, generally olive oil, but not always, sometimes nut oils or bacon fat and then an acid. I've used pretty much the gambit of fruit from lemon, lime, mango, berries, melons, pear juice, pomegranate and vinegars from cider to white wine, balsamic, late harvest vidal's, minus 8, rice and sometimes mustards, honey, maple syrup and pretty much every type of herb from our garden and not to mention spices like coriander, fennel seed, cardamom, etc. It's just balancing out the mouth feel of the different elements, but the possibilities are endless, and can't remember the last time a store bought dressing was ever in the fridge, really can't remember...lol.
  • krissyreminisce
    krissyreminisce Posts: 284 Member
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    I use Kraft Sundried Tomato Dressing. I used to drown my salad in Ranch, but now I only need a little bit of a drizzle, just enough to slightly dampen the greens. :)
  • jnv7594
    jnv7594 Posts: 983 Member
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    I just eat Ranch. A tablespoon is only 55 calories. That's usually enough for me. Sometimes I used both Ranch and salsa. I used to put so much Ranch on my salad it looked like coleslaw, but those days are behind me. Just drizzling a tablespoon is enough for me now.
  • UnicornAmanda
    UnicornAmanda Posts: 294 Member
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    Catalina, thousand island, caesar!
  • michelle3or
    michelle3or Posts: 17 Member
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    I use vinegar., either balsamic or red wine vinegar. Alternatively, I use homemade salsa or fresh lime juice. I love the vinegar the most, lately.
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
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    I have found many low cal dressings are too vinegary for me. I use regular dressings: ranch , blue cheese, or poppy seed. Many dressings indicate a serving size is 2 tablespoons but I use only half a tablespoon. That works well for me.
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
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    I make lemon Dijon vinaigrette:
    Lemon juice
    olive oil
    Dijon mustard
    salt & pepper
  • hstull82
    hstull82 Posts: 116 Member
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    Braggs apple cider vinegar plus extra virgin olive oil from trader joes. Plus a light sprinkling of Johnnys pasta & salad elegance, & fresh ground black pepper!
  • Tzinn1992
    Tzinn1992 Posts: 310 Member
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    Light Ranch
  • Leana088
    Leana088 Posts: 581 Member
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    Light dressings.

    Lemon juice.

    Balsamic vinegar.

    At the moment, my favourite salad dressing is Turkish fig infused Balsamic Reduction. I don't think its a low cal dressing, probably 40 calories for 1 tbsp. But that's fine, because I only use 1 tbsp. :)

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