Salad Dressings - Help

I make my own ranch with this recipe http://www.ruled.me/keto-approved-ranch-dressing/ and then add a bottle of Walden Farms Ranch dressing (found in the Produce cold section): 2 tablespoons doesn't have that many calories at all and actually tastes pretty good.

escalada22 wrote: »

So I have been on the search for the lowest cal biggest taste salad dressing and haven't found it yet. I don't usually do fat free because more sugar. I will go light sometimes, but would just as much rather have an Italian. Just wondering what dressing you have found are tasty, low cal and not super high in sodium!

Ken's light blue cheese is wonderful!!
80 cal for 31g(2tbs) of dressing and only 1g of sugar. Ken Steakhouse dressing is where it's at. Sometimes, I use hot sauces for dressings too. Those have sodium but very low cal.

Agree with above - Bolthouse Farms greek yogurt and their balsamic is pretty low too.

I love ranch and the Bolthouse Farms at 45 cal for 2 tablespoons hands down is the best ranch dressing outside of the "real" thing. In fact I don't notice a difference anymore and I was a big ranch gal.

For me, sometimes just a splash of balsamic vinegar is enough.

I also sometimes combine olive oil, vinegar or lemon/lime juice and a bit of mustard.

I just use a teaspoon each of olive oil and something acidic, usually red wine vinegar or lime juice, per portion. If I'm going to eat salad, it's because I want to taste vegetables, not dressing.

Make your own for best results. Ranch is one variety of buttermilk-type dressings, easy to make. Olive Oil plus vinegar/lime/lemon (for acid) and almost any variety of herbs (fresh and freeze-dried), combos with various cheese components (e.g., blue cheese), and more. The world is at your feet. The commercial stuff typically has more calories, sugar, salt and other ingredients for emulsification, stabilization, color, etc.

I make honey-mustard by diluting Dijon with honey and other flavorings, such as white wine vinegar. Also makes a great chicken marinade.

Almost any salad dressing recipe calling for mayo can have yogurt - esp. greek yogurt (unflavored or course) substituted (I also like the Stoneyfield thick, creamy whole milk organic unflavored yogurt for this as well). Ranch for instance, takes a base of yogurt and sour cream, thinned with buttermilk to your desired consistency (thicker as a dip than as a dressing, for instance) - then add your herbs and such. And if you like your mayo, you can keep your mayo (LOL).

I like fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper; or if you put olives into the salad, or ripe avocado, you may find you don't need dressing.

We don't buy much in the way of bottled salad dressing, occasionally that asian sesame one if i need a lot at one time to make a big salad for an event. Usually just mix some oil and some acid, think about things that go together and go for it, it will taste good. If it doesn't, you learn, try something different next time.

Enormous disdain for low-fat bottled salad dressing exists in my household, it seems to be made with mostly sugar. We sometimes see one that looks good, pick it up at the store, read ingredients, then always put them back, they are almost universally too sweet and not a better choice nutrition-wise.

I like just a little bit of pico de gallo. I saw a friend do this once and thought she was nuts, but then I put it on my salads (typically a garden salad with bleu cheese or feta, craisins, spinach, etc....) and it's delicious. Great flavor, mixes with the ingredients well, and just enough moisture to coat.

long live google

https://www.google.be/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=low calorie salad dressing recipes

I love Opa Greek yogurt dressings. They're in the refrigerated area in the produce section. The ranch and blue cheese dressing are delicious and they're 60 calories for two tablespoons.

Low fat yogurt with chilli sauce and garlic granules mixed together is really nice.

Recently I've been making my salad and then tipping a cup a soup on top - miso is my favourite plus it's about 20cal, it acts like a dressing and makes it a warm dish which is nice when it's cold!