Sugar Free Salad Dressing

Any decent salad needs a good sauce, and my sugar free salad dressing is so versatile that it can pep up almost every type of salad. Moreover, you can even use the sugar free salad dressing as sandwich dressing!

The garlic and herbal flavours make this sugar free salad dressing a tasty alternative to plain mayonnaise. It's ideal for a summer barbecue in the garden, where you can use it with salad or even baked potatoes. In addition, sugar free salad dressing is very simple to prepare. In only a few minutes, you will have your very own homemade sugar free salad dressing that is miles beyond the typical store bought ones. You can even tweak if with different kind of herbs and spices, depending what you are going to use the sugar free salad dressing for.

There is a lot of fun and many good meals to be had with just this simple recipe. It is a great addition for plain, green salads, and also for more sophisticated dishes like this shredded rainbow salad. Lastly, my favourite part is that you can eat any green, leafy salad totally guilt-free if you're on a ketogenic diet!

sugar free salad dressing recipe

My recipe for sugar free salad dressing is simple. Once you have tried it, you will probably wonder why you settled for the store bought kind before. You only need a few ingredients to make this sauce come together. The base consists of mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk. The rest is simply flavouring. For this dressing I decided to stick to classic flavours, using garlic and herbs. When it comes to garlic, you need to chop it very finely to not have chunks of garlic in your dressing. Another alternative is to crush the garlic using a garlic press.

By doing so it will be easier to get a smooth salad dressing. I recently found this cool garlic press, which is easy to use, and not to mention easy to clean. Moreover, you don’t even have to peel the garlic cloves.

As you can see, I 've used an ordinary whisk for whisking the garlic in.  I found an even better one - one that is much easier to clean. For instance, take a look at this:

• Silicone Whisk Set of 3 - it's perfect for baking recipe too

salad dressing types

As versatile as this dressing is, I have been experimenting with other types of salad dressings as well. Take for example my Marie rose sauce. An excellent dressing for prawn cocktails or a shrimp salad. You can also try it in a salad that does not involve seafood because it surprisingly works with chicken too! Another popular type of salad dressing is ranch sauce, which is very similar to this sugar free salad dressing. Or try this Mediterranean salad dressing.

The good thing about this recipe is that it can act as a sort of base sauce - a flavour canvas for you to paint on. This time I opted for the classic combination of fresh garlic, dill and parsley, which is perfect for green salad, chicken salad or seafood salad.

Depending on what you a using the sugar free salad dressing for, you can tweak the dressing to fit. If for example, you are serving a grilled wreckfish with a green summer salad, simply add some lemon zest in the salad dressing. In this way you make the whole dish more balanced and harmonious.

If you are hosting a big dinner or a barbecue where you need multiple types of sauces, consider getting some little dressing jars to serve them in. Not only does it look good, you can also keep the jars in the fridge for a couple of days. These mini Mason jars would be great for this purpose. 

healthy salad dressing recipe

A big advantage of this salad dressing is that not only is it sugar free it is also gluten-free like this barbecue sauce. With this recipe, you can actually have a fairly healthy salad dressing. Furthermore, since it is flavourful, you won’t need as much of it, as you would with some bland store bought dressing. It is therefore the perfect salad dressing if you are attempting a low carb diet, and yet still want to eat tasty food. This sugar free salad dressing is not only good with salad but also a number of the summer vegetables. Try it with fresh green asparagus, summer cabbage or steamed cauliflower.

It also well with a Mediterranean salad or this salad olivieh recipe.

a salad dressing without sugar or carbs

Even though it is gluten and sugar free, it cannot be entirely fat free. In short, the key is to use low fat mayonnaise and low fat sour cream for the sauce, and then give it flavour by seasoning. You can also add more herbs to make the dressing a bit greener. Especially if served with fish and greens, don’t be afraid to put in some extra dill.

flavour variations for sugar free salad dressing

Once you have done the base sauce, it is time to do the flavouring. If you are not keen on fresh garlic you can omit it. That being said, I recommend you to keep the onion powder as it lends a lovely savoury undertone. Next, when it comes to herbs this is where you can make your mark. For instance, some people don’t like the perfumed smell and flavour of dill and tend to avoid it. If you are one of these people, simply leave out the dill, and add some freshly chopped chives instead. The subtle onion flavour of chives is an excellent addition to the sugar free salad dressing.

You can also use any other herbs that you like to consume regularly. Watercress, for example, is a great addition if you are using the dressing in a chicken salad or the like. Cress and chives are great if you are using the dressing for a potato salad.

use a sandwich dressing

Lastly, if you enjoyed the flavour of this sugar free salad dressing as much as I do, you can start thinking about where else you can use it. One option is to use it as a sandwich dressing. If you do, leave the buttermilk. Once all the other ingredients are mixed, add a little bit of buttermilk at a time and stop when the consistency is right. It shouldn’t be too runny if you want to enjoy it in a sandwich.

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