Some people love salad and scarf down the veggies with cries of \u201cYum!\u201d\u00a0 Others of us think salad is something to eat salad dressing on.\u00a0That\u2019s not good, because salad dressing tends to be heavily laden with bad stuff, like high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, and, oh yes, calories.\u00a0So I was delighted to come across a homemade ranch dressing that is high in protein and low glycemic.\u00a0 The only trouble was that it called for a pre-prepared ranch dressing seasoning mix. These mixes are convenient, but tend to have ingredients we don’t want, like MSG, maltodextrin, and unpronounceable stuff. (If you can\u2019t pronounce it, think twice before you eat it!) \u00a0 But not to worry!\u00a0 I also found a recipe for a homemade version of the mix.\u00a0 \u00a0 Here is the seasoning recipe, followed by the dressing recipe.<\/p>\n
Ranch dressing mix:<\/p>\n
2 Tbsp. dried parsley<\/p>\n
1 tsp. dried dill<\/p>\n
1 tsp. garlic powder<\/p>\n
1 tsp. onion powder<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp. dried basil<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp. pepper<\/p>\n
Mix those together and you are ready for the dressing recipe:<\/p>\n
1 Cup Cottage Cheese<\/p>\n
3-4 tsp. Ranch Dressing mix<\/p>\n
1\/4 C. water (or milk if you prefer) add more water if the consistency is too thick for your liking.<\/p>\n
Add ingredients to blender and blend until smooth<\/p>\n
This has around 50 calories per 1\/4 cup as opposed to 150 in two TBSP. of the bottled variety.\u00a0 Cottage cheese has a glycemic index of 0 — so this looks all good.\u00a0 Pour it on your veggies and enjoy!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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