Tasty Low Calorie SALAD DRESSINGS

Sometimes due to the heavy dressings we use on salads we actually end up consuming much more calories tha we intend to.
So i have collected a list of classic dressings for your salads which are both low calorie and super yumm!! So here goes....

Mustard dressing

Ingredients: 30 ml balsamic vinegar, 10 ml white wine vinegar, 20 ml honey, 12 gms mustard paste, salt and pepper to taste

Method: In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients. Mix with a wire whisk or in a blender. Store in a covered bottle in the refrigerator. Serve at room temperature.

Orange and pepper vinaigrette

Ingredients: 50 ml  orange juice, 10 gms sugar, 30 ml extra virgin olive oil and black pepper to taste

Method: In a blender, add orange juice, sugar, and pepper. Add olive oil in a thin stream, whisking until emulsified. Adjust the quantity of pepper and sugar to keep the contrasting, sweet, sour and spicy flavours coming through.

Thai chilli lime dressing

Ingredients: 30 ml fish sauce or mushroom soya sauce, 10 ml lime juice, 5 gms garlic (grated), 10 gms onions (chopped), 5 gms coriander (chopped), 5 gms fresh red chilli (finely chopped)

Method: Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and store in a jar in a fridge. The dressing tends to get stronger in flavour gradually. Hence, reduce the quantity accordingly.

Low fat yoghurt and mint dressing

Ingredients: 75 gms low fat yogurt, 10 gms mint leaves, salt and pepper to taste

Method: Take low fat yoghurt in a bowl. To it, add washed and shredded mint leaves. Add salt and pepper. Garnish with some torn mint leaves and serve.

Your pantry must-haves for any-time salad dressing

>    Lemon juice

>    White wine vinegar

>    Sea salt

>    Extra virgin olive oil

>    Parsley

>    Garlic

>    Red wine vinegar

>    Fresh herbs

>    Peppercorn

>    Paprika powder

>    Cajun spice

FLAVOURFUL SALADS YOU CAN TRY:

Apple & crab meat salad with dill dressing

Ingredients: 80 gms apple, 50 gms crab meat, 40 gms fennel shavings

For the dressing: 30 ml grape fruit juice, 60 ml orange juice, 5 gms chopped dill, 5 gms dijon mustard, 150 ml extra virgin olive oil   

Method: Dice the red apples. Add to it tinned crab meat and fennel shavings. Mix the juices and the mustard together. Pour in oil and whisk briskly. Mix the dressing with the apple, crab and fennel and serve.

Asparagus salad with honey dressing

Ingredients: 60 gms asparagus, 30 gms cherry tomatoes, 30 gms black grapes and 100 gms mixed greens

For the dressing: 10 gms curry powder, 100 gms yoghurt and 20 gms honey    

Method: Take thick yoghurt and beat well. Add curry powder, honey and seasoning into it. Blanch the asparagus tips. Cut the grapes and de-seed. In a mixing bowl, add the asparagus tips, grapes, cherry tomatoes and mixed greens. Toss the above ingredients with the dressing and serve.

Organic Lettuce with  Soy and Ginger Dressing

Ingredients: 200 gms assorted organic salad greens, 1 avacado, 1 orange, roast turkey shreds, salt and pepper to taste 

For the dressing: 20 ml light soy sauce, 20 gms ginger, 10 gms sugar, 20 gms white sesame seeds and 10 ml orange juice reduction

Method: Pick and clean the organic lettuce leaves, wash and store in the chiller. Make a dressing with soy sauce, finely chopped ginger, sugar, sesame seeds and orange juice reduction (boil orange juice to half the volume to get a thick reduction). Roast the turkey breast or use the trimming left over from the roast turkey. Clean and cut avocado and store in orange juice to avoid it from turning black. Peel and cut oranges into segments. For the assembly, in the salad bowl mix the organic lettuce, pour the dressing and mix well, garnish with avocado and the roast turkey shreds. Serve chilled.