Salad Dressing Alternatives pls?

Iwillshyne
Iwillshyne Posts: 245
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
Help! I am a big salad eater, I have one at least once a day. But I'm blowing way too many cals/sodium/fat on salad dressing; even with the low fat, carb or lite versions. Tried the lemon, olive oil & vinegar drizzle but would like another alternative. Any suggestions?
Thx in adv!
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  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    hmm I like the red vinegar :D
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I get the little jar of artichoke hearts to put on my salad and use the juice as the dressing.
  • fitaliciag
    fitaliciag Posts: 373
    i love olive oil and balsamic vinegar. also "Ken's" makes a great light caesar dressing and I love balsamic vinegrette
  • kiahpyr
    kiahpyr Posts: 85 Member
    Cottage cheese.
  • soifua
    soifua Posts: 82
    salsa - I add some beans and chicken ... SOOOOO yummy
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    someone suggested salsa :)

    i love having a salad with tuna on it - made tuna wiht light mayo...*drool*
  • GingerDarlene
    GingerDarlene Posts: 164 Member
    Salsa is good as well
  • Beauty0619
    Beauty0619 Posts: 39 Member
    a coworker i know who eats a raw diet makes her own. she blends strawberries, a little vinegar and a little evoo until creamy to make her own vinegarette dressing...hope that helps. i use hidden valley ranch lite...only 80 ca per serving.
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    i love olive oil and balsamic vinegar. also "Ken's" makes a great light caesar dressing and I love balsamic vinegrette

    cripes girl, you look AWESOME...(sorry, side note to topic) :)
  • fatty2fabby
    fatty2fabby Posts: 415 Member
    balsamic vinegar
    salsa
  • JNettie73
    JNettie73 Posts: 1,211 Member
    I enjoy either squeezing fresh lemon or lime onto my salads. I will also do balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
  • cc8088
    cc8088 Posts: 41
    1 (1 oz.) pkg. dry ranch style salad dressing mix
    1 c. buttermilk
    1 c. plain low fat yogurt

    Mix ingredients until smooth to creamy. Refrigerate several hours before serving. 10 calories per tablespoon.
  • skinnybearlyndsay
    skinnybearlyndsay Posts: 798 Member
    Skinnytaste.com has some "skinny" salad dressing recipes. I haven't made any of them yet, but they look incredibly yummy.
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    I add a mix of vinegar (red wine, apple cider, balsamic) with lemon juice and some oregano, garlic and red pepper flakes. Yum :)
  • jsteinberg87
    jsteinberg87 Posts: 146 Member
    I agree, Kens has a wonderful light balsamic vinegar dressing I use all the time :)
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    Help! I am a big salad eater, I have one at least once a day. But I'm blowing way too many cals/sodium/fat on salad dressing; even with the low fat, carb or lite versions. Tried the lemon, olive oil & vinegar drizzle but would like another alternative. Any suggestions?
    Thx in adv!

    try adding some spicy mustard to your above concoction. you could add garlic or some red pepper flakes to liven it up.

    try apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar.

    balsamtic vinegar.
  • Alisha_countrymama
    Alisha_countrymama Posts: 821 Member
    I just eat Ranch...it's low in carbs. :)
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
    Pico de gallo!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    a coworker i know who eats a raw diet makes her own. she blends strawberries, a little vinegar and a little evoo until creamy to make her own vinegarette dressing...hope that helps. i use hidden valley ranch lite...only 80 ca per serving.

    I have a strawberry vinagrette recipe but I haven't tried it yet.
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    Blueberry balsamic vinaigrette with EVOO is INCREDIBLE. When I was in ME doing my last half marathon, we found a store that had a ton of different fruit flavored balsamic vinaigrettes .... who knew! They were all good. Little expensive, but good.
  • up2me2lose20
    up2me2lose20 Posts: 360 Member
    I try to eat pretty clean, so I don't do premade salad dressings or seasoning packets.

    Instead i use mostly just EVOO with balsamic vinegar, black pepper and basil.
    I also have used lemon juice.
    I also have tried some greek yogurt/honey/mustard combo's.
    Also strawberries/greek yogurt/poppy seeds/EVOO/lemon juice blended is yummy. :)
  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
    I use red vinegar and some pepper. I also like using honey mustard (though the sodium is still a little higher), but it has so much flavor it seems to cover the salad with less dressing.
  • meowow
    meowow Posts: 42 Member
    This won't help with the sodium.. BUT I pile on mild banana pepper rings! The juices and flavor of pepper rings is so mouthwatering/delicious to me, I don't need dressing!
  • sharonus
    sharonus Posts: 102
    I am always worried about salad dressing because you can never tell how many calories are in it. We went to Red Robin (a burger joint) the other day and my seven year old son got a side salad with his meal. Great! But he was at the end of the table with his cousins and so I watched him pour the whole 2 ounce cup of dressing on his salad. I was stunned when I checked the website later and found that 2 ounce cup of dressing was 280 calories!

    I like to use the fork dip method. I get whatever dressing I want "on the side". Then I dip my fork in the cup before each bite. I get a little flavor of the dressing each time, but I never overdo it. I usually end up eating about 1/10 of what they serve. Even if the dressing did have 280 calories, I only ate 28! :wink:
  • jenniferlynn12
    jenniferlynn12 Posts: 87
    Salsa all the way! :There's so many kinds, southwest, verde, pineapple kinds, etc etc... of course check labels but most are pretty low cal.
  • jdavis193
    jdavis193 Posts: 972 Member
    When I am at home I measure mine out. I usually do half the serving. I use Light Vadalia sweet onion I use just 1tbs sometimes just 1tsp.
  • chubbychristianchick
    chubbychristianchick Posts: 217 Member
    If you go to www.allrecipes.com you can type in the type of dressing and once you find a recipe just substitute for lighter ingredients.
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    Here's my salad measured & weighed & logged in:

    Mixed Greens
    Red onion
    low fat feta cheese
    cucumbers
    pepperocini
    kalamata olives
    grape tomatoes
    grilled salmon
    salt & pepper

    The salmon really adds moisture to the salad. I haven't eaten salad dressing in 1 -1/2 years. I found I really like tasting all of the vegetables without dressing.
  • Iwillshyne
    Iwillshyne Posts: 245
    i love olive oil and balsamic vinegar. also "Ken's" makes a great light caesar dressing and I love balsamic vinegrette

    cripes girl, you look AWESOME...(sorry, side note to topic) :)

    ...was thinking the same thing, ha!
  • SaishaLea
    SaishaLea Posts: 333 Member
    I have been adding a couple tablespoons of peach chipotle salsa to my salad. Or sometime having my salad with a whole wheat pita and some hummus does the trick
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