When you want a healthy meal, the go-to choice is often a salad.
However, a big salad doesn’t always equal health. The salads aren’t making you fat, but the salad dressings may be the reason you aren’t seeing the scale tip in the right direction. Many of the
most popular salad dressings are full of fat and hefty calories and can sabotage an otherwise great salad. One serving of Ranch dressing (and one serving is small) can add about 145 calories and most of them are fat calories (and not the good kind)!
You also shouldn’t avoid fat in your dressings, though. Many low-fat or low-cal salad dressings include sugar, salt, and/or high fructose corn syrup! Those can make you gain weight too and prevent you from getting the veggies’ benefits. Once again, not ideal for a healthy salad!
Solution: Make your own! These salad dressings are delicious, healthy, and easy-to-make. You probably already have most of the ingredients you need! Thank me later! You can use your salad dressing at home or make it portable with my favorite salad dressing mixer and container OXO Good Grips Little Salad Dressing Shaker. It comes in two sizes, but I love the smaller size because it’s easy to tote! Click the link to get it on Amazon!
Easy Dijon Vinaigrette
3 tablespoons raw apple cider
vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tablespoon sea salt
1/4 tablespoon black pepper
Add all the ingredients to a jar with a lid. Shake vigorously until well incorporated (about 1 minute). If possible, allow the dressing to sit for 30 minutes before eating
to allow the flavors to come together.
Tahini Dressing
1/2 cup tahini
2 lemons, juiced
3/4 to 1 cup of water
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/4 tablespoon sea salt
1/4 tablespoon black pepper
Add your dressing ingredients to a jar with a lid. Shake vigorously, and allow the
flavors to marinate while you prepare the salad.
Add your salad ingredients to a large serving bowl. Toss with the Tahini Dressing.
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