Dressing is a must-have seasoning for summer salads, but it can quickly send our dish’s calorie count skyrocketing. Discover the right reflex to take to make it less caloric but even more delicious.
It is one of those foods that constitute “liquid calories” such as certain drinks such as sodas or wines: Vinaigrette is a staple of summer meals that it is better to choose carefully if you do not want it to make you fat. Made with oil, vinegar, herbs, salt and pepper, and sometimes even fresh cream or mustard, do not overdo it at the risk of gaining weight because it can be high in calories. Fortunately, as the time comes to consume more and more salads, there are simple but super effective tips to lighten it and make it low calorie.
As reminded Jean-Michel Cohen, nutritionist and weight loss expertwe can already dilute the recipe for our vinaigrette by adding a little water to reduce the amount of fat (oil) it contains or replace the fresh cream of a vinaigrette with white yogurt, but they are far from being the tastiest solutions to enhance your dishes. “Me, what I find very clever is to do now citrus vinaigrettes” he explains in a video posted on his official Facebook page. It is therefore enough to take advantage of the juice of the citrus fruits to make a dietetic vinaigrette, reduced in calories. A good idea to steal from him. Rest assured, this does not mean that you will have to settle for a simple drizzle of lemon juice as you may already do when you prepare homemade grated carrots and season them. The nutritionist assures him, “one can invent a thousand kinds of vinaigrettes” with this slimming tip dedicated to seasoning.
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How to make a slimming vinaigrette with citrus juice?
Rich in vitamin C and therefore in antioxidants, citrus juice is also a slimming ally of our mixed salads because it is low in calories. Much tastier than water, it gives pep to your salads and its taste easily combines with that of the different vegetables, cheeses, and herbs that you put in your salads. Lemon, orange, grapefruit, lime, yuzu… There are many citrus juices to vary the pleasures on the plate. Do not hesitate to mix them together before salting, peppering and spicing your light vinaigrette. Some are also delicious with a hint of mustard.
Where can I find a ready-made citrus vinaigrette?
For those who like the practicality of industrial vinaigrettes, Jean-Michel Cohen recommends the Orante vinaigrette that can be found in supermarkets for less than 5 euros. This citrus vinaigrette made by a great cook from France is now industrialized so as to keep better. Even though she’s ready “it contains almost no calories” assures the nutritionist.