Three Healthy Salad Dressings

Finding a good salad dressing can prove to be complicated. The calorie count goes up really fast simply by adding olive oil! To make things easier for you, here are my favourite fat-free (or almost) dressing recipes!

Creamy dressing

4 servings

Ingredients

45 ml (3 tablespoons) light mayonnaise
45 ml (3 tablespoons) 0% M.F. plain Greek yogurt
15 ml (1 tablespoon) red wine vinegar
10 ml (2 teaspoons) full grain mustard
5 ml (1 teaspoon) maple syrup

Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients. Set aside in the fridge.

Each serving of this recipe contains:

52 calories / 3 g carbs / 2 g protein / 4 g fat / 0 g fibre

Orange dressing (fat free)

4 servings

Ingredients

60 ml (1/4 cup) orange juice
30 ml (2 tablespoons) balsamic vinegar
15 ml (1 tablespoon) Dijon mustard
15 ml (1 tablespoon) honey

Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. In another small bowl, mix all the ingredients. Set aside in the fridge.

Each serving of this recipe contains:

33 calories / 8 g carbs / 1 g protein / 0 g fat / 0 g fibre

Pink grapefruit dressing

10 servings

Ingredients

90 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil
90 ml (1/3 cup) fresh pink grapefruit juice
45 ml (3 tablespoons) white or red wine vinegar
45 ml (3 tablespoons) honey

Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. In another small bowl, mix all the ingredients. Set aside in the fridge.
2. 1 serving corresponds to 25 ml.

Each serving of this recipe contains:

97 calories / 6 g carbs / 0 g protein / 8 g fat / 0 g fibre

By Sophie Blais

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