Creamy Balsamic Dressing

Creamy Balsamic Dressing

this I stumbled upon on pinterest:  http://www.mylifeasamrs.com/2012/03/kitchen-sink-chopped-salad-with-creamy-balsamic-dressing.html  from my life as a Mrs. blog....I made just a few changes...recipe as I did it posted below.  It was delicious...a great way to store it is in a mason jar, because you can shake it up before serving.  It makes almost a full mason jar and is absolutely delicious!!!  I served it over a very simple salad of baby greens, grape tomatoes, radicchio, crumbled blue cheese and toasted sliced almonds.  Try it!!!!

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic, crushed (orig 4 cloves grated)
3 Tbsp low fat mayo (orig full fat...you won't miss it!)
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 Tbsp sugar
a few shakes Morton seasoned salt (I used this bc the original Morton's seasoning I could not find)
1 and 1/2 tsp sea salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
1/2 Cup balsamic vinegar
3/4 Cup Olive oil
1 Tbsp fat free half and half (I added)

combine all ingredients in a bowl and use immersion blender to emulsify or throw all ingredients in a blender/food processor to blend til smooth.

Orange Vinaigrette

so the original recipe was from Giada De Laurentis....my aunt made it at Christmas....such a great dressing...so light and tasty...AND easy! I made a few adjustments. I served this over baby arugula with crumbled blue cheese and honey roasted almonds.

Orange Vinaigrette

zest and juice of two oranges
2 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar (can sub regular Balsamic Vinegar)
1 squirt balsamic glaze
2 Tbsp honey
1 small shallot, chopped
3/4 tsp sea salt
3/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
3/4 C extra virgin olive oil

add all ingredients to a blender (I used the magic bullet) and emulsify...easy as that!

low fat buttermilk blue cheese dressing

This was really great. I had leftover buttermilk from the irish soda bread that I made, and I hate to waste food....so I found a recipe on http://www.allrecipes.com/ for "The Best Blue Cheese Recipe" found here:
so I used low fat ingredients, a little bit more blue cheese and also used apple cider vinegar instead of white wine vin. It was so great---best if chilled for a couple of hours. You will never know it is healthy!!!!! Ill post a picture soon.

Low Fat Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

2 and 1/2 Tbsp crumbled blue cheese (heaping tablespoons)
3 T low fat buttermilk
3 T low fat sour cream
2 T light mayo (only Helmann's)
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp garlic powder (I will use more next time)
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together in food processor or blender until blended. I used my magic bullet and it worked great! I put lots of fresh ground pepper. mmmmmmmmm!