Recipe Makeover - 4: Sauces, Salad Dressings & Gravies Tips
1. To thicken sauces and gravies without lumping, eliminate fat and instead mix cornstarch or flour with a small amount of cold liquid. Stir this mixture slowly into the hot liquid you want to thicken and bring it to boil.
2. Use reduced-fat Sour cream or reduced-fat Mayonnaise.
Regular Mayonnaise: 1 Cup: 920 Calories, Reduced-Fat Mayonnaise: 760 Calories
3. Chill soup, gravies and stews and remove hardened fat. Reheat to serve.
4. Use low-fat or non-fat yogurt, butter milk or blended cottage cheese to replace regular sour cream or mayonnaise for sauces, dips and salad dressings.
5. If a sauce made with yogurt is to be heated, add 1 tablespoon cornstarch to prevent separation.
6. Try non-cream dressing recipes.
7. Try lemon juice or vinegar for lower-calorie dressings.
8. In salad dressings, decrease the proportion of oil. Try 1/3rd oil to 2/3rd vinegar.
1 Cup Oil = 1900 Calories , 1/3rd of a Cup Oil + 2/3rd of a Cup Vinegar = 650 Calories (1 Cup Vinegar = 40 Calories.)
The Recipe Makeover Series:
- Part 1: Getting Started
- Part 2: General Cooking Tips
- Part 3: Baking Tips
- Part 4: Sauces, Salad Dressings & Gravies Tips
- Part 5: Better Options - Quick Comparison Chart
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