How to Make a Fat-Free Mayonnaise Substitute

There are two types of people in this world: those who love mayonnaise and those who don’t. For those who love it, no sandwich or salad dressing should be seen without it. No potato salad or chicken salad or tuna salad would deign to be dressed by any other condiment. But alas, mayonnaise is full of fat and most fat free mayonnaise isn’t worth the bother…until now. This recipe finds the creamy, tangy and tart flavors of mayonnaise in ingredients devoid of fat! And there's nothing fake-tasting about it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/3 cup fat free sour cream
• 1 1/2 tbsp. capers
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• Dash cayenne pepper

1. Pour capers into a small bowl and mash with a fork.

2. Add sour cream and mix with spoon.

3. Season with garlic powder and cayenne pepper to taste.

4. If you don’t like even small chunks of caper, toss all ingredients in a food processor and blend for half a minute.

5. Add any other flavors you like. Remember, mayo is never eaten on its own, even by mayo-lovers, so this is all about adding flavor to a tart and creamy base in order to add taste and texture to your sandwiches, salads and dips.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don’t have capers on hand, try pickles. The key here is to add something slightly vinegary to capture that special mayo flavor. Sour cream on it’s own won’t do the trick.
• Choosing a good-quality sour cream here makes a difference. Treat yourself since you're going healthy!