It’s nearly impossible to find a no-oil salad dressing for sale. Many say they are fat-free, but contain ingredients like this Ranch: Water, Corn Syrup, Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Whey (from Milk*), Salt, Modified Food Starch, contains less than 2% of Garlic Juice, Onion Juice, Soybean Oil*, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate and Calcium Disodium EDTA as Preservatives, Artificial Color, Phosphoric Acid, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Natural Flavor, Dried Parsley, Dried Green Onions, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Spice, Caramel Color, Yellow 5.*Trivial Source of Fat and Cholesterol.
No thank you!
Here are ingredients for four different salad dressings that are absolutely delicious. They would also make a nice dip or sauce. The strawberry vinaigrette is non-fat, but the others are not since they contain avocado, tofu, or walnuts, which all have healthy fats.
For each recipe, the instructions are the same: blend. Use a food processor, an immersion blender, or a regular blender. You could probably even use a fork.
Four No-Oil Salad Dressings
Equipment
- blender or food processor
Ingredients
Avocado Herb Dressing – makes about 1 cup
- 1 avocado peeled and pitted
- 5 large basil leaves chopped
- 1/4 cup chives loosely packed
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/4 red onion chopped
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
Agave Mustard – makes 1 cup
- 1/3 cup silken tofu
- 1/3 cup stone ground mustard
- 1/4 cup agave syrup
- 1 pinch salt or to taste
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper or to taste
Strawberry Vinaigrette – makes about ½ cup
- 8 large strawberries
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup agave syrup
- 1 pinch black pepper freshly ground
Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s Walnut Vinaigrette – makes about 1 cup
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup cup water
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme
- 1/4 cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- To make one of these dressings, add the ingredients to a blender or food processor and puree.