Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes

What is the well dressed salad wearing these days?
Low cal, low fat DIY healthy salad dressing recipes!

Picture a salad bowl filled with green Romaine, baby spinach, chopped bell peppers, cool sliced cucumbers, some thin-sliced red beets for a flavorful color-burst and topped with some roasted sunflower seeds. Healthy? You bet! Tasty? Awesome!

But wait! What is your salad wearing? With what delicious salad dressing are you going to dress your beautiful salad? NJR did a random sampling of a just a few bottled dressings off the grocer's shelf. You'd be surprised at what we found.

Bottled Italian dressings ranged from 15 calories per serving (fat free) to as much as 110 calories per serving.

Ranch dressing? Be prepared to bump up your after-dinner exercise routine!
The Ranches had a range of 30 calories per serving (fat free) to a high of 150 (creamy).

That's it - go with the vinaigrette, right? Vinaigrette can give you a whopping 35 calories per serving for fat free! The range goes up to as high as 80 calories per serving. Vinaigrette! Who knew?

So - what to do? Why not try some of our low cal, easy Do-It-Yourself salad dressing recipes! You'll love them!

Yogurt Ginger Dressing 8 oz. plain soy yogurt 1/2 tsp. dry mustard 2 tbsp. pineapple juice 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 tsp. ground ginger Whisk together all ingredients and chill. Serve with fruited salads 9 calories and 0 grams of fat per tablespoon.		Asian Style Dressing 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper 3 tbsp. soy sauce or Braggs 1 clove of garlic, minced 1 tbsp. EVOO or grapeseed oil 1/2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds 1/2 tsp. ground ginger Whisk together and chill. Use with tofu, seitan or tempeh stir-fry salads. 25 calories and 2 grams of fat per tablespoon.
Orange Vinaigrette 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 2 tsp. EVOO 2 tsp. dijon mustard 1 1/2 tsp. agave nectar 1/8 tsp. ground white pepper 2 tbsp. minced green onion Whisk and chill. serve with fruit or green salads. 27 calories and 2 grams of fat per tablespoon.		Cilantro Dressing 1 cup of tomato juice or v-8 1 tsp. fresh minced cilantro 1/4 tsp. chili powder 1 tbsp. EVOO 1 clove of garlic, minced 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper crushed red pepper to taste Whisk and chill. serve with vegetable salads. 11 calories and 1 gram of fat per tablespoon.
Dressing con Parm 1 cup plain, soy yogurt 1/4 tsp. paprika 1 clove of garlic, minced 2 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese ground black pepper to taste 2 tbsp. light soy milk Whisk and chill. great with pasta salads. 12 calories and 0 fat grams per tablespoon.		Cucumber Dill-iciosa 3/4 cup plain, soy yogurt 2 tsp. sugar or 1 1/2 tsp. agave 2 tsp. of lemon juice 1/8 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 cup chopped cucumber 1 tbsp. dillweed Whisk together and serve with green salads or vegetable salads. 10 calories and 0 grams of fat per tablespoon.
Italiano Classico 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1 tsp. dry italian seasoning 1/4 tsp sea salt 2 tbsp. EVOO 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1/8 tsp. sugar 1 tbsp. chopped, green onion 1 tbsp. chopped, fresh parsley fresh ground black pepper to taste 2 tsp. dijon mustard (optional) Whisk and chill. serve with green or vegetable salads. 47 calories and 4 grams fat per tablespoon.		Here are some more great tips on ways to make even more terrific, healthy dressings using vinegar! FLAVOR FUN with VINEGAR Check out this Cruet and other great stylings at Jillery.com

Note: The calorie and fat content in these recipes is based on
1 tablespoon. Dress your salad lightly and don't over-do it. After
all, you don't want to mask the flavor of all of the other good things
in your salad!