Name: Low-Fat Blue Cheese Dressing
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt; 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise; 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese; 2 tablespoons water; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 garlic clove , grated; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Why This Recipe Works

Most creamy low-fat dressings taste like the plastic they’re bottled in. For our fresh-tasting alternative, we used reduced-fat mayonnaise and low-fat plain yogurt. The stronger the cheese we selected, the less of it we had to use, so we chose a strong blue cheese like Roquefort or Stilton in our Low-Fat Blue Cheese Dressing recipe.

Traditional blue cheese dressing has 130 calories, 13 grams of fat, and 2.5 grams of saturated fat per 2-tablespoon serving. Our Low-Fat Blue Cheese Dressing has 35 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, and 1 gram of saturated fat per 2-tablespoon serving.

Before You Begin

Each 2-tablespoon serving of these dressings should be tossed with 2 cups of sturdy, leafy greens. For the most flavor, use a pungent blue cheese like Roquefort or Stilton.

Instructions

Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth. Dressing can be refrigerated for up to 4 days.