Skinny Kitchen’s Creamy Italian Dressing (17 calories a tablespoon)

By CarolineNGa

Ingredients

• 1 cup The Best Skinny Ranch Dressing (3 Ingredients)
• 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated, see food facts
• 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 small clove garlic, minced

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from skinnykitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Prepare the skinny ranch dressing. You don’t need to refrigerate it before making this dressing.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup of ranch dressing and all the ingredients. Mix until well blended.

3. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to thicken and blend flavors.

Makes 1¼ cups (20 Tablespoons total)

A variety of Italian dressing, known as Creamy Italian, consists of the same ingredients in an Italian vinaigrette but with buttermilk or mayonnaise added to make it creamy.

Grated Parmesan cheese is the type that comes in a container in the cheese section. It looks like saw dust as opposed to shredded cheese.


Serving Tips
This dressing is great tossed in salads, pasta salad, potato salad or as a dip for veggies and artichokes. It’s even a wonderful spread for sandwiches like turkey or roast beef. The possibilities are endless.

Weight Watchers (old points) 1
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 1 (It’s still 1 point for 2 tablespoons)

SKINNY FACTS: for 1 tablespoon
17 cal, 1g fat, 2mg chol, 1g prot, 2g carbs, 0g fiber, 98mg sod, 0g sugar