Creamy Ranch Dressing (Minus 145 Calories and 17 Grams of Fat)

BEFORE
Traditional Ranch Dressing
Calories: 170
Fat: 18g
Saturated Fat: 3g

AFTER
Cook’s Country Low-Fat Ranch Dressing
Calories: 25
Fat: 1g
Saturated Fat: 0g

HOW WE GOT THERE

• Research recipes’ imaginative ingredient substitutes taught us the dangers of that approach. (Swapping the mayonnaise for a mixture of cottage cheese and apple juice concentrate? Tasted as bad as it sounds.) So we found more conventional alternatives, like reduced-fat mayo and low-fat plain yogurt.
• Once we had our creamy base, we used potent ingredients like cilantro, dill, and garlic to lend our dressing pungency and depth.

Want to try it for yourself? Check out our Low-Fat Ranch Dressing recipe for free through February 21, 2012.