How to replace mayonnaise - 10 brilliant ideas for replacing fatty sauce
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Family holidays and feasts in the countries of the former USSR are rarely complete without hearty salads: Olivier salad, herring under a fur coat, mimosas. However, housewives who care about the health of family members and their own figure periodically think about what can replace mayonnaise. After all, the product, although tasty, is high in calories. We have prepared a New Year's gift for you - several options for alternative sauces that will give mayonnaise a worthy competitor.
Where can you replace mayonnaise with sour cream?
In dumplings, casseroles and even baked goods, sour cream is often replaced with mayonnaise. Is the reverse situation possible? In what dishes is sour cream appropriate instead of mayonnaise?
- Shawarma
If you grease the flatbread with sour cream, not mayonnaise, and prepare the filling only from fresh vegetables, you will get a healthy dish. But do not use a dairy product with a fat content of less than 20%, otherwise the dough will become soggy and break during cooking.
- Canned stewed meat
Mayonnaise gives the finished dish a bright sweet and sour taste.But sour cream makes the meat more tender. Add spices 5 minutes before the end of cooking to enhance the flavor. Red pepper, marjoram, and coriander go well with beef, and black pepper, garlic and cardamom go well with pork.
- Meat in French
This dish includes tomatoes, potatoes, cheese, which, even without the addition of mayonnaise, have a rich taste and high calorie content.
But we don’t recommend replacing mayonnaise with sour cream in other dishes (sandwiches, salads), otherwise they will turn out bland. It is better to prepare a healthy sour cream sauce that has characteristics similar to mayonnaise (taste, smell, consistency).
Mustard-sour cream sauce
The consistency and aroma are very similar to mayonnaise, so it is ideal for any puff salads.
Ingredients:
- boiled yolks - 2 pieces;
- sour cream (preferably 26%) – 180 grams;
- mustard (Russian, Dijon) – a tablespoon.
Cooking process:
- Grind the chicken yolks to a paste, mix with mustard and add to sour cream.
- Mix thoroughly and beat with a mixer until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.
The following additives will help make the taste more “mayonnaise”: salt, allspice, lemon juice. If you're not worried about your figure, add 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil to increase satiety.
Soy sour cream sauce
More salty than the previous one. Pairs well with meat, fish and seafood. Olivier is not suitable for salad.
Ingredients:
- sour cream (minimum 15%) - 200 grams;
- soy sauce - tablespoon;
- garlic - a tablespoon of dry powder or 3 fresh cloves;
- dill - sprig.
Cooking process:
- Add soy sauce to sour cream and stir.
- Grind the garlic into a pulp, and finely chop the dill with a knife.Add sour cream and soy sauce to the mixture. Stir again.
If you want a sour tint, add a little wine vinegar. Don't use salt. It is already present in high concentration in soy sauce.
How to replace mayonnaise in your favorite salad?
The following popular salads are usually seasoned with mayonnaise: with crab sticks, with beets and prunes, Olivier salad, herring under a fur coat, “Gercaillie's Nest”, “Mimosa”. What do they have in common?
- The presence of layers (except for Olivier and crab sticks). To draw the boundaries between them, it is a thick sauce, not a thin one, that is required. Therefore, fermented milk products and vegetable oil are not suitable.
- A combination of various ingredients: meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, dried fruits, nuts. To bring them together into a single flavor ensemble, you need a sauce with a sharper taste. Sour cream and cottage cheese with zero fat content will simply get lost against the background of saturated ingredients.
Thus, you can only replace mayonnaise in a salad with another fatty sauce with a strong taste. We offer you several options.
In Olivier
Sour cream and mustard sauce, the recipe for which was described above, is well suited for dressing this salad. However, it is almost as high in calories as mayonnaise. When on a diet, it is better to prepare a sauce based on yogurt.
Tzatziki sauce
Ingredients:
- unsweetened yogurt – 200 grams;
- small cucumber – 1 piece;
- olive oil – a tablespoon;
- garlic powder - teaspoon;
- dill - sprig;
- salt - a pinch.
How to cook:
- Grate the cucumber.
- Place the resulting pulp in cheesecloth and squeeze thoroughly.
- Finely chop the dill.
- Add all other ingredients, including grated cucumber, to the yogurt and mix thoroughly.
Olivier salad with this dressing takes on a “summer” taste.Please note that ready-made tzatziki sauce can be stored for no longer than 2 days.
In a herring under a fur coat
Yogurt, replacing mayonnaise in a “fur coat”, due to poor compatibility with fish, can lead to digestive upset, like other dairy products (sour cream, cottage cheese). What then to make a thick impregnation from?
Bean sauce
The taste of fish goes well with legumes. And mashed canned beans are suitable as a base for dressing due to their puree-like consistency.
Ingredients:
- canned white beans - can;
- olive or sunflower oil – 4 tablespoons;
- Russian mustard - a tablespoon;
- lemon – 1 piece.
Cooking process:
- Drain the can of beans.
- Grind the product to a paste.
- Peel the lemon and pass through a blender. Drain off half the juice.
- Mix bean pulp, lemon puree, oil and mustard until smooth.
This sauce is suitable not only for herring under a fur coat, but also for sandwiches, fish, and meat.
In salads with seafood, Mimosa
Seafood again excludes the use of yogurt, sour cream and cottage cheese. Have you noticed that nuts are often added to fish salads? This is due to good taste compatibility. We offer you a recipe for an unusual dressing.
Peanut sauce
Ingredients:
- walnuts (or pine nuts) - a mug;
- vegetable oil - a tablespoon;
- boiled yolks - 2 pieces;
- mustard - teaspoon;
- lemon juice – 3 tablespoons;
- garlic – clove;
- water – 100 ml;
- salt - a pinch.
Cooking steps:
- Chop the nuts. Add mustard, egg yolks, and salt to them. Stir.
- Grind a clove of garlic.
- Pour in ¼ cup of water. Start beating the mixture with a mixer.
- After 1-2 minutes, pour in the remaining water, oil and lemon juice, add chopped garlic. Continue whisking the sauce for another minute.
Please note that the product contains high-calorie components - nuts and egg yolks. Do not use this sauce for salad dressing if you are on a diet.
Alternatives for healthy eating
How to replace mayonnaise for people who follow the principles of proper nutrition? You will have to ignore “heavy” foods: egg yolks, sour cream from 15%, nuts and legumes. For simple vegetable salads, olive oil, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar are suitable. However, there are sauces that can make dietary dishes taste brighter.
Curd sauce
Ingredients:
- soft cottage cheese 0-5% - 200 grams;
- garlic powder - teaspoon;
- spices.
Simply mix all ingredients by hand or using a blender. Any spices are suitable, but dill, parsley, Italian and French herbs go best with salads, and pepper and suneli hops go well with meat dishes.
Flax dressing
Ingredients:
- flax seeds – 2 tablespoons;
- wine vinegar - 2 tablespoons;
- salt - a pinch.
Procedure:
- Soak the seeds in warm water for one hour.
- Drain the liquid. Pour vinegar into the seeds and add a pinch of salt.
- Blend the mixture in a blender until you get a paste.
Flax seed dressing adds an unusual piquant taste to meat, fish, and vegetable salads. Suitable for vegans and those who fast.
How to replace mayonnaise when baking in the oven?
When baking meat or fish in the oven, it is better to use the following ingredients in the sauce: pepper, mustard, adjika, tomatoes, horseradish, curry seasoning. We offer you an interesting recipe.
Spicy sauce
Ingredients:
- sunflower oil – 3 tablespoons;
- sour cream – 100 grams;
- apple cider vinegar – a tablespoon;
- mustard powder - teaspoon;
- dry chili pepper – 0.5 teaspoon.
Mix all ingredients and pass through a blender. Coat the meat with sauce and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours. Then put it in the oven. The finished dish will have a golden-red hue and a pleasant spice.
Conclusion
Thus, you can find a worthy replacement for mayonnaise for any dish. There are sauces with exquisite taste and delicate texture for those who are on a diet. If you sit at work for about 8 hours and relax passively (for example, watching TV series), do not throw extra calories into your body. Choose “light” dressings for your favorite dishes.