homemade salad dressing ideas

natalia50ish2014
natalia50ish2014 Posts: 11 Member
edited December 2 in Recipes
Any homemade healthy dressing recipes?

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  • AlyssaPetsDogs
    AlyssaPetsDogs Posts: 421 Member
    I use one of the Italian dressing packets. I add a little extra red wine vinegar, a little less oil, and a little bit more water. I also add in garlic powder. Shake it all up and it is pretty tasty and less calories than the normal recipe calls for because these is less oil!
    Play around with the proportions if you dislike a strong vinegar taste.
  • sugaraddict4321
    sugaraddict4321 Posts: 15,890 MFP Moderator
    I keep it simple. Smash a clove of garlic through the crusher or finely chop some shallot. Add ground pepper and a pinch of salt. I add 10 ml of balsamic vinegar and 5 ml of extra virgin olive oil. Sometimes I add a pinch of Italian herbs. As the poster above said, play around to see what you like. :)
  • meryl135
    meryl135 Posts: 321 Member
    I use plain yogurt as the base for most of my salad dressings. It's gives a creamy texture without all the fat of mayo. It's usually something like 2 tablespoons of yogurt, 1 tbsp of EVOO, salt and pepper and whatever other spices I feel like and a squeeze of lemon for a large 2-person salad.
  • subakwa
    subakwa Posts: 347 Member
    I like to go Asian inspired with 3:1 rice vinegar to sesame oil, some raw chilli, garlic and a good squeeze of lime juice.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    To reduce calories, I often start with 1/4 C (56 grams) of fat free cottage cheese, to which I add 1 t of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon, or 1 T Newman's Ranch dressing.

    I've been trying out and enjoying a few recipes from America's Test Kitchen, which may be locked content unless you have a subscription:

    Used the salad dressing part of this recipe for the bed of kale I put under a different Asian recipe https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/6601-thai-grilled-beef-salad - nom nom nom! Probably low cal, but the recipe builder is not working for me ATM >.<

    http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/8710-make-ahead-vinaigrette

  • sarayalee00
    sarayalee00 Posts: 2 Member
    I like this Greek inspired vinaigrette I found! Yields about 1/2 cup.
    ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
    2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
    1 lemon, juiced
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    1 tsp. dried oregano leaves
    3 pinches of salt
    10-15 grinds black pepper
    Each tbsp. serving is about 35 calories. :)
  • sarayalee00
    sarayalee00 Posts: 2 Member
    Correction: 65 calories!
  • natalia50ish2014
    natalia50ish2014 Posts: 11 Member
    Asian wins thanks everyone
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    Half yoghurt, half pesto. Also yummy as a dip for vegetables.
  • BLifts38
    BLifts38 Posts: 248 Member
    I know I'm absolutely in the minority here, but I've been eating my salad with spicy mustard. for one tbsp I believe its 20 calories, no carbs, no fat. and for me, I would rather use my macros on something other than salad dressing.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    A tbsp of spicy mustard???

    Either your spicy mustard is milder than my spicy mustard (I'm thinking English mustard) or you are a bigger badass than I could ever aspire to be.
  • Thr33N1N3
    Thr33N1N3 Posts: 39 Member
    edited June 2016
    I like to take a recipe for ranch dressing and modify it a little..
    Say like this one>>allrecipes.com/recipe/16131/ranch-dressing-ii/
    .. and switch the amounts of mayo to 1/2 cup and substitute 1 cup 0% greek yogurt for the 1/2 cup of sour cream.
  • BLifts38
    BLifts38 Posts: 248 Member
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    A tbsp of spicy mustard???

    Either your spicy mustard is milder than my spicy mustard (I'm thinking English mustard) or you are a bigger badass than I could ever aspire to be.

    it's just Heinz spicy brown mustard...
  • AMoore33
    AMoore33 Posts: 26 Member
    Recently made this dressing and it was so fresh and delicious:
    Strawberry Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

    Ingredients:
    1 cup quartered fresh strawberries
    2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    5 tablespoons white wine vinegar
    1 teaspoon kosher salt
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
    1 tablespoon poppy seeds

    Preparation:
    Toss together strawberries, sugar, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a bowl; let stand 15 minutes. Transfer the strawberry mixture to a blender, and process until smooth, about 30 seconds. Turn blender on low, and gradually add olive oil in a slow, steady stream. Return mixture to bowl, and whisk in poppy seeds. Whisk vinaigrette just before serving.
  • Amkenpoka
    Amkenpoka Posts: 11 Member
    fresh squeezed lemon juice, black pepper

  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I get tons of hits on my pinterest for this "salad dressings 101". I no longer worry about a teaspoon to tablespoon oil in my dressing, as it helps so much with satiety.

    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/361132463845557282/

    I have used cider vinegar or lemon juice with flaxseed oil, with salt and whatever herbs I pinch off my plants that day.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    bmarge10288 wrote: »
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    A tbsp of spicy mustard???

    Either your spicy mustard is milder than my spicy mustard (I'm thinking English mustard) or you are a bigger badass than I could ever aspire to be.

    it's just Heinz spicy brown mustard...

    I've never tried that, will have to experiment with it before pronouncing in your level of badassery.
  • BLifts38
    BLifts38 Posts: 248 Member
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    bmarge10288 wrote: »
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    A tbsp of spicy mustard???

    Either your spicy mustard is milder than my spicy mustard (I'm thinking English mustard) or you are a bigger badass than I could ever aspire to be.

    it's just Heinz spicy brown mustard...

    I've never tried that, will have to experiment with it before pronouncing in your level of badassery.

    give it a whirl! -- or as someone else said, lemon juice and black pepper. save your calories/macros for other things :)
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    Any kind of vinegar, salt, pepper, oregano and garlic powder (add olive oil if you want but it's not needed)
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