Hi, can anyone give me some advice as to what good salad dressing to use , as with summer here it seems that I have one for lunch and supper , don't want to over do it with the carb count . I am on 22-24 carbs a day as I find this plenty till I get down to goal.
I ADORE the Walden farms 'carb free' stuff. Count it as having .45 grams of carbs per serving though. :-)
Creamy Bacon is to DIE FOR.
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Hi, can anyone give me some advice as to what good salad dressing to use , as with summer here it seems that I have one for lunch and supper , don't want to over do it with the carb count . I am on 22-24 carbs a day as I find this plenty till I get down to goal.
Hi, can anyone give me some advice as to what good salad dressing to use , as with summer here it seems that I have one for lunch and supper , don't want to over do it with the carb count . I am on 22-24 carbs a day as I find this plenty till I get down to goal.
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It really depends on your personal taste. Some people like oil and vinegar, which I personally can't stand. I like Hidden Valley Ranch, 1g carb per serving (two tablespoons). I usually use just one though, I don't like to drown my salad.
Vinegar has carbs, but nobody drinks an entire cup of it.
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Mayonaisse, thinned out a bit with cream so it coats/runs better. For flavour, add your favorite herbs, garlic, real bacon bits, fresh pepper, salt, etc and let sit in the fridge at least 24 hours. I make bigger batches and store them for a week or so with no problems. One of my favorties is to take a food processor and liquify a cucumber, then add dill and some lemon juice, and then add it to mayo/cream. Goes great on baby spinach leaves, and it also goes great on grilled salmon.
One of my : favorties is to take a food processor and liquify a cucumber, then add dill : and some lemon juice, and then add it to mayo/cream. Goes great on baby : spinach leaves, and it also goes great on grilled salmon. : : GT : :
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One of my : favorties is to take a food processor and liquify a cucumber, then add dill : and some lemon juice, and then add it to mayo/cream. Goes great on baby : spinach leaves, and it also goes great on grilled salmon. : : GT : :
sounds wonderful AND doable, thanks!
NP. Ohh....I forgot.....I add crumbled hard boiled egg on the salad as well.
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Lately I've been using, believe it or not, Bertoli's Alfredo Sauce. It's absolutely to DIE for when having cooked shrimp in the salad! Otherwise I usually use guacamole. Occasionally I'll have ranch dressing just for a change.
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Try the CarbOptions ones, which in most supermarkets are with the regular dressings. I like the ranch and the spicey sweet french the best.
You can also make your own from some red wine viegar, olive oil, some dijon mustard, a little lemon juice, salt/pepper, and garlic.
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My favorites are plain old mayonnaise or any of the Walden Farms dressings, especially "Thousand Island."
Hi, can anyone give me some advice as to what good salad dressing to use , as with summer here it seems that I have one for lunch and supper , don't want to over do it with the carb count .
Just once, try and use only olive oil and salt. It is really tasty. Sesam oil is quite good too.
Add salt just before lunch or it will "burn" the leaves.
I gave up 'vinaigrette' after I discovered how good it was with plain oil.
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If you like a good Caesar dressing, Ken's Steak House Salad Dressing is the BEST! It's not even a "low carb" product, just a wonderful tasting 0g (which I count as .5) per 2 tbsp. -- ClabberHead 4.01 aka Iron Chef Atkins 248.5/193.5/185.0 Low-Carb since 5/1/03 Al-Team #"e" to 27 decimal places (2.71828182845904523536028747...) "Think about how stupid the average person is, then remember half of them are stupider than that!" - George Carlin
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Paul Newman's Olive Oil and Vinegar dressing.
Also, Whole Foods Market sells a line of creamy dressings branded as Cindy's Kitchen (refrigerated in the produce section), with flavors like chipotle ranch and asiago peppercorn. The former (the only one I have on hand right now) has 1g of carbs per 2 TBS.
Good Seasons Italian Dressing Mix Copy Cat Recipe 1 teaspoon carrot, grated and chopped, opt. 1 teaspoon red bell pepper, finely minced, opt. 3/4 teaspoon lemon pepper 1/8 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1-2 pkgs Splenda 1/8 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons dry pectin Pinch ground oregano
(Place the carrot and bell pepper on a baking pan in the oven set on 250 degrees F for 45 to 60 minutes, or until all of the small pieces are completely dry, but not browned.)
Combine the dried carrot and bell pepper with the other ingredients in a small bowl.
Mix can be stored in a sealed container indefinitely until needed.
When ready to use, pour 1/4 cup of vinegar into a cruet or jar. Add 3 tablespoons of water, then the dressing mix. Seal and shake vigorously. Add 1/2 cup of oil and shake until well-blended.
I have to agree with some of the other posts...I've recently discovered that making my own salad dressings is easy and better tasting. I'm an American currently living in Holland, and I don't have the option of buying low- or zero-carb dressings here (Holland is still riding the low-fat train).
It's really easy to take any recipe for dressing and substitute a little Splenda if it calls for sugar. Currently, my favorite salad and dressing is Broccoli-Cauliflower salad from allrecipes.com:
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If you like a good Caesar dressing, Ken's Steak House Salad Dressing is the BEST! It's not even a "low carb" product, just a wonderful tasting 0g (which I count as .5) per 2 tbsp. --
If you like Ken's Caesar and you're watching calories, the Lite Caesar is good, too. It's got a bit more pepper in it.
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I havent' seen anyone mention it yet, but for a treat try Marie's Blue Cheese. Yes, lots of calories, but 0g (I count as 1g) of carbs.
I can't stand "cheap" blue cheese, but Marie's is great. Often I'll buy real blue cheese and crumble some on top, and then only used a little bit of dressing to make it creamier.