How Many Weight Watchers Points In A Greek Salad

How Many Weight Watchers Points In A Greek Salad

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I love eating salads…especially Greek salad. The only problem is the dressing can be loaded with fat.

I learned a little trick years ago to lighten up dressing made with oil.

I buy Good Seasons Italian Dressing quite often. It's one of my favorite Italian dressings to make at home. Not only do I use it on salad, but it is also great as a marinade.

I was making the dressing when I happened to notice it said to reduce the fat replace half of the oil with water. I never thought to do that.

It worked great! The dressing still tasted delicious, but had half of the fat. I just had to make sure to shake the bottle really well to mix it up.

I basically use the same concept when making my Greek dressing. Instead of using 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil I use 2 tablespoons of the oil and 2 tablespoons of water.

There is also lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper in the dressing.

One serving of the salad dressing (3 tablespoons) used to be 8 Freestyle points, but it is now only 4 Freestyle points.

I used reduced fat feta cheese to also save points. 1/4 cup is only 2 Freestyle points vs. full fat feta cheese which is 12 Freestyle points. That's a 10 point difference!

The rest of the ingredients I used are 0 point ingredients – tomato, cucumber, garbanzo beans and lettuce. I usually add red onion but I didn't have any.

Another great idea is to add boneless, skinless chicken breasts. It's 0 points and will make your salad even more filling.

This is a salad that I take to work a lot. It travels really well. I just wait until lunch time to add the dressing.

If you're looking for some zero point recipes, check out my post 20 Zero Point Recipes or my post 20 (More) Zero Point Recipes. Both are filled with delicious recipes that won't cost you a single point! They're perfect for days when you're running low on points, or trying to save up points for a night out.

If you're looking for more dessert recipes you can visit 50 Weight Watchers Freestyle Desserts. It's filled with delicious desserts perfect for Weight Watchers!

Yield: 2 servings (5 Freestyle points per serving)

Course: Salad

Keyword: freestyle, weight watchers, WWFreestyle

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• Juice from 1/2 of a lemon
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• 4 cups lettuce, chopped
• 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup garbanzo beans
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup reduced fat feta cheese
• Optional: sliced red onion and boneless, skinless chicken breast

1. In a small bowl mix together the oil, water, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper.

2. In a large bowl add the lettuce, cucumber, garbanzo beans, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese and optional ingredients.

3. Give the salad dressing a good stir and add it to the large bowl.

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How Many Weight Watchers Points In A Greek Salad

Source: https://keepingonpoint.com/2018/11/06/greek-salad-weight-watchers-freestyle/

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