Replacement for salad dressing?

Salsa is a great alternative that you can add a lot to your salad without hurting your calorie count. Also if you like to add fruit to your salad, I highly recommend fat free poppyseed dressing. It is amazing!

A little bit of Ranch seasoning with fat free sour cream (20 cals/ 2 tbs!!!).

I use olive oil and different types of vinegar. One tsp. oil to one Tbsp. vinegar. Also, I always ask for oil and vinegar packets for my Subway salad. Usually they give me more than I use so the extra packets go in a ziploc bag in my purse for the times when o&v isn't available.

I top salads with fruit juice instead of salad dressing and other times I use mustard (its like a sandwich without the bread).

love these ideas!

Try this. It's out of a Quick and Healthy cookbook.

1 package (.4 oz) ranch style dressing mix
1/2 c nonfat plain yogurt
1/2 c reduced calorie mayo
1 pint buttermilk

In a larg bowl, blend package with yogurt and mayo. Mix in buttermilk. This stores in the refrigerator for several weeks and yields 3 cups. Per the recipe 1 Tbl has 14 calories. The consistency is thinner than bottled dressing but the taste is pretty much the same.

Balsamic vinaigrettes aren't too bad and you can make your own too.

sprinkle a little bit of ranch seasoning from a ranch packet on your salad and drizzle a teaspoon of olive oil on it toss it together, Or use a tub of cottage cheese in the blender a lil water and a ranch packet blend together put on salad ta da!

I hadn't thought of this one! I'm going to have to try it!

I personally love Ortega taco sauce on my salads. That or some mild salsa with a bit of pepper and hot sauce. Also, warm marinara taste great with some garlic and diced tomatoes. ...now I want some salad :S

I too looove ranch dressing too but i feel like it's just extra calories and sodium and i don't like the fat free too much either (lots of sodium too) but i use these Salad Spritzers by Wishbone that are spray dressing. 10 sprays is a serving which is only 10 calories and 85 mg of sodium and pretty much nothing else. of course i use more than 10 sprays..about 20 or 25 but it's still healthier than any other dressings out there. i use the caeser delight one but i know they have balsamic vinaigrette (which i have tried and it's good!) and italian too, i think they might have some more but i'm not totally sure. i definitely recommend them if you are looking for a lower calorie & sodium dressing that still tastes great!!

I have fun with this. The basic recipe is 3:1 so if you use olive & vinegar use tbsp olive oil to 1tsp vinegar. Experiment with different flavor vinegars. I sometime even use pickle juice from the pickle jar . Other subs are instead of olive oil I use and egg yolk from a hard boiled egg, or a bit of smashed avocado. I will also use sesame oil instead of olive oil. Add a bit of plain yogurt for a creamy texture. Add whatever seasonings and spices you have on hand, I sometimes add chopped garlic & even a dab of local honey. Salsa makes a great topping as well.make your favorite fruit dressing by adding some smashed berries to your basic oil/vinegar recipe. I splurged on a expensive bottle of fig vinegar and it was so flavorful I could top a salad with half a tbsp of that and enjoy. A bit of mustard to your oil/vinegar dressings also add a nice flavor. You just want to whisk it really well to get it emulsified. Your basic oil/vinegar will turn opaque and the yogurt or avocado dressings should be whisked until they take on a creamy texture.

I haven't bought a bottle of dressing in months and cut out loads of artificial crap as well as cut down on sodium and sugar. It has also made me buy other greens/lettuces so that I can appreciate the taste of the salad and not just drink salad dressing.

Walden Farms makes a no calorie salad dressing. It's usually above the bags of lettuce in the produce section. It does have sodium so you still need to watch how much you are using - but it really helps for the calories. Also if you put your dressing on the side in a little deep bowl - you can dip your fork in before you put lettuce on your fork - this gives you the salad dressing taste with each bite - but you will eat far less of the dressing. Good luck!

Walden Farms makes a ZERO cal ranch dressing....I will give it a 6 out of 10...otherwise fat free Italian is pretty low and pretty tasty...or fat free catalina is good too!

Old school balsamic vinegar with salt and pepper, and if I want to add more calories a bit of olive oil. You use less if you toss the salad properly in it before plating up, rather than adding it on top afterwards.