Low calorie dressing to make any boring salad a pleasure to eat

3 delicious sauces that will make a boring salad a pleasure to eat. Good food flavour in food can often be attributed to an excellent sauce. The problem is most sauces are ladden with fat and sugar which add to calories significantly. So the challenge is to find sauces that are delicious yet low in calories.


Mock salad cream  
1/2 c. low fat cottage cheese 
1/2 tsp. lemon juice 
3/4 tsp. chopped onions or chives, optional

 
 
 **Balsamic Dressing**
 
 3/4 c water
 1/4 c balsamic vinegar
 3 tsp. capers
 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
 1-1/2 tsp. dried basil
 1 Tbl. fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
 
 Combine the ingredients.  Adjust vinegar to taste, since it has a stong
 flavor.  Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
 Makes 1 cup

ff dressing from Susan Powter's recipes

 From the New McDougall Cookbook
 
 CHILI-CILANTRO DRESSING (fantastic!wonderful!use on anything!-ac)
 
 1 4oz. can chopped green chilis
 1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro
 1/4 c water
 1/4 c fresh lime juice
 1-2 cloves garlic
 2 t honey
 freshly ground pepper to taste
 
 Place all of the ingredients in a food processor or blender.  Blend until
 smooth.  (one of those Braun hand blenders works really well-ac)
 

These are only a sample that you should try. The last two have no added fat.