Cooking Mommy: Makeover Spinach Salad Dressing

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Makeover Spinach Salad Dressing

I was looking for a light, sweet dressing I could put on my spinach salad I made the other day. I modifed this dressing a little bit by using dried onion instead of fresh due to what I had on hand. I also ended up adding splenda to it because I felt it wasn't sweet enough. The end result was very yummy. I made my salad with baby spinach, sliced strawberries and blueberries, and it is delicious!

Ingredients
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup splenda
1 small onion, finely chopped OR 4 Tbsp dried minced onion
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup cider vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp canola oil
4 tsp mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Store dressing in refrigerator.

WW points/Calories: 2 Tbsp is only 1 WW point or 56 calories

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.