How to Mix Homemade Diabetic Salad Dressings

Specialty salad dressings for someone who has to follow a diabetic or low calorie diet can be costly. You can save money and stretch your food dollars by making your own. Not only will you save money, but your dressings will be more fresh and you will not need to include artificial ingredients or preservatives such as MSG. Once you try the dressings in the article, why not experiment with the basic ingredients, then make your own House Blend? If you are delighted with the results, why not make to give as Christmas gifts in a pretty bottle decorated with the recipe and a pretty bow?

Instructions

• 1

  French Dressing, Version 1

  In a two cup jar with a screw top lid, combine:

  1/2 cup Wesson oil
  1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  1 teaspoon salt
  1/2 teaspoon Hungarian or Spanish paprika
  Artificial sweetener to equal the equivalent of 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
  1/2 cup catsup or tomato sauce
  1/2 cup grated sweet Vidalia onion

  Shake well to blend and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving to marry flavors. Store in refrigerator for up to six months.

• 2

  French Dressing, Version 2

  In a medium sized mixing bowl combine:

  1 can low fat, low sodium tomato soup. Do not dilute.
  1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  2 tablespoons grated sweet Vidalia onion
  1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
  1 clove garlic, minced
  1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  1/4 teaspoon large grind black pepper
  Artificial sweetener to taste

  Mix ingredients using a wire whisk until well blended. Pour into a screw top two cup jar or bottle and refrigerate for at least one hour to marry flavors before serving. Store in refrigerator for up to six months.

• 3

  Creamy Garlic Dressing

  In a small mixing bowl combine first three ingredients and blend with wire whisk.

  1 cup reduced fat sour cream or yogurt
  1/2 cup reduced fat mayonnaise
  1/4 to 1/3 cup low fat milk

  Add the following ingredients to the sour cream or yogurt mixture and blend well with spoon.

  2 green onions, chopped
  2 garlic cloves, minced
  1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  Artificial sweetener to equal the equivalent of 1 to 2 TBS sugar

  Pour into a screw top two cup jar or bottle and refrigerate for at least one hour to marry flavors before serving. Store in refrigerator for up to six months.