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Hi, I'm looking for some good starch-free/low-starch salad dressings to buy in the U.S. Thanks!!

Hi - I like creamy blue cheese. I always thought it was too fattening and never was able to enjoy it, but its starch free, so now its all good!

1/4 cup real mayonaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup buttermilk
fresh crumbled blue cheese, as much as you like, at least 1/4 - 1/2 cup
grey sea salt

combine all the ingredients together and let refridgerate for a few hours before using.

I like this on a cobb salad: lettuce, tomato, scallions, avocado, turkey, bacon, and hard boiled eggs.

Hi, you can make a cesaer-type dressing as well:

dollop of real mayo [make sure starch free, I use Best Foods Brand]
splash of vinegar
pepper
small scoop of real minced garlic, or crushed, whatever you have on hand
small bit of mustard, regular or dijon [dijon is best, I think]

Fool around with the amount of ingredients to get a taste that you prefer. Shake it all together in a jar, or whisk it really well. Cool in fridge if you have time, if not just pour it on. It goes great with spinach, or lettuce, with veggies for salad, or any kind of meat as a marinade or a bbq sauce....endless possibilities.

Try it. Oh yeah, don't forget the freshly grated parmesan cheese, yum yum!

Cheers,
Rita

James, 12, Adrian, 10, Elisabeth, 3, my babies!

My salads are either topped with olive oil and vinegar or salsa (Pace brand has never caused me problems).

I make a double recipe of this and keep it in the refrigerator in a closed jar. Keeps well. Pull it out and use it just like the bought stuff. Tastes way better.
Olive Oil & Lemon Dressing
1/2 cup extra virgin cold processed olive oil
juice of 2 lemons
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 ts. salt
1/4 tsp. honey.
Either whisk it all together or make it in the jar and shake it up. Makes about 3/4 cup.

Happy salads!

I've tried "Newman's Own" Olive Oil & Vinegar dressing. It is great - the only ingredient that may be a problem is the vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or canola oil). Other than that all the other ingredients are fine. I don't seem to react to it anyway. You might give it a try.

Thanks,
Tommy

Did I read somewhere that vinegar can possibly aggravate AS?

I think vinegar in moderation is OK... I only use on salads and not excessively. If I do use too much, I think the acidity of vinegar may be detrimental to the PH in the intestines.

Ted (LaMonty) has talked of the benefits quite a bit of apple cider vinegar. May want to search on his posts regarding.

Tim

Interesting! I will have to pick up some of that!

Regarding salad salsa, that is a GREAT idea... never thought of that. Are the peppers OK? My girlfriend recalls reading that peppers are starchy.

Bell peppers or capsicums are not starchy.

Perhaps your girlfriend was thinking of the spice pepper eg black pepper which like all spices, is starchy.

If in doubt, break out the iodine.