Yummy Lower-Cal Honey Lime Dressing

Last night I posted a pic of this salad I made on instagram & facebook and you guys asked me for the recipe for the dressing. As always, I threw this recipe together last night without measuring anything – just making it up as I go. If I had to guess, it went a little like this…

1/4 cup fresh lemon or lime juice
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar (or champagne vinegar)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup hellmans 15 calorie light mayo
2 tablespoons honey mustard
2 tablespoons of Stevia (instead of honey)
3/4 tsp salt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
4-5 dashes of cayenne pepper (optional)

Note: This morning I went online and looked at other recipes, just to compare what I did with mainstream recipes. Many recipes called for up to a CUP of honey (ouch on the calories) and up to a CUP of olive oil (double ouch!). I admit, 1/2 cup of olive oil would probably taste better, but is too many calories for me. That’s also why I add the mayo – to thicken it up and richen the taste up, which also helps the dressing stick to the salad better, so less waste.

Here’s what Steve said when he was done eating: “Do you know that roller coaster I really love at Sea World? It’s so fun I don’t want it to end and I’ll happily stand back in line to do it over and over. That’s how I feel about this salad.” So, I guess my lower-cal version did just fine! 🙂