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Old 07-24-2006, 04:36 PM   #1
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Favorite salad dressing recipes?

I am wanting to try out some salad dressing recipes - trying to get away from the bottled stuff.

Got any good ones?
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:37 PM   #2
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One of the things I really missed after starting LC was French dressing. I can't tell you how many bottle labels I have looked at only to find the carbs is way to high or if I did find 1 low enough it didnt taste anything like french. About a month ago I was browsing another board and found a post by sewallace2 for Low Carb Catalina Salad Dressing

this was the only post this person ever made but man am I glad he did because this has become my all time favorite.

If you like french you need to try this:

Low Carb Catalina Salad Dressing

2/3 Cup Low Carb Ketchup
2/3 Cup Canola Oil
1/2 Cup Splenda
1/2 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
1 tbsp Lemon Juice
2 tsp Minced Garlic (or 2 Cloves grated)
2 tsp Dried Onion Flakes (or grated Onion)
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Dry Mustard
1/4 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Celery Seeds

Mix well, let set over night in refrigerate. Keep refrigerated.
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:51 PM   #3
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That looks good! Any idea on how many carbs are in it?


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Old 07-24-2006, 06:02 PM   #4
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If you use heinz 1 carb Ketchup and liquid splenda for the sweetener my estimate is about 1 carb for 2 Tablespoons.
If you use reg splenda it is more like 1 carb for 1 Tablespoon.
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Old 07-25-2006, 10:02 AM   #5
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Thanks Kevin. Looks good!
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I'll have to give this a try Kevin, thanks! I'm really getting sick of creamy white dressings on my salads. I've made hidden valley ranch, and seem to have either that or blue cheese all the time. When shopping on Sunday, I found Newman's Own Lighten Up Light Balsamic Vinagrette. I love balsamic vinagrette's, but generally stay away because of the sugar and high carb counts. According to the label, there are 2 carbs in 2 tablespoons, and I know that when using an oil based dressing like this, it spreads throughout the salad much better and I use quite a bit less than the creamy white stuff. Not that I'm counting calories, but there are only 45 in 2 tablespoons - there are about 140 in bottled Hidden Valley Ranch. Nice bonus!
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Old 07-25-2006, 11:18 AM   #7
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I would love to find a good, tried and true recipe for bleu cheese dressing if anyone has one to share! Thanks... Joan
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This one is really good:

Maytag Blue Cheese Dip

8 servings:

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup Maytag Blue cheese, or another brand, crumbled
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tbs fresh lemon juice
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Refrigerate, covered, for several hours, or overnight.


Per Serving:
1 gram carbs
246 calories
2 grams protein
26 grams fat
0 grams fiber
277 mg sodium
33 mg cholesterol
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Old 07-25-2006, 02:03 PM   #9
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Char thank you so much! I just printed it out to try since there is no such thing as a really good bottled bleu cheese dressing..... Joan
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Ginger dressing like Kobe's Steaks Restaurant

This is soooooo delicious! It tastes kind of like the ginger dressing you get at Kobe's Steaks restaurants.

Ginger Dressing

1/2 C. sesame oil (light kind)
2T toasted sesame oil (dark kind)
1 T chopped fresh ginger
1/2 T soy sauce
1/4 C rice vinegar
8 drops liquid splenda

< 1 gram carbs per serving (2 grams carbs per entire recipe)
Note: If you just have dark (toasted) sesame oil, and don't have the light sesame oil, you can just mix a little of the dark oil with canola or light olive oil to equal the 1/2 C + 2 TB of total oil.
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This is a quickie and very good..

Put the following in a jar with a lid:

1 part vinegar (any type)
2 parts oil (any type..you can even use coconut oil.)
Italian seasoning or Greek Seasoning or oregano
garlic/onion powder
Splenda to taste..2tsp to 1 Tbs. depending on the amount of dressing you have made..

Shake..Let sit a few minutes..and shake before you pour on to salad..
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Old 07-26-2006, 10:07 AM   #12
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I was looking for a good bleu cheese dressing recipe, I try to avoid soy and soybean oil is in about every boughten dressing.
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Old 07-26-2006, 11:01 AM   #13
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Me too, Buffy - which is why I make my own salad dressings!

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Charski and other people who avoid soy - Do you make your own mayonnaise too?
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I sure do and I love it - I use extra-light olive oil, which is virtually tasteless and still good for you.
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Charski - Off the subject but would you mind giving me your mayo recipe? I use extra-light olive oil too (Bertolli). In fact it's the only kind of cooking oil I use. I love it.
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I posted it on your new thread!
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I love homemade Hidden Valley ranch. You use the mix and then add 1 c. mayo, 1/2 cup half and half, and 1/2 cup water. That's it! If you like Outback's ranch dressing, you can add a dash of ground red pepper. Mmmmmm!
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Thanks 5 cats for the ranch recipe, and Charski, please share your mayo recipe. With that in hand, I will be home free and won't have to buy dressings again.
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Here ya go, Buffy!

Homemade mayonnaise lovers (Charski) and everybody else - what's your recipe??
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I have made ranch dressing before using the Hidden Valley Ranch powdered dressing mix and the FAGE Greek yogurt... thinned with some water. It comes out really good, and I like it because I can eat more of it without being so concerned about calories.
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Strawberry, I've never heard of FAGE Greek yogurt. Where do you get it?
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Sounds for the mayo recipe, sounds goooooodddd!!
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Old 07-31-2006, 12:41 PM   #24
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Strawberry, I've never heard of FAGE Greek yogurt. Where do you get it?
5cats - I've never been able to try the FAGE because it's not available around here but I hear that they sell it at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
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I love homemade Hidden Valley ranch. You use the mix and then add 1 c. mayo, 1/2 cup half and half, and 1/2 cup water. That's it! If you like Outback's ranch dressing, you can add a dash of ground red pepper. Mmmmmm!
When you use the half n half it doesnt get to thick? I made it once with heavy cream and it turned into ranch whip cream. LOL
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Poppy Seed Dressing
1 cup oil (your choice, I have used olive oil, canola, etc.)
1/3 cup cider vinegar (may try a bit of balsamic in this next time)
1/2 cup Splenda (or your favorite sweeteners to equal, or liquid, my mom prefers Sweet 10, go figure)
1 teaspoon powdered mustard
1 tablespoon grated onion
1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Combine and put in the blender, blend til onions are pureed. Works well on fruit salads as well.

Another fave is Outback's honey mustard dressing

1 1/2 cups mayo
heaping 1/4 cup grey poupon mustard
1/2 cup honey (we use the sugar free sub)

Mix and chill.

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Cheri's White Dipping Sauce also makes an excellent dressing....well, sortof. I like to dip crispy lettuce leaves in it!

White Dipping Sauce for Shrimp, Veggies or Porkrinds
Description:
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce -- or red pepper
1 clove garlic
How To Prepare: Mix all ingredients until smooth. Chill for 3 hours. This is best used to dip cocktail shrimp or veggies and dare I say pork rinds (ewwww) I have been told by several people in the chat room (that I gave the recipe too), that they love it. I am not a fan of horseradish sauce, but there is something about this dip that makes it so good. It is extremely low carb also! Enjoy!
Number of Servings: 10
Carbs per serving - include all nutritional information if known: 12g total
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Warm Lemon Thyme Vinagarette

Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup (ish) of white wine
small palmfull of fresh de-stemmed thyme
1/4-1/2 tsp dry mustard powder (or substitute about 1 tbls brown mustard for some of the vinegar)
approximately 1 stick of melted unsalted butter
two pinches kosher salt (or to taste)
fresh ground pepper

Puree Thyme, mustard, lemon juice, and white wine in Food Processor. While blending, slowly drizzle in melted butter until emulsion forms. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over sauteed Green beans with sliced almonds (my personal favorite), spinach or salad. Dressing will seperate if refridgerated though, due to the butter.

Actually, this is a good basic vinagarette, you can substitute another vinegar for the lemon juice and wine, switch to olive oil instead of butter, etc...

The only thing I wouldn't take out is the mustard, since it will help form the emulsion that will keep it together, but I've made this with Tarragon, Marjoram, and even Basil and they all turned out great.

Good luck! :-)
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Kevinpa, I made the Catalina dressing that you posted and it is really, really good. Thanks!
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