Alternative healthy salad dressings?-no Lemon/Vinegar/ Olive Oil.

surfergal9988
surfergal9988 Posts: 36 Member
edited November 16 in Food and Nutrition
some of my teeth have been sensitive after a few years of drinking diluted lemon water every morning. I knew acids were bad for your teeth but i didnt think at my young age it would impact them.

So, my doc told me to stay away from acidic things like vinegars which i LOVE balsamic vinegar in my salads.

As for Olive Oil thats not bad, but i try to limited my oils to only 2 tbs a day if i use it.

So, now im looking to alternative salad dressing alternatives that are not acidity or an oil.

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  • SophiaSerrao
    SophiaSerrao Posts: 234 Member
    edited April 2015
    This might sound weird, but sometimes for a cabage and shreded carrot salad, or for lettuce salad, I use a light sodium soy sauce. With olive oil, though. And no salt, because of the soy. It's good cuz it's different.

    For tossed salads I use a plain greek yogurt, sometimes. I do add drops of lemon, though.

    Hm...

    Smashed avocado? They're on the calorie dense side though... maybe mix it with greek yogurt?

    I'd say salsa... but lemon and vinegar.

    ... It's hard to dress a salad with no acids!

    Good luck :0)

  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    If I don't want to use my usual homemade mayo and ACV, i thin tahini out with water, or use a dip (hummus based, or a roast pepper dip) and thin it out.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Hummus works pretty well
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    or BBQ sauce
  • surfergal9988
    surfergal9988 Posts: 36 Member
    Thanks you. Yeah, its hard to find a non acidic salad dressing.

    I think i may stick to a hummus type of dressing. Just a tablespoon in a salad.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    Yoghurt (plain, natural), bit of salt, pepper, garlic (as much as you like) - and either a) dash of mayo + bunch of dill - similar to a "ranch" dressing"; or b) shredded cucumber, basically making it tzatziki.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    The family also likes olive oil + soya sauce + drizzle of sesame oil + dash of Tabasco or Asian hot sauce, perhaps a little H2O if you need volume - on a cabbage salad. Need a tender not too dense green cabbage; the really dense heavy ones not so good. Let it marinade a little.
  • hearts77
    hearts77 Posts: 19 Member
    Thin out some miso paste with water and add a teeny touch of honey. Sounds weird but tastes great, especially on mesclun.
  • SophiaSerrao
    SophiaSerrao Posts: 234 Member
    ooh, all that mwyvr said sounds good too.
  • fatcity66
    fatcity66 Posts: 1,544 Member
    The ginger dressing you get on salad at Japanese restaurants might work for you. It's tasty and really low calorie. You can often find it in the grocery stores like Kroger and Harris Teeter.
  • rockmama72
    rockmama72 Posts: 815 Member
    This is a tough one, because I think of salad dressing as oil + something acidic. However, I do like to make a big taco salad and I use salsa as the dressing.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,965 Member
    Buttermilk based ranch. Use the smaller quantity of mayo and sour cream if you are watching calories.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/ranch-dressing-recipe_n_3769342.html

  • tat2cookie
    tat2cookie Posts: 1,899 Member
    Cottage cheese
  • surfergal9988
    surfergal9988 Posts: 36 Member
    yumm. thank you all for the suggestions.:)
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