Garden Salad with Creamy Italian Dressing

A garden salad could not be easier or prettier or more versatile.  Add the veggies you enjoy to your salad and serve with Creamy Italian Dressing or Non-Creamy Italian Dressing, page 36 of Low-Carbing Among Friends, volume-1.  The recipe may be doubled, if desired.

CREAMY ITALIAN DRESSING

This is a handy recipe to have on hand.  For a non-creamy Italian Dressing, see Low-Carbing Among Friends, page 36.

¹/₄  cup olive oil (60 mL)

2 tbsp vinegar (30 mL)

2 tbsp mayonnaise (30 mL)

1 tbsp heavy cream (15 mL)

1 tbsp Parmesan cheese (15 mL)

¹/₂ tsp garlic powder (2 mL)

¹/₂ tsp onion powder (2 mL)

¹/₂ tsp salt (2 mL)

¹/₂ tsp black pepper (2 mL)

¹/₈ tsp Worcestershire sauce (0.5 mL)

In blender, combine olive oil, vinegar, mayonnaise, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.

Yield:  1 cup (250 mL)

1 tbsp (15 mL) per serving

74.7 calories

0.4 g protein

8.0 g fat

0.7 g net carbs