Healthy Blue Cheese Dressing

Name: Healthy Blue Cheese Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1/2 cup.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon 2% milk; 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/8 teaspoon ground mustard; 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese; Salad greens

Enjoy the rich, full-bodied flavor of blue cheese dressing without the guilt in this recipe from Carolyn Steele of Marathon Shores, Florida. Thanks to fat-free mayonnaise, the taste isn't compromised, but the calories are.

Ingredients

1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1 tablespoon 2% milk
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
Salad greens

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients; blend until smooth. Add blue cheese; mix well. Serve over greens. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 21 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 147mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Blue Cheese Dressing in Cooking for 2 Summer 2008