Try Flavored Vinegars to Enhance the Low-Calorie Flavor in Your Recipes
If you want to enhance the flavor of your food while keeping it healthy, look at infused vinegars. Flavored vinegars are energizing and just add some calories.
Healthy foods like salads can turn into an unhealthy calorie bomb if you use too many dressings. If you get bored with recipes, add a little vinegar instead of adding fat or chemicals.
We’ve already covered some of the salad dressings you can make yourself , but special vinegars add flavor to everything without a lot of calories. Soups, marinades, and anything that requires a little vinegar tastes better in a different style. Kitchn explains that balsamic is a good start, but there’s more on the shelf:
While balsamic vinegar gets a lot of attention, red wine vinegar tastes good, and rice wine vinegar has a sweetness that’s great for many salads or for pickling vegetables. I recently discovered brown rice vinegar, which has a mild sweetness and is great for dressing salads like apple cider or champagne vinegar.
Many upscale malls and even supermarkets are taking advantage of the flavored vinegar trend. I have half a dozen in my pantry right now, from sweet like chocolate and red orange to spicy like harissa and chipotle. All you need is a tablespoon or so to change the recipe.
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