When I first started my "live-it" I ate a salad every day for lunch. I always had Ken's Lite Creamy Caesar, and I thought it was really great at 45 calories per tablespoon. But, you need way more than 1 tablespoon for a big salad. So I had 3 tablespoons, and then the calories really started adding up. I got away from eating salads because of it. Now salads can come back into my days because I discovered and modified a recipe for ranch dressing with JUST 8 CALORIES per tablespoon!!! Yes, that is correct. 8 Calories.
I originally saw a recipe on Pinterest, and I decided to try it. The main ingredient for the base is Dannon 0% fat Oikos plain Greek yogurt. I don't really know what caught my eye about this, because I really do not like the taste of Greek yogurt at all. Made it anyways. The end result was what I should have expected to begin with. It had a VERY sharp, almost sour taste to it from the yogurt. It was not very good.
So in my refrigerator was sitting a big jar of ranch dressing that I just knew was going to go to waste, and I thought what a waste of money. That's one of the pitfalls of trying so many new things. Sometimes you invest a lot of time and money into these recipes and they turn out to be kind of horrible. It was really bothering me all night long, even as I tried to go to sleep. Then it dawned on me. In order to counter-act the flavor of the Greek yogurt, I needed to just find something to balance it out. Finally, at about 1:30 this morning I couldn't stand it any longer, and I just had to get up and tweak that jar of ranch. I added Lite Sour Cream to the mix, and guess what! It worked! Now I have a jar of ranch dressing that is just the right balance with a hint of tanginess, a lot of creaminess, full of flavor, and only 8 calories per tablespoon. It's a cinch to whip up a batch, so you really should try it. All you need is:
1 single serving size container of Dannon Oikos no fat Plain Greek Yogurt
3/4 C Lite Sour Cream
3/4 C 1% Milk
1 Packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix (NOT the buttermilk kind...the original kind)
Whisk everything together in a bowl, poor into a mason jar or other container with a lid and refrigerate. You should let it chill for at least an hour to let the flavors really blend together.
It does need to stay refrigerated, too. I got my Kerr self-sealing mason jar at the dollar store. I don't know how much they are at the grocery store or Wal-Mart. I'll have to check it out.
It makes 2 1/2 Cups of dressing and the nutritional information for 1 tablespoon is: 8 calories, .6g fat, .4g saturated fat, 2.7mg cholesterol, 63.5mg sodium, 11.5mg potassium, 3.8g carbs and .75g protein.
Sara was still awake this morning when I changed the recipe (it's fall break and she thinks she needs to stay up all night). She tasted it and immediately got some in a bowl, sliced up some cucumber and had a late night snack. I've been looking forward to having my salad all night long. Is 7:30 a.m. too early for some leafy greens with creamy ranch? lol
Enjoy your rabbit food!
Lisa
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I originally saw a recipe on Pinterest, and I decided to try it. The main ingredient for the base is Dannon 0% fat Oikos plain Greek yogurt. I don't really know what caught my eye about this, because I really do not like the taste of Greek yogurt at all. Made it anyways. The end result was what I should have expected to begin with. It had a VERY sharp, almost sour taste to it from the yogurt. It was not very good.
So in my refrigerator was sitting a big jar of ranch dressing that I just knew was going to go to waste, and I thought what a waste of money. That's one of the pitfalls of trying so many new things. Sometimes you invest a lot of time and money into these recipes and they turn out to be kind of horrible. It was really bothering me all night long, even as I tried to go to sleep. Then it dawned on me. In order to counter-act the flavor of the Greek yogurt, I needed to just find something to balance it out. Finally, at about 1:30 this morning I couldn't stand it any longer, and I just had to get up and tweak that jar of ranch. I added Lite Sour Cream to the mix, and guess what! It worked! Now I have a jar of ranch dressing that is just the right balance with a hint of tanginess, a lot of creaminess, full of flavor, and only 8 calories per tablespoon. It's a cinch to whip up a batch, so you really should try it. All you need is:
1 single serving size container of Dannon Oikos no fat Plain Greek Yogurt
3/4 C Lite Sour Cream
3/4 C 1% Milk
1 Packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix (NOT the buttermilk kind...the original kind)
Whisk everything together in a bowl, poor into a mason jar or other container with a lid and refrigerate. You should let it chill for at least an hour to let the flavors really blend together.
It does need to stay refrigerated, too. I got my Kerr self-sealing mason jar at the dollar store. I don't know how much they are at the grocery store or Wal-Mart. I'll have to check it out.
It makes 2 1/2 Cups of dressing and the nutritional information for 1 tablespoon is: 8 calories, .6g fat, .4g saturated fat, 2.7mg cholesterol, 63.5mg sodium, 11.5mg potassium, 3.8g carbs and .75g protein.
Sara was still awake this morning when I changed the recipe (it's fall break and she thinks she needs to stay up all night). She tasted it and immediately got some in a bowl, sliced up some cucumber and had a late night snack. I've been looking forward to having my salad all night long. Is 7:30 a.m. too early for some leafy greens with creamy ranch? lol
Enjoy your rabbit food!
Lisa
PS Hover over the black bar on the right side of the screen to pull out more menu options for my blog, like the tab to click to follow my blog, or the keyword cloud to find other recipes and posts.
happyfairylove@live.com
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI just made your homemade ranch dressing. I have to say it is really delicious. This is better than any ranch I could buy in the store. Thanks so much for the recipe. I hope that you post more delicious recipes like this.