Apple Cider Vinaigrette ♥ Recipe

Today's salad dressing recipe: A no-fat vinaigrette made with apple cider, cider vinegar, agave (or honey) and spiked with cinnamon. Weight Watchers zero – yeah, that's zero, nada, no – points, really! Low carb. Not just vegan, "Vegan Done Real".

WAY BACK IN 2008 When it comes to food, we're all creatures of habit in our own ways. My way, these days, is to experiment with one new salad dressing recipe after another – this after years of making the same salad dressing again and again and again. Granted, it's a concept recipe, so no night's salad was ever the same as the last. Still.

This latest salad dressing is so perfect for fall, just as autumn's apples and apple cider are beginning to reach the markets. (Peaches? So last summer!) It couldn't be simpler to make! Plus, if you're looking for a guilt-free dressing, this is it. There's no oil (although for anyone who likes, it's quite lovely whisked with a little good olive oil, too) and it's sweetened with agave, the plant-based low-glycemic sweetener especially appreciated by vegans (who don't eat honey), carb watchers and diabetics.

UPDATE Call me smitten with this dressing! Last year, I kept a jar of Apple Cider Vinaigrette in the fridge all winter long! I also took to whisking in a tablespoon of good olive oil into three or four tablespoons Apple Cider Vinaigrette. It practically pops, like fall acorns falling on pavement!

APPLE CIDER VINAIGRETTE

Hands-on time: 5 minutes
Time to table: 24 hours
Makes 1-1/2 cups

1 cup apple cider
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup agave (or honey, if you prefer)
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Mix all ingredients, stirring until the agave liquifies. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Use to dress salad greens. Keeps several weeks.

TODAY'S VEGETABLE RECIPE INSPIRATION Adapted from a recipe developed by the Canyon Ranch Spa for Epicurious

NUTRITION INFORMATION Per Tablespoon: 15 Calories; 0g Tot Fat; 9g Sat Fat; 0mg Cholesterol; 47mg Sodium; 4g Carb; 0g Fiber; 4g Sugar; 0g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS: WW Old Points 0 & WW PointsPlus 0

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