Sauces Without Harming The Figure

Sauces can be prepared from low-calorie ingredients without harming the figure and without harming the taste of the dishes.

Sauces can be prepared from low-calorie ingredients without harming the figure and without harming the taste of the dishes.

The sauce helps emphasize the taste and aroma, decorate the appearance of any dish. But often such sauces are too fatty and high in calories. So, they are not suitable for those who monitor their weight. But there is no need to give up this addition to your culinary masterpiece, if you can learn how to prepare sauces without harming your figure.

Secrets of low-calorie sauces

To add zest to your favorite dish, it is not necessary to use dressing based on mayonnaise, cream, sour cream or other high-calorie components. Sauces without harming the figure can be prepared using the following key ingredients:

• spices, herbs, plants with a spicy smell (for example, pepper, Provence herbs, dill, cilantro, ginger, onion, garlic, mustard);
• products with a sour taste (citrus juice, cranberry juice)
• low-fat fermented milk products (natural yogurt, sour milk, 1% kefir)
• The sweet taste of the sauce will be added by oranges, yogurt, ripe tomatoes, and bell pepper.

The salty taste is obtained thanks to soy sauce and a small amount of salt. Mustard, red and black pepper, onion, vinegar will add spiciness. Acidity will be provided by lemon juice, lime juice, sour berries, kiwi, and fermented milk products.

By mixing the juice or pulp of juicy fruits, vegetables and berries with dairy products or vegetable oil, you can prepare tasty and healthy dressings. Depending on the combination of ingredients, they are suitable for side dishes, main course salads or low-calorie desserts.

Low-calorie seasonings include natural soy sauce. It gives a pleasant piquant taste even to the freshest dietary dishes. To choose a high-quality soy sauce, pay attention to the packaging, color, consistency and label. Real soy sauce comes in glass bottles. There should be no sediment in the bottle.

Pay attention to the composition of the product written on the label. This soy sauce contains soybeans, sugar, wheat, vinegar and salt. In addition, the label of a quality product must indicate the method of production - by natural fermentation.

We bring to your attention several recipes for sauces without harming the figure.

Sauces for vegetable salads

A simple recipe. Mix soy sauce with low-fat yogurt, add lemon juice or a drop of balsamic vinegar to taste and dress the salad.

Mediterranean sauce. You will need 1 tomato, 8-10 olives, a clove of garlic, 2 tbsp. spoons of chopped green onions, 200 g of low-fat yogurt. Chop the vegetables, mix with yogurt, salt and pepper.

Cucumber sauce. 300 g of cucumbers, 1 red sweet onion, 50 g of yogurt, fresh herbs to taste (dill, parsley, cilantro, basil), 1 tbsp. lemon juice (more is possible), salt, black pepper. All ingredients must be mixed.

Low-calorie sauces for hot dishes

Tomato-onion sauce . Take a tomato from which the skin was previously removed, a small bunch of chives (you can replace it with green or onion), 100 g of low-fat yogurt and 2 tbsp. spoons of chopped green leaves (basil, parsley or dill), salt, pepper. Chop the tomato and onion, then mix thoroughly with the other ingredients.

Mushroom sauce. Add a little boiling water to 100 g of chopped dried mushrooms and let it stand until the mushrooms soften slightly. After that, combine the mushrooms with 100 g of low-fat kefir, add salt and pepper and mix. Such a sauce is an excellent seasoning for rice, but it is also suitable for other hot dishes.

"Double pepper". Grind and heat red bell pepper in a pan. Add a little chopped onion, ground red pepper and salt to taste. This simultaneously spicy and delicate sauce is well suited to fish dishes and chicken.

To emphasize the taste of light desserts, prepare fruit and berry sauces.

Combine the ingredients based on your taste and imagination. The main condition is that all components must be low-calorie.