Salad Dressing

[julie5914]

Hey guys, I just had an experience eating out where I had to ask about the dressing. I told the server I can't eat anything with wheat and asked if the dressing had soy sauce. He said yes, went back to the chef, and then came back recommending a dressing that didn't have soy sauce. It was pretty good, but I am pretty worried now that I might have been glutened. How dangerous is salad dressing usually? It was a vinagrette. I didn't know yet about all the questions I should have asked as far as ingredients. I am pretty sure they make their dressings at this place.

[KaitiUSA]

Alot of salad dressings can contain gluten. Any way you can find out what the ingredients were and whether it was gluten free? Looks like you'll have to use this as a learning experience and make sure you know the ingredients and whether they are gluten free next time.

[terri]

Always ask if they make their own dressing or if it comes from a bottle. Nine times out of ten, at a good restaurant they will make their own. If they say they do, ask what the ingredients are. Usually it's olive oil, garlic, a little wine vinegar and some fresh herbs. If that's the case go ahead and have it. I always carry Annie's packets of salad dressing with me and will often use them rather than even ask about dressings.

[sudowestling]

Julie

When eating out I ask what type of vinegar is in their dressings. I stay away from white vingar because white vinegar is grain based. I only use dressing that use vinegars that are red wine based for example. A last resort I had to use once which wasn't all that bad was squeezing some fresh lemon juice over my salad and a little salt & pepper and I had a tastey salad. Another suggestion is to go to the old stand by of oil & vinegar (not white vinegar).

Janyce Sudo

[lovegrov]

White vinegar is gluten-free. It is sometimes grain-based but almost always corn. And when it is wheat based (less than 5 percent of the time), the distilling takes care of the stuff you don't want. This information is now four years old but the wrong info is still out there all over the place.

richard

[sudowestling]

White vinegar is gluten-free. It is sometimes grain-based but almost always corn. And when it is wheat based (less than 5 percent of the time), the distilling takes care of the stuff you don't want. This information is now four years old but the wrong info is still out there all over the place.

richard

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Richard

Even if it is almost always corn based, it is that 5% of the time I would worry about. I am super-sensitive and need to know. I would like to know where you get your information so I can check it out.

Sudowesltling

[VegasCeliacBuckeye]

Distilled vinegar and most distilled alcohol is gluten-free...

[VegasCeliacBuckeye]

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The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has published an updated and revised edition (6th) of the "Manual of Clinical Dietetics" that offers an international perspective on the dietary treatment of many diseases. The chapter on celiac disease, written by a team of dietitians, includes diet guidelines that are consistent with international standards. Therefore the chapter's list of safe foods includes buckwheat, quinoa, millet, amaranth, teff, distilled vinegar and distilled alcoholic beverages such as rum, gin, whiskey, and vodka.