Name: Low-Fat Parmesan Peppercorn Dressing
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 8 (Makes about 1 cup)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt; 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise; 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese; 1 garlic clove, grated; 2 tablespoons water; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Why This Recipe Works

Most creamy low-fat dressings taste like the plastic they’re bottled in. For our fresh-tasting alternative, we used reduced-fat mayonnaise and low-fat plain yogurt. The stronger the cheese we selected, the less of it we had to use, so we chose strongly flavored Parmesan in our Low-Fat Parmesan Peppercorn Dressing recipe. Fresh garlic lent our recipe pungency and depth, and lemon juice and Dijon mustard brightened the flavor.