Balsamic-Maple Vinaigrette
 (low fat, low calorie, and low carbohydrate recipe)


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This is one of my favorite salad dressing! It is so easy to make and so good.

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 Balsamic-Maple Vinaigrette

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon Splenda
1 clove garlic, minced
Crushed dried red pepper to taste
2 tablespoons cup extra-virgin olive oil

In a medium bowl or food processor, whisk together balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, water, maple syrup, Splenda, garlic, and red pepper. Add olive oil in a thin stream, whisking until emulsified. Note: By gradually whisking or blending the oil into the vinegar, you create an emulsion (a mixture of two liquids that usually don't combine smoothly).
 

DO NOT OVERDRESS YOUR SALADS - Too much salad dressing will weight down the salad ingredients and mask their flavors. The dressing's role is to highlight not to overpower the salad ingredients. A general rule is 1/4 cup of dressing for 6 cups of greens. As soon as your salad is mixed, taste a leaf to see if there is sufficient dressing. If not, drizzle some more over the salad, a tablespoon at a time; toss and taste again.
 

 

Balsamic-Maple  Vinaigrette- Nutritional Information

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Item Amount Fat Grams Carbohydrates Grams Calories
vinegar, balsamic 1/4 cup 0 2.4 20
soy sauce 1 tablespoon 0 0 0
maple syrup 1 tablespoon 0 16.7 65
Splenda 1 tablespoon 0 0 0
garlic 1 clove 0 1 4
olive oil 2 tablespoons 10 8 240
Recipe Totals 0 28 329

Recipe makes 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) - 1 tablespoon per serving.

Each Serving Totals - .6 Fat Grams, 5.5 carbohydrates, 41 calories