ideas for salad dressings?

[Darby]

My blender died and I'm in the process of researching which one I want to buy next.

Unfortunately most of the fat-free dressings I've found require a blender, so does anyone have any ideas for tasty dressings or toppings for salads?

I tried eating the salads plain, but I found myself not eating as much salad, and that's usually how I get the bulk of my veggies.

So any ideas would be great, and also if anyone has a recommendation for a blender, that would be great too! I'm leaning towards the Cuisinart blender/food processor.

Thanks,
Darby

[Puddy]

I really like chunky salsa on top of a salad.

[S B]

I love RIPE red/pink grapefruit sections cut into medium-sized chunks mixed with a salad of shredded greens and carrots. The juice from the grapefruit moistens and flavors the greens with a nice grapefruit flavor (like a dressing) and the flavor of the greens keep the grapefruit taste from being too strong. However, grapefruit that is not ripe will not taste as good. You could mix a pinch of sugar in the not quite ripe grapefruit chunks, if needed.

I also like to put little slices of melon (like cantaloupe) or slices of papaya into a salad -- and, again, the juice that bleeds from the pieces of fruit moisten and flavor the salad.

[KareninTN]

My current favorite is Mary's Grainy Mustard Dressing from the August 2006 newsletter. Actually, I leave out the soy sauce to keep sodium lower and it still tastes great. Put ingredients in a jar and shake it up.

karenturtle

[Darby]

You guys are brilliant. I am so uncreative in the kitchen and having people like you to help me will keep me McDougalling! Thanks again!

Darby

[Sunny]

As a kid growing up whenever my parents had a dinner party they would serve shrimp cocktail, I did not care about the shrimp part, when all the
shrimp was gone I would eat the lettuce it was laying on with the cocktail sauce. Now I make my own with ketchup and horseradish, mix together and eat.

[veggiecat]

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