I'm always trying to make lighter salad dressings. Recently, I learned the trick of using water and cornstarch to replace most of the oil in dressing recipes. This version is much healthier and soo yummy!

Healthier Poppy Seed Salad Dressing for 2

water

cider vinegar

white sugar

olive oil

cornstarch

salt

onion powder

mustard powder

poppy seeds

Mix water, vinegar, sugar, olive oil, cornstarch, salt, onion powder, mustard powder, and poppy seeds in a saucepan. Bring mixture to boil; cook, whisking constantly, until dressing is thickened, 30 seconds. Remove from heat and cool.n


Only used this as a guide line.  Used balsamic vinegar, splenda, sesame oil, sesame seeds and no salt.  Added to strawberry spinach salad.  It worked for a low calorie salad

News flash - since when is cornstarch and water healthier than lovely olive oil?  The answer is -- never! Somehow we got conned into thinking fats were bad for us. Not true.  Olive oil may have more calories, but it's also got Omega 3 fats.  Cornstarch adds useless, nutrition-free carbs. 

Just make this dressing using olive oil without the substitution and see how much more wonderful it is!

I liked this enough to try it again, only next time, I want to try regular vinegar instead of cider vinegar. The cider made it entirely too tart and tangy for me.

I thought this was delicious and I love that there is so little oil! After reading the reviews I added a generous drizzle of agave to balance the tartness. Otherwise, I made it exactly as written. This paired perfectly with the berry salad I made.

This is a nice poppy seed dressing, but just a little tangy for us, and we like the taste of vinegar.  I made it to use on 'Outrageously Good Holiday Salad' from AR.  I will use this recipe again as it is the perfect amount for 2 people, although I will use a different vinegar or just cut the cider vinegar down to 2 tablespoons.

I loved this dressing!  It had a nice tart flavor and I can't wait to make it again!

I really liked this but hubs thought that it was just ok.  I made one change, I used apple cider vinegar as that's all that I had. This is best with lots of green onions, they really compliment the dressing.  I will probably make this again as I did enjoy it. Thanks for sharing.

healthier poppy seed salad dressing for 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Servings: 2

Cost: $18.66 /serving

Author : ctchaparian

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