Salad dressing recipes

[lorihart]

Does anyone have any good dressing recipes? I use to eat salads all the time and I use to pick the lowest fat/cal one, which would be italian dressing.I swear to God,if I had to eat it one more time I would throw upx( So b/c I am being picky about the dressing, I very rarely eat salads anymore.
I use to make one all the time.It had oil,vinegar,sugar twin (or sugar)o.j,honey and syrup.It was like a strawberry dressing.It was pretty liquidy so a little went a long way.I am really thinking I should eat more salads but it will only be a matter of time before I get sick of that recipe.
So spill the beans.....anyone have any good recipes your hiding?
Lori

 

[Lunacat]

I usually just use lemon juice or cottage cheese as salad dressing, but if you want to do all that extra work of using a recipe -) ), try this:

1 cup fat free ricotta (that's 40 g. of protein right there!)
1 handful sun dried tomatos (the dry kind that come in cellophane, not the oil packed. Reconstitute them with a little boiling water until they're soft, then drain)
1 teaspoon olive oil
dash each of: oregano, basil, garlic powder, onion powder. More of less to taste.

Throw all that stuff in the blender and puree until runny. You can add a touch of milk if it needs to be smoother.

It's really good and gives you some great protein, too!

 

[wendymin72]

I really like balsamic vinegar...i will use it as is on my salads but have also mixed it with a little bit of olive oil...

Have a great work out!

~Wendy~

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[Imafitnessfreak]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE 1teas olive oil and 2 teas balsmic vinegar. Sometimes it reminds me of Easter!

I also add a few spinkles of feta cheese.

 

[wendymin72]

Feta cheese! YUM! I don't know many people who actually like it! LOL

Have a great work out!

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[prfitness]

I went off salads for the same reasons as you - using same old fat free or low fat stuff. I now use a little bit of olive oil, lemon juice and pine nuts on my salad. I thought I would never lose weight eating the pine nuts and olive oil but I found it did me no harm. For some reason I don't get sick of it that easily either. If I have time, I make home made pesto with basil leaves, lemon juice, pine nuts and olive oil. It has a lot of flavor and a little goes a long way in salads.

 

[bubbles100]

I know what you mean. I ate diet Italian dressing over iceberg lettuce for so many years the thought of eating either one makes me ill. I just made this recipe from one of the Moosewood cookbooks and I love it:

3 T toasted sesame seeds
3/4 cup oil
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 T soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
several dashes of Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce

330 calories per 2 oz. serving, 1 G protein, 36 G fat, 2.7 G carbs, 417 mg sodium

Obviously not low calorie, but I just hate low calorie dressings now, and my salad dressing usually is about my only fat during the day so I splurge.

 

[musclemaiden]

Got this one from a nutritionist. This is all I use on my salads. Yeah it has fat in it but according the nutritionist it is good fat and the fat free dressings are full of junk.

1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 teaspoons of balsalmic vinegar
2 teaspoons of dijon mustard
Few shakes of McCormacks Pizza seasoning dry spices

Blend well

Tracy

 

[Imafitnessfreak]

REDUCED FAT feta cheese...I could eat it straight!

 

[Imafitnessfreak]

Tracy, You recipe looks awesome! Hey, never fear fat from olive oil (or nuts)! That's the kind of fat that helps get rid of fat!!! That recipe rocks!

 

[NurseLRT]

Lori,

I know this isn't a recipe but if you have the brand Newman's Own in Canada, his lite balsamic vinagrette is delicious.

I refuse to eat lite dressings, except Newman's, because I hate them.
Usually I dip my fork in full fat dressing, then stab the lettuce. I end up using so little of the dressing, but still have tons of flavor.

Lori

 

[DebbieH]

1 Cup Olive Oil
1/3 Cup of Balsamic Vinegar
Celery Salt (a few shakes)
Italian Seasoning (I use lots)
Pepper (to taste)

I just throw it all in a jar and shake it up.

I made this recipe up one day and was hooked on it after that. Even hubby likes it! I use it sparingly on my salad and refrig the rest for the remainder of the week. It thickens in the frig a bit but is really good that way! I have a huge salad for lunch 4X/week made with romaine, red, yellow and orange peppers, a roma tomato, lots of celery and sometimes even a few walnuts broken up. (The walnuts make it extra special.) I know the olive oil and walnuts are fats, but good fats. ENJOY Lori!


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