Garlic Salad Dressing -- 1 Smart Point

This is a recipe I developed today to use as a substitute for my favorite, Ben's Dressing.  I love the Ben's recipe but it's too many Smart Points per serving.  At only 1 Smart Point for 2 tablespoons, this is something I can use more often on salads.

Adding some McCormick Perfect Seasoning Salt Free spice mix is another option and adds no additional Smart Points.

I used regular cottage cheese and buttermilk, then added the lite sour cream.  The garlic flavor will intensify as the dressing sits in the fridge, so unless you're a real garlic lover, you may want to reduce the garlic powder by 1/2 teaspoon.

The dressing is not as thick and creamy as the original Ben's recipe; it's a trade off to save fat and calories.  You could reduce the amount of buttermilk to make it a little thicker.

GARLIC DRESSING

12 Smart Points

4 T. = 2 Smart Points

1 cup cottage cheese

½ cup buttermilk

4 T. lite sour cream

1 ½ T. lemon juice

¼ tsp. dry mustard

1 ½ tsp. garlic powder

Mix well.  Store in refrigerator.

Smart Points

Cottage cheese            6

Buttermilk                   2

Lite sour cream           4

This is the original Ben's Dressing recipe that I love.  You can calculate the Smart Points on it based on the brands of ingredients you use.  It was served at a barbeque restaurant that closed several years ago.

Ben’s Salad Dressing

1 cup buttermilk
3 ½ oz. Oil   (1/4 cup or less)
1 pint Mayonnaise
1 T. garlic powder
¼ tsp. Dry mustard
¼ tsp. Salt
¼ tsp. Sugar   (I omit the sugar)
juice of ½ lemon

Mix well with mixer or whisk and chill.