Agaragar as gelatin substitute

[Guest guest]

Has anyone used agar to thicken salad dressings? We've used it successfully to

make " jello " . Works fine.

 

 

[Guest guest]

> Has anyone used agar to thicken salad dressings? We've used it

> successfully to make " jello " . Works fine.

 

I haven't used it in dressings, but I have used vegetable broth

thickened with cornstarch in salad dressing. Pretty awesome.

[Guest guest]

Hey, Chupa - found this:

 

" AGAR-AGAR

 

Agar-agar is a natural vegetable " gelatin " product made from seaweed.

It is sold in most natural foods stores, either as flakes or in

powder form. Manufacturers use it to thicken salad dressings, and

some ice creams, puddings, jellies and candies. You can also use it

to jell liquids. Use 1 1/2 tablespoons of flakes or 3/4 teaspoon of

powder to jell 1 cup of liquid. Use less to slightly thicken a

homemade dressing. "

 

But you'd need to bring the liquid part with the agar to a boil I

think, and it would thicken when it cooled. (from

http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2005nl/june/050600mary.htm - if you

read the site, their data on Emes kosher gelatin is outdated - it's

actually fish gelatin, and *not* veg)

[Guest guest]

Chupababi, I have not tried agar (agar agar) to thicken salad dressings,

but have recently made a few recipes where ground flax seed was used for

that purpose.

 

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