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Make Your Own Salad Dressings (and They Are Also Diabetic Friendly!)
By Linda Carol Wilson
Impress your family and friends with your own homemade salad dressings. No matter how perfect your lettuce and other ingredients, the dressing can make or break your salad. If you are looking for something different, you might want to try one of these dressings. And you can always take the basic recipe, add or subtract ingredients to make a recipe your very own. Here are two French Dressing options; No Oil French or French Dressing Made With Catsup. All of these recipes can work with the diabetics diet!
This first recipe is from my vintage recipe collection. It is from an old Midwestern Church Cookbook.
HOMEMADE FRENCH DRESSING MADE WITH CATSUP
1/2 cup salad oil
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika (scant)
1/2 cup sugar*
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 medium onion, grated
juice of 1/2 lemon
Put all ingredients in a pint jar and shake well. Will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator.
*For diabetics replace the sugar with Splenda granular and you have your own homemade diabetic salad dressing.
NO OIL FRENCH DRESSING
1 can (10 3/4 oz) reduced-fat, reduced sodium tomato soup, undiluted
1/3 cup Splenda granular*
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp grated onion
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp pepper
In a bowl, using a whisk, combine all ingredients until well blended. Store left over dressing in a jar in the refrigerator. Shake or mix well before using.
*Sugar may be substituted for the Splenda.
CREAMY GARLIC SALAD DRESSING
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/3 cup skim milk
2 tsp SPLENDA
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, milk and SPLENDA. Stir in the onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and place in refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
Enjoy!
For more of Linda's recipes and diabetic information go to http://diabeticenjoyingfood.squarespace.com
For her vintage recipes, visit http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com
