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[not2late]

I fiddled with that orange French dressing---the addition of chili powder was no good! But the addition of powdered mustard was good!

[Heidi3]

I fiddled with that orange French dressing---the addition of chili powder was no good! But the addition of powdered mustard was good!

so where is the recipe?

[not2late]

I fiddled with that orange French dressing---the addition of chili powder was no good! But the addition of powdered mustard was good!

so where is the recipe?

Still working on it.

[not2late]

Okay here it is.

Red French Dressing

makes about 1 1/4 cups or 20 one tablespoon servings.

2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons low carb ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup bland tasting oil
1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon dry powdered mustard
Sugar substitute to equal the equivalent of 1/3 cup sugar*.

Mix all ingredients together. Allow it to sit for at least 2 hours to let the flavors develop. Store in refrigerator.

* I used 2 packets of Splenda and liquid saccharin. The liquid saccharin amount was equivalent to 1/4 cup of sugar.

Carb count without sugar substitute:
for entire 1 1/4 cups : 18 total carbs, 2 fiber carbs, net 16
per 1 tablespoon serving: 0.8 net carbs

I used Hunts tomato paste which has 4 net carbs per 2 tablespoons. I also used the Heinz 1 carb ketchup.

If you want to cut down on the number of carbs, you can decrease the amount of vinegar to 1/3 cup. This will reduce the vinegar carbs from 7.2 to 4.3 net carbs. Just add enough water to make up for the volume difference. Cutting the vinegar will also reduce the sweetener amount too.

[not2late]

Just wanted to add...the serving size of 1 tablespoon might seem stingy. But beleive me, the flavor is pretty concentrated. 1 tablespoon dresses 1 1/2 cups of veggies nicely.

A couple of nights ago, I poured a tablespoon on a cooked chicken breast before serving--very good!

I'm thinking if the oil is cut down or left out completely, this will make a pretty good sauce for meatloaf or cocktail meatballs.

[Heidi3]

thanks I am going to try to make it for my son he is a total French Dressing freak!!!...