Diet salad dressing lessons

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Salads may be light, BUT salad dressings can be a diet killer; they are the number 1 source of ffat for many women. Bottled fat free dressings are an easy solution but you can also slim down your homemade dressings by following these simple tips.

1) Gradually change the ratio in classic vinaigrette, three parts oil, one part vinegar to ½ and ½ or use less than 50 percent oil and make up the difference with juice or water; add a touch of sugar to reduce tartness.

2) Try balsamic vinegar or rice vinegar with a drop of soy sauce.

3) Be creative with basics, add toasted sesame seed to lemon juice or whip plain yogurt with oil, vinegar and dill.

4) Stir things up with other fat free flavourings. Mustard (dried or prepared), fresh herbs, citrus zest, worcestershire sauce and minced garlic are all great additions to FF sour cream or yogurt.

>From the recipe files of RecipeLu <recipelu@...> Posted to recipelu-digest by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> on Mar 16, 1998

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