"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> James wrote to sf on Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:49:58 GMT:
>
>>>> I went to Miracle Whip--Free, in the same manner going from
>>>> whole milk to fat-free milk.
>>>>
>>>> Hellmans still holds a place in my heart AND veins.
>
>>> Hubby is buying fat free mayo now for the same reason. I
>>> didn't like mayonnaise to begin with (although it has it's
>>> place in tuna sandwiches, potato salad and deviled eggs) and
>>> now this glop. Ugh.
>
>> For various medical reasons I eat a low to no fat diet. When I started
>> it many years ago, a lot of things like no-fat milk tasted pretty awful
>> but I quickly got used to them and I
>> actually dislike regular milk now. I use no-fat mayonnaise
>> quite successfully to make things like tartar sauce, Russian
>> dressing and tuna salad but I never really liked mayonnaise as
>> a sandwich spread. Combinations of no-fat mayo, yoghurt and
>> sour cream can be used to make fish sauces and no-fat yoghurt makes a
>> pretty good Indian Raita.
>
> To add another no-fat recipe, various Salsas mixed with no-fat sour cream
> are quite good salad dressings.
>
>
I often use fat free yogurt for a salad dressing base, I think it has a
better dressing consistancy than sour cream; mix well with citrus juice and
honey, add herbs/spices of choice.