Easy salad dressings

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LadyFencer
LadyFencer Posts: 51 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I want to get away from using bottled dressings. I'm cooking for one, so I want to make small amounts. Any ideas you can share?

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  • notcrazychef
    notcrazychef Posts: 15 Member
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    Use natural yoghurt fat free as a base and then add flVours to that like balsamic vinegar , white or red wine vinegars, mustards, lime or lemon juice, fresh herbs , cucumber , spring onion
  • dargytaylor
    dargytaylor Posts: 840 Member
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    http://www.food.com/recipe/creamy-cilantro-avocado-dressing-449407
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited May 2015
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    Visit this thread it has 3 pages of suggestions.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10136656/ranch-dressing-replacement-what-is-your-favorite-salad-dressing#latest
  • kpodaru
    kpodaru Posts: 133 Member
    edited May 2015
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    olive oil, your choice of vinegar (apple cider, white or red vinegar, balsamic), a bit of minced fresh garlic (or you can use garlic powder), a bit of chopped fresh onion (or use onion powder), salt, pepper, dried oregano, a tiny bit of dried basil. shake, leave in fridge to chill and then pour on your salad. if i have some prepared mustard, i add a tiny bit of that as well. YUM!!!
  • LadyFencer
    LadyFencer Posts: 51 Member
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    Thanks. Do you have a general oil/vinegar proportion? Also, how long does it keep?
    I appreciate your looking up the thread, but it seems mostly about bottled dressing.
  • Numberwang22
    Numberwang22 Posts: 213 Member
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    Tahini, lemon juice, garlic and water to slacken makes a nice dressing. Tahini is hellish calorific but I tend to use maybe 12g per serving... About 80 cals.
  • melnorwich
    melnorwich Posts: 60 Member
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    I prefer to just make salads that are really tasty without dressing. I chuck in hard boiled eggs, red onion, pancetta , crushed new potatoes etc.
  • peterjens
    peterjens Posts: 235 Member
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    Dijon Vinaigrette

    2 T Dijon
    3/4 cup salad oil
    1/4 cup wine vinegar
    1/2 t salt
    1/4 t pepper
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    I just use Dijon mustard and red wine vinegar. Don't even miss the oil. And add salt and pepper.

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