Low Calorie Salad Dressings

Make a salad into a main meal with all the different ingredients available and gain extra portions towards your 5 a day quota. Be adventurous with colour, flavours and textures. What salad would be complete without a dressing to enhance the flavour? Forget heaps of mayonnaise, there are low calorie alternatives…

Garlic and Herb Dressing, Reduced Calorie, Hellman's Light*

This delicious dressing had an excellent taste which complimented the salad perfectly. The garlic flavour enhanced the ingredients whilst not overpowering them. A perfect substitute for high calorie mayonnaise. It also makes a great dip!

	Per Serving (10ml)	Per 100ml
CALORIES	23.3kcal	233kcal
FAT	1.9g	19.3g

Five Herb Salad Dressing, Better for You, Morrison's*

Appearance could be off putting - lots of herbs in what looks a bit like clear jelly. However, when tasted fears subsided. A lovely light taste which brought out the flavours in sweetcorn, carrot, asparagus alike!

	Per Serving (10ml)	Per 100ml
CALORIES	4.5kcal	45kcal
FAT	0.0g	0.0g

Classic French Vinaigrette, Get Dressed, Kraft*

Looked attractive and enhanced the appearance of the salad. A good tangy, herby taste. A worthwhile purchase.

	Per Serving (10ml)	Per 100ml
CALORIES	3.9kcal	39kcal
FAT	0.0g	0.0g

Creamy Dressing, Waistline, Crosse & Blackwell*

This was deemed by all a "poor man's salad cream". Heavy and extremely thick it lacked texture and flavour.

	Per Serving (10ml)	Per 100ml
CALORIES	12.0kcal	120kcal
FAT	0.6g	6.3g

Vinaigrette Dressing, BGTY, Sainsbury's*

A "suspect" colour did not tempt us. A very non descriptive, almost watered down vinegar taste. Did nothing for the salad..

	Per Serving (10ml)	Per 100ml
CALORIES	2.3kcal	23kcal
FAT	0.01g	0.1g

Californian Tomato Dressing, Virtually Fat Free, EPC*

Suggested as a dressing for salads or a sauce for pasta this was deemed by 100% not suitable as a dressing for salads. One of our panel even suggested it tasted like something the dentist would give you to rinse your mouth! Very strong tomato / vinegar taste – very overpowering!

	Per Serving (10ml)	Per 100ml
CALORIES	7.6kcal	76kcal
FAT	0.04g	0.4g

†Retailer's Recommended Portion Size

Conclusion

We always warn that sauces and dressings heaped over salads and vegetables can unwittingly load on the calories. A careful look around the supermarket can lead to some wise choices. Our low calorie dressings (both creamy and vinaigrettes) are better choices than thick mayonnaise or salad creams. Hellmann's Light and Morrisons led the way to encourage a tasty salad meal. Give them a try!

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2008 Edition

Low Calorie Salad Dressings

Garlic and Herb Dressing, Reduced Calorie, Hellman's Light*

Per Serving (10ml)

Per 100ml

CALORIES

23.3kcal

233kcal

FAT

1.9g

19.3g

Five Herb Salad Dressing, Better for You, Morrison's*

Per Serving (10ml)

Per 100ml

CALORIES

4.5kcal

45kcal

FAT

0.0g

0.0g

Classic French Vinaigrette, Get Dressed, Kraft*

Per Serving (10ml)

Per 100ml

CALORIES

3.9kcal

39kcal

FAT

0.0g

0.0g

Creamy Dressing, Waistline, Crosse & Blackwell*

Per Serving (10ml)

Per 100ml

CALORIES

12.0kcal

120kcal

FAT

0.6g

6.3g

Vinaigrette Dressing, BGTY, Sainsbury's*

Per Serving (10ml)

Per 100ml

CALORIES

2.3kcal

23kcal

FAT

0.01g

0.1g

Californian Tomato Dressing, Virtually Fat Free, EPC*

Per Serving (10ml)

Per 100ml

CALORIES

7.6kcal

76kcal

FAT

0.04g

0.4g

†Retailer's Recommended Portion Size

Conclusion

Published: 16/03/2007