Healthy Fruit Salad Dressings Add Fun and Flavor Fresh fruit makes a natural and delicious addition to most any healthy eating plan, and fruit salad is one of the best ways to incorporate a wide variety of fruit into your diet. One of the best ways to keep fruit salad interesting is to add a creamy, flavorful dressing. But how to make a dressing that isnt high in fat and calories? Its easy if you use tofu! When blended thoroughly, tofu takes on a creamy consistency which makes an ideal base for dressings and sauces. Use the soft or silken variety of tofu, and process it until completely smooth in a blender or food processor. Here are a few tofu-based fruit salad dressings which are sure to tempt your palate and liven up your fruit salads. Sweet and Sour Fruit Salad Dressing Ingredients: 1/2 cup soft or silken tofu 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1/3 cup honey, sugar, or artificial sweetener 1/4 cup oil 2 Tbsp. minced onion, fresh or dried 2 Tbsp. poppy seed 1 tsp. dry mustard 1 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp. paprika Combine all in a blender or food processor and process until smooth and creamy. Makes about 2 cups, at about 32 calories per tablespoon serving, or less if artificial sweetener is used. Sweet Delight Fruit Salad Dressing Ingredients: 1/2 lb. soft or silken tofu, mashed to loosen 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup honey, sugar, or artificial sweetener 2 Tbsp. oil 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/4 tsp. salt Combine all in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Makes about 1 3/4 cups, at about 24 calories per tablespoon serving, or less if artificial sweetener is used. Mock Sour Cream Dressing Ingredients: 1/2 lb. soft or silken tofu 2 Tbsp. oil 1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 1/2 tsp. artificial sweetener 1/2 tsp. salt Combine all in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Makes about 1 cup, at about 25 calories per tablespoon serving. Versatile Tofu Dressing Ingredients: 1/2 lb. soft or silken tofu 2 Tbsp. oil 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp. artificial sweetener 1/4 tsp. salt Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Makes about 1 1/2 cups, at about 20 calories per tablespoon serving. Love healthy, delicious desserts and sweet snacks? Check out my posts on low-sugar desserts for diabetics and sugar free candy for diabetics.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 07:00:53 +0000
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