Salad Dressings

I’ll say right from the start that I’m not a fan of dressings that smell or taste like vinegar and this one does both. It comes in different shaped bottle and the color reminds me of strawberry syrup but unfortunately it does not taste like it. I have not tried many other red wine vinaigrettes but I anticipate that they will all taste similarly but I really can’t imagine that anyone really likes this flavor. I use red wine vinegar a good deal in cooking but I have not tried adding it to a salad but this dressing smells like the bottle I use in cooking and I guess would taste similar to it.

This dressing does have a few things going for it in addition to the fat-free status; it has only 20 calories per serving as well as 0 calories from fat. The total carbs are not terrible at 5g and sugars 5g but it is high in sodium at 590 mg. I guess there are some people who enjoy this type of dressing but I am not one of them and I will not be in a hurry to use this one again. The remainder of my dressing will probably be relegated to being used in cooking.

Taste Rating = 1 bottles
Overall Rating = 2 bottles
Style Category = Vinaigrette
Fat Category = fat free
Calorie Category = low calorie
Nutritional Category = none
Sodium Category = high

This dressing is another one from Walden Farms that unfortunately is not zero calories/zero fat. At first all the dressing from Walden Farm appeared to be zero/zero but now I’m finding more and more that are not. This one, however, is Sugar Free. I would categorize as normal in many ways and does have a little more taste than most of the rest of the WF dressings. The smell is weak and to me, does not even have the smell of balsamic vinegar although it is listed in the ingredients.

The nutrition facts on the label show that this dressing is not too bad for you. It has no saturated fat or trans fat and only 4g of fat overall. It also has no carbs, cholesterol or sugar but it does contain 40 calories per serving and 35 of these calories coming from fat. But I still can’t figure out why Walden Farms can’t seem to make a dressing with much taste. The only one that does (that I have tried) is the Creamy Bacon Dressing and unfortunately the taste is has is not good. This Balsamic dressing is not offensive and definitely not overpowering but you still have to work to find much taste at all. It does have the characteristic look and color of other balsamic vinaigrettes but little of the taste. It is not good but also it is not bad – just “blah”.

Taste Rating = 3 bottles
Overall Rating = 3 bottles
Style Category = Vinaigrette
Fat Category = low
Calorie Category = low
Nutritional Category = none
Sodium Category = med