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Healthy Homemade Salad Dressings

By , SparkPeople Blogger


Looking for a way to replace your store bought salad dressings that are high in calories and/or sodium? We've rounded up some healthy salad dressing recipes that will be sure to liven up your salads with less sodium and calories.

Mango, Cilantro & Lime Salad Dressing

Mandarin Salad Dressing

Curry Dressing

Ranch Dressing

Olive & Lemon Dressing

Honey Mustard Dressing


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Which of these recipes will you be trying? What is your favorite homemade salad dressing recipe?

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DMSGLASS
I will probably be trying some of these - especially the honey mustard one. But, my usual go to is a splash each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar with salt and freshly ground pepper on top Report
RINLYN
I make my own ranch dressing.
Greek yogurt (no fat, low sugar, high protein), a bit of milk to thin it to the consistency I want (I use light soy), and then my own ranch powder blend (I can't use Hidden Valley because of the MSG).
Fast, easy, high protein and way healthier than the bottle! Report
SIZE8NOTSOMUCH
I use 1 TBSP Wholly Quac 1 TSP Balsamic 1 TSP Horseradish, and a pinch of mustard, it's GREAT!!! Report
CHARBLEVINS
Just questioning the 18 calories for the Ranch Dressing? I would think the ranch dip mix alone would have that many Report
SNOWYEGRET
Thanks so much! I LOVE ranch dressing but I HATE the calories. Perfect! Report
2FATNAN9
The mandarin dressing sounds good, will try that first. Thanks for the recipes. Report
MAKBABE
Sounds yum! I have been wanting to try making my own salad dressing to leave out as much processed food as possible! Report
HOPESINGH
Any way to make a ranch dressing without the commercial envelope? I don't live in the states and still would like to make something similar to a ranch sauce. Report
KDSTAP
Ooh! Curry! That would never have occurred to me! And soy sauce in the honey mustard? Is that why my honey mustard dressing always tastes flat? Report
PATJOONWW
They all sound delish! Report
SMITHMTDEB
Such delicious sounding recipes. I'll be trying the Creamy Greek one first Report
KARENLEIGH32
There several that I would like to try. I am a BIG salad eater, so a change in dressings would be nice. Report
JIBBIE49
I buy Walden Farms. Report
MIDNIGHT06
eh none of them impress me much.
i'm more the ranch dressing or creamy
minus the yogurt type girl. Report
SMOECKEL1
They all sound wonderful but I think the first first one I am going to try is the Stacia's Barely There Salad Dressing. I love things with vegatables in them and garlic, it sounds yummy!! Report
RUTHXG
I've kinda lost my taste for salad dressings with oil. I use either seasoned rice vinegar (which contains smidgens of salt & sugar) or lime juice with small amounts of salt & sugar. During the spring/summer, fresh chives from my balcony pot too! Report
JLOU77
i will try the barely there salad dressing. i agree with the person who is uses the pampered chef device for salad dressings. makes it so easy. Report
DANSMOMTPM2
I will stick with my current dressing, it is chachies salsa from the deli, and it is delicious and almost no calories, no fat!!! Report
CLIMBERS_ROCK
I like to just select various spices depending on what sounds good that day, sprinkle them over my salad like I would salt, then top with half a fresh lemon. Report
KBORAS
I will be trying quite a few of these salad dressings as I am always looking for new dressing recipes to try. These look great. Thanks for sharing. Report
MINNIEKS1022
Thanks for sharing, I'm always looking for new ways to flavor up my salads, lol Report
STUBBSGMA11
Thanks for sharing these wonderful recipes!! I'm so sick of store bought salad dressings. The only ones that really taste good are the ones that are full of fat and calories. I've been skipping the dressing lately because I can't find any I like. I will be adding the Mango, cilantro & lime and the Tangy Salad dressings to my cookbook. I hate vinegar and no matter how small of an amount is in a recipe I can still taste it.
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PERKINSSISTERS
I've been making my own for a while. The recipe is as follows:

1/2 tsp olive oil and rice wine vinegar
1/8 tsp kosher salt
dash of garlic powder

Wisk ingredients together and serve. Report
GOURMETCHICK
The Pampered Chef has a great kitchen tool that I love! It's a salad dressing maker/keeper. Not sure if that is the real name or not but it has a "jar" for lack of a better word with a lid and a plunger. On the side of the plastic "jar" there are several basic salad dressing recipes including - French, Asian, Italian and so forth. There are fill lines on the side of the jar that indicate that you should fill to this line with vinegar, oil, etc. The dry ingredients are listed as well with their measures. Once you add all the ingredients you plunge to mix. Great tool! Report
REBECCAJO5SMITH
I think I would try them all - they all sound great! Report
GPHIBCUPCAKE
The Mango, Cilantro and Lime sounds awesome. Report
LESLIE56
I think I'll try them all. they sound so good. thank you. Report
SM-ARTGIRL
Thank you Spark people community.
I like the sound of all of these & saved them to my file too.
Nom nom crunch! Report
FLAME39
I will be trying the tangy salad dressing and the creamy greek salad dressing. Both sound delicious Report
LINDATHOME
I'm totally addicted to Maple Grove Farms Wasabi Dijon Dressing - I would love to be able to make it at home Report
SUEAZZI
My Favorite Salad Dressing and Stacia's Barely There Report
FLORIDAJOAN
Thanks so much. Saved your recipes and can't wait to try them! Report
KYGRANDMA
Thanks, I added several of these to my cookbook! They sound wonderful! I'll be giving them a try very soon! :-) Report
VEHAMILTON1
Thanks!!

I will be trying them all!

Love,
Vera


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MISSYO314
I will have to give these a try. Thanks for sharing! Report
MERRYCHEF
I will be trying the Mango, Cilantro, and Lime Salad Dressing. I've already added it to my cookbook. It looks wonderful!! Report
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