0 Cheap Healthy Salad Dressing 102 Light Recipes

Ah, Spring - the birds are singing, the trees are budding, the construction next door has resumed, the writers’ strike is over, and last but not least, salad season is finally upon us. So gather ‘round, my leafy green-lovin’ compatriots, and let’s talk dressing.
Much like marinades and mixes, making your own salad dressing is a frugal, delicious, and preservative-free exercise. The problem, alas, is the fat content, as homemade toppings generally contain a small tureen of olive oil. While the heart-healthy liquid can have enormous health benefits in moderation, let’s face it – sometimes you just want (need?) to pile the stuff on.

Subsequently, as a naked salad is a dinnertime tragedy, listed below are 102 recipes for lightened dressings of all colors, shapes, consistencies, and flavors. They come from a variety of sources, including Eating Well and Cooking Light, both of which have dozens more deep within their recipe pages. And for those of you wishing to branch out? Fatfree.com is another excellent resource, and includes a long inventory of options that havent been added here. If anyone out there knows of other neato sites, please share! (The comment section is waiting for your call.)

Oh yeah - one more thing: many of the dressings have good-to-excellent ratings on their home sites, but I haven’t tried a single one myself. Thus, this a strictly try-at-your-own-risk adventure. (A saladventure?) Like an Indiana Jones movie, only with lettuce.

Now, go forth and eat salad!

Asian-inspired Dressings
Cooking Light: Ginger-Sesame Vinaigrette
Epicurious: Spicy Vietnamese Dressing
Mayo Clinic: Ginger-Miso Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Asian Ginger Dressing

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressings
Cooking Light: Balsamic Vinaigrette
Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
Serious Eats: Light Balsamic Vinaigrette

Blue Cheese Dressings
All Recipes/Taste of Home: Low-Fat Blue Cheese Dressing
Cooking Light: Blue Cheese Salad Dressing
Cooking Light: Blue Cheese-Buttermilk Dressing
Eating Well: Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
Epicurious: Blue Cheese Dressing

Buttermilk Dressings
Epicurious: Buttermilk Dressing
Mayo Clinic: Buttermilk Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Cayenne Buttermilk Dressing

Caesar Dressings
Alton Brown: No Guilt Caesar Dressing
Cooking Light: Caesar Dressing
Cooking Light: Creamy Caesar Dressing
Eating Well: Caesar Salad Dressing

Curry Dressings
All Recipes/USA Weekend: Non-Fat Curry Dressing
Epicurious: Curry Dressing
King County: Curry Dressing

French Dressings
CD Kitchen: Low-Calorie French Dressing
Eating Well: French Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Makeover Creamy French Dressing

Fruit-based Dressings
All Recipes: Orange Vinaigrette
All Recipes: Raspberry Vinaigrette
Cooking Light: Citrus Vinaigrette
Cooking Light: Cranberry Vinaigrette
Cooking Light: Vanilla-Pear Vinaigrette
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Ginger Orange Dressing
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Raspberry Vinegar Dressing
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Garlic-Lemon Dressing
Eating Well: Moroccan-Spiced Lemon Dressing
Eating Well: Orange-Oregano Dressing
Eating Well: Orange-Sesame Dressing
Ellie Krieger: Apple Cider Dressing
Epicurious: Creamy Lemon Dressing
Epicurious: Creamy Mango Dressing
Epicurious: Grapefruit-Ginger Dressing
Epicurious: Tangerine Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Honey Lime Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Lemon, Orange, and Dill Salad Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Lemon Yogurt Vinaigrette
Recipe Zaar: Orange Honey Vinaigrette
Recipe Zaar: Strawberry Vinaigrette

Green Goddess Dressings
Cooking Light: Green Goddess Dressing
Epicurious: Green Goddess Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Green Goddess Salad Dressing

Herb-based Dressings
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Basil Vinaigrette
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Creamy Herb Dressing
Eating Well: Creamy Tarragon Dressing
Epicurious: Creamy Basil Dressing
Epicurious: Mint Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Dijon Herb Dressing

Honey Mustard & Mustard Dressings
All Recipes: Mustard Salad Dressing
Alton Brown: Honey Mustard Dressing
Cooking Light: Creole Honey Mustard Dressing
Cooking Light: Dijon Vinaigrette
Cooking Light: Honeyed Lemon-Dijon Vinaigrette
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Honey-Mustard Dressing
Epicurious: Honey-Mustard Dressing
Kathleen Daeleman: Mustard Vinaigrette
Recipe Zaar: Creamy Mustard Dressing

Italian Dressings
All Recipes: Italian Dressing Mix
Juan Carlos Cruz: Creamy Italian Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Creamy Italian Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Italian Dressing

Poppy Seed Dressings
Cooks Recipes: Honey Poppy Seed Dressing
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Poppy Seed Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Lowfat Poppyseed Dressing

Russian Dressings
Eating Well: Russian Dressing
Geocities: Russian Dressing – Low-Fat
Geocities: Russian Dressing Lo-Cal

Ranch Dressings
All Recipe/Taste of Home: Low-Fat Ranch Dressing
Cooking Light: Ranch Dressing
Eating Well: Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Eating Well: Creamy Dill Ranch Dressing
Ellie Krieger: Ranch Dressing
Epicurious: Low-Fat Herbed Ranch Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Creamy Ranch Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Healthy Homemade Ranch Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Ranch Dressing

Thousand Island Dressings
Cooking Light: Thousand Island Dressing
Epicurious: Low-Fat Thousand Island Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Extreme Low-Fat Thousand Island Dressing
Sara Moulton: Low Fat Thousand Island Dressing

Vegetable-based Dressings
Cooking Light: Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette
Cooking Light: Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Creamy Garlic and Chive Dressing
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette
Epicurious: Creamy Chive Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Creamy Cucumber Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Onion Garlic Low Cal Salad Dressing

Other Dressings
Cooking Light: Honey Vinaigrette
Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone: Basic Vinaigrette
Eating Well: Creamy Feta Dressing
Eating Well: Warm Maple Dressing
Ellie Krieger: Greek Dressing
Epicurious: Tamarind Dressing
Epicurious: Tasty Diet Dressing
Recipe Zaar: Golden Middle-East Dressing

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0 Tasty recipes for energy

Optimal nutrition plays an essential to maximize athletic performance and physical role, because if we talk about bodybuilders or fitness enthusiasts, food becomes more important if possible, because in addition to seeking maximum physical performance, these athletes pursue change your body composition to achieve maximum muscle development in lower coefficient of fat.

Carbohydrates are nutrients that provide energy to the body and help to fill glycogen stores, promoting muscle hypertrophy.

When you revisions these recipes will have to take into account the following points:

Each recipe includes nutritional values​​.
Please note the total caloric intake.
All the ingredients are very healthy.

Rice with cod, peas and truffle
Rice with prawns and squid
Rice with red mullet

0 Star Fruit Recipes Part 1

Star Fruit Chicken Rice

• 2 tablespoons olive oil


• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper


• 1/2 cup chopped scallions


• 2 teaspoons mashed garlic


• 6 medium star fruit


• 1 cup heavy cream


• salt, black pepper and paprika to taste


• minced cilantro leaves for garnish


• 4 cups cooked rice


• 4 pounds cooked chicken breast, deboned, cut into bite size pieces

In a medium pan, heat olive oil. Saute red bell pepper, scallions, garlic and star fruit over medium low heat until tender about 8 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and season with salt, pepper and paprika. Cook over medium low heat for 8 minutes. In a large cooking pot, combine this mixture with the rice and chicken and heat until serving temperature about 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander.

Star Fruit Avocado Salad

• torn lettuce leaves


• 2 tomatoes, sliced


• 1/2 red onion, sliced very thin


• 1 avocado, sliced


• 2 star fruit, sliced

On each of four salad plates, arrange a bed of lettuce. Layer the remaining ingredients in the order listed. Drizzle with lemon vinaigrette or your favorite dressing. Serves 4.

Star Fruit Bread

• 2 cups flour


• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1 cup sugar,


• 1/2 cup butter, softened


• 3 eggs


• 1 teaspoon white wine


• 2 cups star fruit, mashed


• 1 cup chopped coconut

Preheat oven to 350F. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter and then cream in eggs. Blend in white wine and star fruit. Stir in flour mixture, blending thoroughly and then stir in coconut. Spoon into a well greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch bread pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.


Broiled Star Fruit over Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

• 2 large star fruit, trimmed and each sliced into 8 stars


• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar


• 2 cups sugar free, fat free vanilla frozen yogurt

Place a broiler rack 6 inches from source of heat. Preheat broiler. Arrange star fruit slices on a baking sheet and brush with lemon juice. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Broil until sugar bubbles and begins to darken, about 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, scoop frozen yogurt into 4 dessert dishes. Top each serving with 4 star fruit slices. Serve at once. Serves 4.

Star Fruit Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad:

• 5 8 ounce chicken breasts, boneless


• 4 star fruit, sliced


• 2 red or yellow peppers, roasted, peeled and sliced


• 10 cups lettuce greens

• Oriental Mango Dressing:


• 2 teaspoons minced garlic


• 2 teaspoons minced ginger


• 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno pepper


• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped


• 2 tablespoons basil, chopped


• 2 teaspoons sugar


• 2 tablespoons lime juice


• 2 cups diced mango


• 2 cups rice wine vinegar


• 2 tablespoons sesame oil


• 1 cup canola oil


• salt and pepper to taste

Method: Grill chicken breast, cool and slice into strips. Place lettuce greens in the center of a large plate or platter and alternate; placing chicken strips, roasted peppers and star fruit slices around the greens. Dressing: Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl and slowly whisk in sesame and canola oil. Spoon over the top of salad. Serves 8 to 10.

Star Fruit Upside Down Cake

• 3 to 4 star fruit, sliced


• 1/4 cup butter, melted


• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar


• juice of 2 passion fruit


• 1/2 cup butter, softened


• 1 cup sugar


• 2 eggs


• 1 1/2 cups cake flour


• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


• pinch of salt


• 1/2 cup milk


• 1 teaspoon each of vanilla and almond extract

Preheat oven to 350F. Arrange sliced star fruit in bottom of a greased 9 inch cake pan as close together as possible. Mix together 1/4 cup butter, brown sugar and passion fruit juice and pour into pan, turning so mixture covers bottom. Set aside. Cream together 1/2 cup of butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beat well. Mix together dry ingredients. Add flour mixture, alternately with milk, to butter mixture. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Pour into prepared cake pan. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until cake pulls away form sides of pan. Let cool for five minutes before inverting onto serving plate. 8 servings.

Star Fruit Cocktail

• 1 star fruit, deveined


• 1/4 cup orange liqueur


• ice


• 1/2 cup rum crystale


• 1 cup fresh orange juice


• 1 star fruit, sliced for garnish

Blend all ingredients except for garnish. Garnish with a slice of star fruit.

Star Fruit Fruit Salad

• 1 sliced, seeded star fruit


• 1 banana, sliced


• juice of 1 lime


• 1 orange, peeled and sliced

Lightly mix fruit with lime juice. Serve cold over lettuce leaves or as fruit cups.

Sweet Star Fruit Relish

• 8 cups thinly sliced star fruit


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar


• 1 tablespoon whole cloves


• 4 cups sugar


• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional

Wash and thinly slice star fruit, taking care to remove seeds. Cover with cider by vinegar and allow to stand overnight. Drain off vinegar. Combine star fruit with sugar and salt. Add cloves; which have been placed in a cheesecloth bag and lightly pounded. Cook gently to the consistency of preserves. Allow to stand overnight. Remove spice bag and reheat mixture to boiling. Pack into hot pint jars. Wipe jar mouths and adjust lids. Process in boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes. *Note: when making for long term storage it is probably best to omit the nutmeg if you do not want a dark relish, although it certainly adds to the flavor. Makes about 5 pints.

Avocado, Star Fruit and Wilted Spinach Salad

• 1 tablespoon peanut or corn oil


• 1 teaspoon ground cumin


• 2 tablespoons chopped red onion


• 1/3 cup Japanese rice wine vinegar


• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar


• 1 teaspoon soy sauce


• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes


• 1 pound fresh spinach, stemmed, washed and dried


• 2 star fruit, thinly sliced


• 1 avocado, peeled and sliced

In small, heavy skillet heat oil over medium heat, stir in cumin and cook for 30 seconds. Add onions and cook, stirring, until soft, about 2 minutes. Add vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce and red pepper flakes, stirring to mix well. In large bowl toss spinach with 3 tablespoons of warm dressing. Divide among 4 plates, arrange star fruit and avocado slices over top and drizzle with remaining dressing.

Star Fruit Sampler with Cranberry Coulis

Coulis:

• 1 pound cranberries, rinsed


• 2 cups water


• 2 cups sugar


• 1/4 cup grand marnier


• grated zest of one orange


• 2 whole star fruit, washed and sliced


• 1 large mango, peeled and sliced


• 2 kiwi, peeled and sliced


• mint and coconut to garnish


• 8 ounces mascarpone cheese

Coulis: Simmer cranberries with water and sugar in a medium size saucepan over medium heat about 10 minutes or until skins pop. Puree berries and juice in processor or blender. Remove and strain liquid over medium size bowl. Stir in grand marnier and grated orange zest. Refrigerate for one hour. Remove from refrigerator and divide sauce among six dessert plates. Arrange slices of star fruit, mango and kiwi on top. Garnish with fresh mint and coconut. Serve with a dollop of mascarpone cheese.

Star Fruit Soup

• 2 chicken drumsticks


• 1 star fruit, sliced


• 1 teaspoon lemon grass


• 1 teaspoon kaffir lime leaves, shredded


• 4 ounces shallots, chopped


• 4 cups chicken stock


• 2 teaspoons small tomatoes


• 1 ounce fish sauce


• 1 ounce black soya sauce


• 1 ounce white soya sauce


• 2 teaspoons coriander, chopped


• 1 red chilli, shredded

Place the chicken stock in a saucepan and boil the drumsticks until tender. Add black and white soya sauce to taste. Put sliced star fruit, shallots, tomatoes, lemon grass and shredded kaffir lime leaves in the pan and season with fish sauce to taste. Cook further 5 minutes. To serve: Pour into one large or two individual bowls and decorate with coriander and red chilli. Serve warm or hot.