Planning to cut down on excess carbs? Does your diet primarily consist of salads? Are the salads you’re eating increasing your weight rather than reducing it? Well then, we bring you 5 easy-to-make low-calorie salad dressings.
Most salad dressings make you pile up weight through sugars, excess carbohydrates, artificial flavors, and trans fat. The recipes we bring you use natural components and are low in calories but high in taste! Most of the ingredients mentioned should be available at your home. The salad dressing recipes mentioned should be consumed before one week of their preparation, unless they have vinaigrette in the dressing, as then they can last for up to two weeks. So here we go!

Low-fat Greek yogurt ranch dressing
Stuffed with protein and healthy fat, the low-fat Greek yogurt ranch dressing can be used for dipping your favourite vegetables and can be used for all types of salads
Ingredients:
Low fat Greek yogurt (¾ cup)
Garlic powder (one teaspoon) or a clove of garlic (mince it finely)
Dried parsley (one tablespoon) or a quarter cup of fresh parsley (minced)
Onion powder (two teaspoons) or a quarter of a medium sized onion (finely cut)
Dried chives (one tablespoon) or fresh chives (minced – two tablespoons)
Salt (one teaspoon)
Black pepper (¼ teaspoon)
Lemon juice (two tablespoons)
Dijon mustard (two teaspoons)
Buttermilk (half cup)

Method:
Put all the ingredients in a jar.
Shake them till all the ingredients are mixed.
Blend this mixture in a blender/food processor to make it smoother.
Place it in a refrigerator, and it’ll be ready to serve after two hours; that’s it, this recipe takes just five minutes to prepare!

Chile-lime salad dressing
This is another five-minute preparation that has only 90 calories per serving. The Chile-lime salad dressing goes best with tacos, shrimps, and bean salads.

Ingredients:
Lemon juice (four tablespoons)
Zest (three teaspoons)
Red wine vinegar (¼ cup)
Soy sauce and honey (one tablespoon each)
Extra virgin olive oil (⅓ cup)
Garlic powder (one teaspoon) or a clove of garlic (finely minced)
Red pepper flakes (½ teaspoon)
Ground cumin (one teaspoon)
Salt (½ teaspoon)

Method:
Put all the ingredients in a jar.
Shake them till all the ingredients are mixed.
Blend this mixture in a blender/food processor to make it smoother.
Place it in a refrigerator, and your dressing will be ready to be served after two hours…the method of making this salad dressing is almost similar to the method of making the low-fat Greek yogurt ranch dressing.

Honey mustard salad dressing
This tangy and sweet dressing goes great as a salad dressing and as a marinade for chicken, pork or fish.

Ingredients:
Dijon mustard (¼ cup)
Honey (¼ cup)
Apple cider vinegar (¼ cup)
Extra virgin (¼ cup)
Salt to taste (1 teaspoon)
Pepper to taste (¼ teaspoon)

Method:
Take a quarter cup of Dijon mustard with a quarter cup each of honey, apple cider vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil.
Add one teaspoon of salt and a quarter teaspoon of black pepper.
Mix them in the jar and shake well, and your dressing is ready!

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Italian salad dressing
Looking for a dressing for lasagna, pasta, and marinating meat? Then the Italian salad dressing is for you. It’s easy to prepare and serves eight people. With a moderate amount of calories (180 calories per serving), it’s also a healthy option for dipping breadsticks into.

Ingredients:
Red wine vinegar (¼ cup)
Parmesan (finely grated – 3 tablespoons)
Fresh minced parsley (1 tablespoon)
Medium size onion (diced – 2 tablespoons)
Lemon juice (2 tablespoons)
Fresh minced basil (1 tablespoon)
Fresh minced oregano (1 tablespoon)
Finely minced garlic (1 clove)
Honey (1 teaspoon)
Salt (1 teaspoon)
A quarter teaspoon of black pepper

Method:
Put all the ingredients in a jar.
Shake them till all the ingredients are mixed.
Place the jar in a refrigerator and serve this delicious dressing after 2 hours.

Lemon vinaigrette salad dressing
The lemon vinaigrette salad dressing can be used with all kind of vegetables. It can also be used as a tasty marinade for shrimp and meat.
Ingredients:
Red wine vinegar (¼ cup)
Lemon juice (4 tablespoons)
Zest (3 teaspoons)
Extra virgin olive oil (½ cup)
Honey (1 tablespoon)
Salt (1 teaspoon)
Fresh oregano (chopped – 1 tablespoon)
Black pepper (¼ teaspoon)
Finely minced garlic (1 clove)
Dijon mustard (2 tablespoons)

Method:
Put all the ingredients in a jar.
Shake them till all the ingredients are mixed.
Place the jar in a refrigerator and serve after 2 hours; you will love the vibrant flavours of this dressing!