Salad Dressing Recipes For Weight Loss
Penny Bozic
Everyone raves about salads being a healthy way to get in some of your daily vegetables, but have you ever looked at the back of a salad dressing bottle and wondered what all of those weird ingredients are, or why there's so much added fat and sugar? Even if you make yourself a bowl of fresh, nutrient-dense ingredients, the dressing can quickly derail any goals you had of enjoying a healthy meal. If this is a problem you run into often, there are thankfully plenty of recipes out there for healthy salad dressings you can make on your own, all in under 10 minutes.
The one perk of those store-bought bottles is that the dressing will always last longer because of the shelf-stable preservatives. When you're making your own dressing with simple ingredients, it won't last as long before going bad.
Some of the recipes below use ingredients that act as "natural preservatives," such as lemon juice or different types of vinegar. These ingredients will extend the life of your dressing a little bit, but you should still aim to consume them within a one-week period if possible. However, we did attach a note to each recipe about how long they last.
To be honest with you, this honey mustard dressing works really well as a thick salad dressing and a healthy dipping sauce. If you find the Dijon mustard to be overpowering, you can always add more honey to it to sweeten up. So make sure to give it a taste and see if it's to your liking!
While this Greek vinaigrette is great on essentially any fresh garden salad, it's especially delicious on a Greek pasta salad. To make it, throw all of the ingredients together in a bottle and shake it up!
This dressing does have fresh-squeezed lemon juice, so you should probably store it in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. To use, make sure you take it out of the fridge and let the oil come to room temperature.
Is there really such a thing as a healthy version of ranch dressing? Yes! This ranch dressing is made with Greek yogurt and thinned out with a bit of water. It doesn't add any fatty buttermilk or other hidden ingredients, and yes, it tastes extremely good without them. The key to a great ranch dressing is all the seasonings and spices, so make sure to have these on hand; you don't want to skip any of them.
This classic three-ingredient balsamic vinaigrette is the one to always have on hand. For an easy and delicious side for dinner, it goes well with a simple bed of greens or on top of a simple Caprese salad.
Tahini is a creamy, earthy sauce made from sesame seeds, and because it's made from just one ingredient, it can make for a healthy base to tons of creamy dressings. This tahini dressing uses garlic and coconut aminos to add flavor, and it works great with the Abundance Kale Salad from the Minimalist Baker. You can store this dressing in the refrigerator for about a week.
There are many plant-based dressings that vegans and vegetarians can enjoy, but a classic Caesar dressing is not usually on that list because it uses anchovies, cheese, and eggs. Thankfully, this vegan spin on Caesar dressing still gives you the bold flavor and creamy texture, without any animal products. You can store this dressing in the refrigerator for 5 days to one week.
A simple ginger dressing can work wonders for any chopped Asian-inspired salad or tender salmon filet. Aside from providing a burst of flavor, ginger has been shown to have powerful antioxidant effects, help control blood sugar, and reduce menstrual pain. This recipe is best with freshly grated ginger, but if you know that you'll really be in a crunch for time, you can buy pre-grated ginger as well.
With something as flavorful as a basil pesto dressing, you can turn the simplest of salads into a masterpiece. Just use Cookie + Kate's suggestion of romaine, spring greens, and asiago cheese, and top with their delicious basil dressing. You'll have a bowl full of flavor, antioxidants, and healthy fats. Store in the refrigerator for up to three days.
A vinaigrette is a great solution for a quick and healthy salad dressing because it doesn't require a lot of ingredients and has an olive oil base. This recipe from Gimme Some Oven uses shallots, garlic, and Dijon mustard for added flavor, without the added calories.
My Healthy Greek Salad Dressing recipe is the perfect reason to stop buying bottled dressing. This 5-minute, 5 ingredient recipe is the best healthy, low-fat, clean eating, and sugar-free salad dressing that pairs perfectly with any salad.
This Healthy Greek Salad Dressing is bright, zingy, and flavorful. Whether you serve it as a dressing for your favorite green or Greek salad or as a marinade for almost anything - veggies, chicken, fish, etc., it's the perfect recipe to keep making again and again. Plus it happens to fit into so many diets including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, keto, clean eating, low carb, and more.
I've gotten away from buying bottled salad dressing in the past few years and started making healthy salad dressing at home. Not saying I never do, but I've grown to enjoy mixing up my own and I like being able to control the ingredients in it. It's generally a lot healthier and a lot better for you. You can easily make a salad dressing with no sugar and fewer calories. Plus you avoid some of the strange fillers found in bottled dressings. In fact, over the years I've made 15+ Healthy Salad Dressings for this recipe collection and it all started with this one!
One of my favorite homemade creations is my Healthy Greek Salad Dressing because it's simply made with pantry staples including just a handful of ingredients and in just a few minutes. Plus it's incredibly versatile. I love it with everything from Greek Couscous Salad, Greek Tortellini Salad, or Italian Chopped Salad. Can't you just imagine this on that plump baby spinach or fresh crunchy romaine? It's perfect with anything with Italian, Greek, or Mediterranean flavors.
Yes! Greek Salad Dressing is good for you because the base is olive oil, which used in moderation can be heart healthy. It's unsaturated fat that can help lower cholesterol. My salad dressing is healthier because it uses a bit less oil and more vinegar. It also doesn't contain preservatives that you might find in a packaged salad dressing.
I made my version a little more heavy-handed on the vinegar to cut back on the oil. I find this ratio tastes amazing and makes this dressing healthier and more of a low fat greek dressing. You will also notice there is no sugar in my dressing making it a great sugar free salad dressing recipe. The lemon and spices work together perfectly too.
You can make a batch over the weekend and use it all week. I like to store mine in a mason jar so I can easily shake it up because it will split after sitting for a few minutes, just like at your favorite Greek restaurant.
Any homemade dressing, like this one, will be the healthiest dressing to put on your salad. Since this dressing uses a bit less oil, it overall has fewer calories too. Generally, an oil-based dressing like this one will be better for you than a mayonnaise-based dressing.
It's also great on so much more including fresh greens, piles of fresh summer veggies, or even over a fresh pasta salad. It would also work great as a marinade for fish, seafood, or chicken. Here are some recipes it would go well with too!
This Healthy Greek Salad Dressing is a versatile, delicious, and useful recipe to know! It goes with so much and is so healthy, vegan, and sugar free. Plus you can whip it together in less than 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients. And don't forget to check out my collection of homemade salad dressings including some of the ones listed below. You might never buy a bottle again! They are all made without mayonnaise or sugar!
Hi Julie, thanks for getting back to me. I finally found mine and I'm making the dressing today for tomorrow's salad. Can't wait to try it. I too love vinegar so I'm going to take your advise. Hope you're enjoying your werkend. "TRY" to stay cool. Linda!
Oh does this ever look good! I haven't bought dressing in several years, but I am not very creative with my dressings. Sometimes I just spritz a bit of lemon juice. This sounds so flavourful, I love all of the spices. And I definitely like more vinegar than oil! Yum.
This looks amazing. I can't wait to go out tomorrow to buy a mason jar. This dressing is a top priority. So much healthier than the pre made dressings you buy in the markets. Fresh Greek dressing on baby spinach. Sounds superb! Thanks Julie!!!
Hi Linda! I found some good ones for cheap at Micheals or Big Lots! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do... and remember I made mine pretty vinegar heavy-- so If you don't love vinegar you can adjust that a little.
Hi Mary Ellen! I totally agree. So much more flavor without all the garbage. Make sure to check back Thursday-- I have a really yummy pasta salad that uses this. ? Apparently we're totally on the same wave length.
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