Re: Salad dressing recipe?

[Guest guest]

If I use a regular salad dressing, I use the light version. The FF is

too sweet and too high in sugar. I'll take fat over sugar in my

dressing <G>.

I make a dressing with flax oil, balsamic vinegar, brown mustard, and

spices. There are two recipes at www.mrsbishwits.com

Colleen

> I've tried the FatFree dressings in the store...yuck. The

> HiddenValley Ranch tastes nothing like the original and the

italians

> are way too sweet.

>

> Any tried and true recipes for either would be great. I love

salads,

> but haven't been eating as many as I used to before starting this

> plan because I can't get past the taste of the dressings...

>

> Lorraine

[Guest guest]

> Any approximations on the oil/vinegar ratio?

>

> Sounds good!

>

In the " typical " situation, it would be two to three times oil to

vinagar...but for BFL I use the ratio of let's say, 1 tbl oil to two

of vinagar (that is excluding the splash of Balsamic). Gee, I do this

by site...I use appro. 1 1/2 teas. mustard. A " shake " of garlic

powder.

Hope it helps...I am a guessamater, but it sure beats the bottled

stuff with all those other " things " in them (sugar, preservitives and

heaven knows what else) And I really do not like

Newmans...doesn't seem to have enough flavor.

Pat

[Guest guest]

Lorraine,

I just found a pretty decent Caesar. It's got 2g of fat and tastes pretty darn

good (for low fat). It's called Just 2 Good by Wishbone. I also can tolerate

Hidden Valley's Light (not fat free) and it's got around 5g of fat, I think.

M.

lorraineg57 <lorraineg57@...> wrote:

I've tried the FatFree dressings in the store...yuck. The

HiddenValley Ranch tastes nothing like the original and the italians

are way too sweet.

Any tried and true recipes for either would be great. I love salads,

but haven't been eating as many as I used to before starting this

plan because I can't get past the taste of the dressings...

Lorraine

[Guest guest]

Thanks, I'll have to try that. DH and I went out to eat last night. I

had pasta because I figured that wouldn't be TOO bad if I watched

the portion and had a meatball with it for some protein.

Unfortunately, the only lowfat or fatfree dressing they had was the

Hidden Valley Ranch fat free....ugh. I gave the salad to hubby,

couldn't even get it down.

Lorraine

> I've tried the FatFree dressings in the store...yuck. The

> HiddenValley Ranch tastes nothing like the original and the

italians

> are way too sweet.

>

> Any tried and true recipes for either would be great. I love

salads,

> but haven't been eating as many as I used to before starting this

> plan because I can't get past the taste of the dressings...

>

> Lorraine

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I like to take a good quality dijon and whisk some (not too much or

it will be too strong) in with balsamic vinegar ... easy and good. I

like to put in on a green salad made w/lots of veggies, a portion of

canned tuna, and a small diced steamed potato.

> > I've tried the FatFree dressings in the store...yuck. The

> > HiddenValley Ranch tastes nothing like the original and the

> italians

> > are way too sweet.

> >

> > Any tried and true recipes for either would be great. I love

> salads,

> > but haven't been eating as many as I used to before starting

this

> > plan because I can't get past the taste of the dressings...

> >

> > Lorraine

> >

> >

> >