The Cooking Cardiologist

Sauces and salad dressings add flavor and creaminess to so many dishes, but these delicious toppings can also make otherwise healthy dishes high in fat and calories. Reducing the unhealthy ingredients in sauces can seem intimidating and many epicureans refuse to substitute the butter and creams that give sauces their rich flavors.

But I disagree. If you intensify the other flavors in the sauce or dressing, you won’t miss the high fat ingredients. Watch the video for a hollandaise sauce recipe that you can use for a satisfying addition to your favorite fish or vegetable. I also share some ideas for adding flavor to fat free mayonnaise. These recipes drastically reduce the fat and calories in some of your favorite sauces, so you can feel like you’re indulging without ruining those resolutions you made a few weeks ago.