Fav salad dressing

littlewomensmom
littlewomensmom Posts: 54 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I love good blue cheese salad dressing, but the calories are making such a dent in my daily count. Love to hear what works for you.
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  • LittleOneLoveLife
    LittleOneLoveLife Posts: 47 Member
    OMG Blue Cheese dressing i forgot how good that is, definately one of my favourites! vinaigrette bassed salad dressings are usually a good alternative :)
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Bleu cheese makes me gag.

    Recently I've been into Ken's Lite Poppyseed over shredded cabbage. Really yummy and easy. It's 100 calories per 30g which I usually have half of that.

    Otherwise, raspberry vinaigrette or balsalmic vinnaigrette. I like some ranch dressings and some Italian dressings, but rarely eat them as I don't feel they're worth the calories (and don't even get me started on light versions of these.)
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited April 2016
    x 2 for raspberry vinaigrette. I use the low fat by thousand island.
    Consider just trying it.
  • MinmoInk
    MinmoInk Posts: 345 Member
    Mizkan ginger dressing
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    Bolthouse. Near the Produce. Usually around 45 calories for 2TBLS. REALLY GOOD!
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    Store bought I love Trader Joe's light champagne vinaigrette. We also buy marie's light blue cheese - it's the only one my daughter will eat.
  • AigreDoux
    AigreDoux Posts: 594 Member
    I've got about 6 bottles in my fridge that I rotate through, but honestly I keep coming back to Hidden Valley Light Ranch. 80 calories for 30ml serving which covers 7 cups of salad for me.

    OP, I did get a blue cheese yogurt dressing at Wegman's which is decent and 70 cal/2 tbsp, in the produce section. Also, skinnytaste has a recipe you can make yourself with greek yogurt and a hunk of blue cheese that's actually really good. She put the calories at 46, but when I made it I weighed the blue cheese and mine ended up being around 70 cals for 1/8th of the weight of the recipe. http://www.skinnytaste.com/low-fat-creamy-blue-cheese-dressing/
  • MamaFunky
    MamaFunky Posts: 735 Member
    I love OPA Greek yogurt ranch (in the produce section). It's 60 calories per 2 tablespoons. They have a few other flavors, as well. I didn't like the dill one as much. I just saw where Hidden Valley came out with a greek yogurt ranch too. I'm looking forward to trying that one.
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    I second the Bolthouse! I don't even need 2 TBS most of the time and I love the ranch for salads or dipping raw veggies. I need to try some of the other kinds!
    My other favorite is Olive Garden Italian which I have found at Walmart in regular and "light", I find that goes a long ways with just a little.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Blue cheese i.e. gone off mouldy cheese.... #appetising
  • unawind
    unawind Posts: 46 Member
    That magical ginger orange dressing they use at sushi restaurants which seems to have no bottled counterpart.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    I use a tablespoon of olive oil, balsalmic vinegar and salt and pepper. If I'm topping my salad with a more fatty meat (such as ground beef), I'll reduce or eliminate the olive oil.
  • Ree13x
    Ree13x Posts: 46 Member
    Blue cheese is my fav. but if I'm counting calories i generally just go with a seasoned rice vinegar. It's slightly sweet, slightly salty, and lots of flavor for only 20 calories.
  • lalittaazouz636
    lalittaazouz636 Posts: 18 Member
    Olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Troutrouter1968
    Troutrouter1968 Posts: 122 Member
    Wishbone spicy caesar dressing.
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    I despise store-bought dressing. I make 3-ingredient "skinny" buttermilk Ranch. It's 1/2 C light Hellman's mayo, 1 3/4 C buttermilk and one packet of Ranch mix. A lot of people think buttermilk is high-calorie (it's 99 cal/cup, but I'd never drink it! Ew!). But when you're talking 1-2 T of salad dressing, its nutrition is quite good. High in calcium and potassium too. And it tastes delicioso!
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    kristen6350 wrote: »
    Bolthouse. Near the Produce. Usually around 45 calories for 2TBLS. REALLY GOOD!

    Agree with you. I like most of the Bolthouse Farms dressings!
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    edited April 2016
    Bolthouse's Cilantro Avocado
  • meganmoore112
    meganmoore112 Posts: 174 Member
    I was just going to say Bolthouse cilantro avocado and it's right above! I just tried it for the first time last week. I'm planning to get some other Bolthouse flavors. Yum!
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    Renees chipotle caesar and southwest ranch
    I'm looking for other options though as it is quite caloric (90cal 1tbsp)
  • MinmoInk
    MinmoInk Posts: 345 Member
    @unawind the one I listed comes pretty close!
  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
    Lately I've just been using umeboshi vinegar with a touch of olive oil...so good!
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    lalittaazouz636 wrote: »
    Olive oil and lemon juice.

    This is good, too. With a little salt & pepper!
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    CrabNebula wrote: »
    Bolthouse's Cilantro Avocado

    Yeah, this one right here.

  • BDWhite72
    BDWhite72 Posts: 47 Member
    Any Bolthouse dressing is amazing for both taste and calories. That Cilantro Avocado is amazing but so is Salsa Ranch and Creamy Balsamic .... I have them and love them all.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    OMG I love bleu cheese dressing. Yum.

    I usually just make my own dressing with EVOO, lemon juice, a bit of seasoning salt, pepper, dill. Shake well and it will last about a week in the fridge
  • KellieTru
    KellieTru Posts: 285 Member
    I like making my own. There's a ton of recipes over on Pinterest.
  • pickyreverb
    pickyreverb Posts: 24 Member
    littlewomensmom wrote: »
    I love good blue cheese salad dressing, but the calories are making such a dent in my daily count. Love to hear what works for you.

    Check out the fancy salad dressings displayed next to the bagged salads in the grocery store. There are some made from yogurt that are super tasty and healthy, and about half the calories of traditional dressings (which are more based in oil, buttermilk etc). I use Bolthouse yogurt dressings, and they're 45 calories for 2 tablespoons. They have ranch, caesar, blue cheese, chipotle avocado and a few more I can't think of
  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
    I only buy Marzetti ranch or Cardini caesar dressing. I've been using caesar more lately.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Mine is Poppeyseed salad dressing. I buy a bag of broccoli slaw and add the Poppeyseed to it and it tastes like coleslaw. Mind you I don't like broccoli that much so this my way of getting it in. ;)

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