Creamy Southwest Dressing
- 24 ounces cottage cheese, low fat
- 16 ounces salsa of your choice (I used medium heat)
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp ground chipotle (this is totally optional…smoked Spanish paprika is another option)
- 1 tsp Frank's hot sauce
- salt to taste
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Put all of the ingredients into a 4 cup glass measuring cup or larger and blend until smooth with an immersion blender OR use a regular blender.
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Taste for seasonings and add additional if needed.
This makes a FULL quart and a mason jar works great for storing!
Remember to make it your OWN…experiment with spices!
This quick 5 minute video might give you an idea or two on making salad and a healthy twist on dressing!
The dressing I make in the video has an Asian twist and the recipe here is full of Southwest flavor…
What’s your favorite salad and do you have a “go to” dressing you love?
I’d love to know!
I never thought of cottage cheese for dressing. I don’t have a hand blender like that, but I do have a food processor that would probably work!!
Yes it should…put an immersion blender on your Wish List!
Have a Tip for you! Norwex Counter Cloth is PERFECT to put in salad ingredients to extend the shelf life. I’ve had spinach lasting way past its shelf life just by simply placing the Counter Cloth in with the produce. I purchased this spinach on 3/21 and it’s still great
Judi Neu Willem thank u for this tip!!!!
Titan peeler? Liz, is that your favorite peeler and julienne slicer?
Daniel Ritz they are both Titan in a 2 pack…they are awesome!
Mmm….cilantro is the best! I have those same peeler tools Liz Geeslin!
Sounds delish!! Everything I love in my salad. I must tell you, after getting a bottle of Green Dagon hot sauce that you told us about, I shared some with some of my neighbors here in my little complex, and now a bunch of them are hooked. I think Trade Joe’s is now having a run on Green Dragon Hot Sauce
Ann Cash I love this!!!
I prefer to drink my greens.
Willing to try things though
I like to use my Vitamix to wet chop cabbage and carrots.
Like your videos Liz, informative and to.the point.
You make the best videos ! Love this salad and dressing ! Have you ever created a ranch type dressing with the cottage cheese ?
Amy Elliott Elberfeld I will play with that!
Yummy!
No. I’m donut dumb
Glad that I am not the only one who has their food talk to them. “Mendi come eat me.” Ha
I so love your videos!!!
Mendi Funk it does right! I miss u…we need to get together!
Yes we do!
Penny Pippenger- Foster here’s where I make the Sriracha dressing!
Love this, would never thought to use cottage cheese. Can’t wait to try it. Not a saracha fan, any other suggestions
Janice Ruiz Frank’s Red Hot!!!
Liz Geeslin thx
Fabulous idea on the dressing! Can’t wait to try it
Penny Pippenger- Foster you will love!