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.

The dressing recipe I forgot to post!

I could have sworn that I'd posted this recipe on here a long time ago but when I searched for it, it was nowhere to be found!

This recipe came from our all time favorite barbeque restaurant.  We miss eating Ben's great ribs and chopped beef!

If you like ranch dressing, you'll enjoy this.

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.