Greek yogurt dressings

Delicious. Hidden Valley Ranch Yogurt dressing my favorite.

I love salads and dislike the low-fat versions, too. I've tried a lot of the Bolthouse dressings and I've liked almost all of them (didn't love the Cilantro Avocado, but mostly because I thought the Parmesan was a weird flavor to add to a Mexican-ish dressing). Their ranch was pretty good, but maybe try their other flavors first, so you're not expecting them to taste exactly like your favorite regular dressing?

The Salsa Verde has been good on a "taco salad" with taco chicken. I add a little extra tomatillo salsa for a kick.

Also, there's a strawberry poppyseed dressing, maybe the Opa brand? I used it for a salad with chicken, berries, sliced almonds, and feta and it was really good.

They're definitely a little different because the yogurt makes it a little tangy. But, I don't think they taste like chemicals like other lighter options usually do.

If you like Asian dressings, Newman's Own has one with a really good calorie/fat/carb profile and it tastes good. It's not a yogurt based dressing, but it is good! It's like, ginger sesame... or something. Haha.

I make my own Greek Yogurt dressings! Way better than any of the eh store-bought brands and more cost effective, too!

1 individual serving container of non-fat Greek yogurt, 2 garlic cloves, 2 anchovy fillets, a few heaping spoonfuls of dijon mustard (which is only like 15 calories), 4 tbs lemon juice, 1 tbs olive oil, 1/8 cup (weigh and record how many grams this is) parmesan cheese, 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce.

Throw it all in a blender and blitz away. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If it's too thick, add water until you reach desired thinness. For this recipe, I get 5-6 servings that come out to 80ish calories each. It can easily be doubled/tripled/ntupled and stores for quite some time! This basically makes a Caesar-inspired dressing that I think tastes better than normal Caesar anyway.

I second the make-it-yourself-if-you-can advice. The variety is endless, even on a single "theme" such as "ranch."

Plus, you control everything.

If not, then Bolthouse and LiteHouse have been good commercial products. I also prefer the LiteHouse selection of dried herbs for use in my salad dressings and other recipes.

For "yogurt base" dressings, you can use a combo of yogurt (regular or greek), buttermilk, sour cream/creme fraiche and a broad variety of herbs and spices (want a little kick then add some cayenne, etc.). I don't blenderize, usually a bowl and whisk suffice. Make it thicker, and you get a good party dip, thinner, a dressing or marinade base. There's a bazillion recipes online for specific blendings/flavors.

I like one "secret" -- on the "Food Wishes" YouTube channel, the chef advises freezing (NOT rock solid) Blue Cheese to make a better crumble than trying to do it with the typical softer blocks from the fridge.