Health And Wellness Center: 13 healthy homemade sauces

In this post you will find 13 healthy homemade sauces to accompany your favorite dishes.

The word comes from the Latin salsus sauce or savory; It is a creation of French cuisine. The sauces are used to flavor the dishes we eat. Sauce can question what is best for a vegetable dish, one meat or fish.

They are much better home than they sell in supermarkets boat sauces. The latter contain additives harmful to health and a higher percentage of salt, sugar and saturated fats. This is the reason that prompts me to write this post, to advise of the best homemade sauces.

The light or low calorie sauces are made with skim milk, very small amount of flour or cornstarch, a little olive oil and enriched with herbs or spices.

1. mayonnaise sauce

It is the queen of sauces. Often accompanies the vegetables and cooked fish. It is made with virgin olive oil, eggs, vinegar or lemon juice and salt. His contribution in healthy monounsaturated fats is very high, with 600-700 kilocalories per 100 grams. It is a source of vitamin E and is a powerful antioxidant.

Dietary mayonnaise is prepared with 600 g of cottage cheese or fresh cheese 0%, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon mustard, vinegar or lemon juice, 3 egg yolks, salt and pepper and beat. It has fewer calories than normal and is recommended for weight loss regimen.

2. Tartar Sauce

It is mayonnaise with gherkins, capers and parsley.

3. Salsa ali oli

It may be the mayonnaise with some garlic cloves but should be done with garlic, olive oil, salt and lemon juice. It is a derivative of the kitchen used in Catalonia and Levante. It is used with bread, fish and rice.

4. Mustard Sauce

It is made with mustard seeds, vinegar and salt; added some cream that increases the calorie content. It is used with meat, asparagus and seafood.

5. fried tomato sauce

It is prepared by frying 1 kg of mashed ripe tomato with olive oil and onions. Once fried Paddles and served with pasta, rice, meat, vegetable stews and fish. Tomato contains lycopene is a potent antioxidant.

6. Salsa ketchup

Cooked with tomatoes, vinegar, herbs, lots of salt and sugar. It is used for hamburgers, grilled meat, fish and rice. It is less healthy than the fried tomato.

7. Barbecue Sauce light

It is ideal to eat hamburgers, ribs and barbecued meat. It is made with ½ cup water, ¼ cup chopped onion, ½ cup ketchup sauce, ¼ cup lemon juice, 2 teaspoons vinegar and mustard, sea salt and pepper.

8. Salsa Vinaigrette

It is prepared with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pickles, olives, parsley and black pepper. It is used with asparagus, vegetables, fish and eggs. It supports a thousand variants as all sauces.

9. Greek yogurt and cucumber sauce

It is very healthy and is made with 1 large cucumber, 2 low-fat yogurt, 1 clove garlic, ½ onion, salt, black pepper, olive oil, fresh mint and dill. the ingredients are crushed in a blender and add to the salad, vegetables and bread.

10. Salsa light mushroom cheese

Indicated in grilled meat undercooked. Add chopped garlic in a skillet and chopped mushrooms. Let take out the juice and toasted. Add a little skim milk and light cheese. Let it boil to dissolve the cheese is well and is a homogenous sauce.

11. Vegetable Sauce

It is made with 1 carrot, 1 small elongated pumpkin, 1 tomato, 1 small onion, olive oil, salt and a little cornstarch. Chop the vegetables and fry in a pan with a little oil. After cornstarch is added and cook for 5 minutes. Allow to cool for a while and bat. Add the sauce to the meat or fish dishes.

12. Lemon Sauce

Accompanies fish. Cook fish and remove, strain the cooking liquid and place in a saucepan, half lemon juice is added, it takes fire and thickened with cornstarch. Parsley is incorporated and the sauce over the fish is added.

13. Green dill sauce

Accompanies fish dishes. It is made with 25 gr. canon, 125 gr. dill, 2 cloves garlic, 75 gr. peeled walnuts, 1 lemon, 6 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper. We beat them in the blender to a smooth and homogeneous paste.

Which of these 13 healthy homemade sauces do you like more? Is there any other sauce that you prepare soles?