Ranch Dressing
Homemade ranch, start to finish — Buttermilk Ranch, Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip, Creamy Cilantro Jalapeno Ranch Dip, and more for weeknight salads and snacks.
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Buttermilk Ranch
A creamy, flavorful herb garlic dip perfect for snacks or as a dressing.
Brittany KhamilleIngredients
- 1 cup mayo
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- from half a lemon lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill
- to taste black pepper
- to taste salt
- to taste cayenne pepper
Instructions
- 1Combine the mayo, sour cream, and buttermilk in a bowl.
- 2Squeeze in the lemon juice and grate in the garlic.
- 3Finely chop the dill, parsley, and chives, then mix those in.
- 4Season with black pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper to taste.
- 5Mix everything well and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- 6Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
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Ranch is the dressing everybody in the house will actually eat, and the homemade kind tastes like buttermilk and dill instead of the bottle. It takes one bowl and a whisk.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when there's a salad to dress, raw carrots and celery to put out before dinner, or wings and pizza crust that need something to dip in.
Every recipe here is a real ranch: classic Buttermilk Ranch with mayo, sour cream, and buttermilk, a Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip, High Protein Avocado Ranch Dressing, Creamy Carnivore Ranch Dressing, and a No Sodium Ranch Seasoning Mix to keep in the pantry.
Quick Tips
- 1
Chill it an hour
Ranch tastes flat right after mixing. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour so the garlic, onion, and dill soften into the base.
- 2
Thin with buttermilk
For dip, use about 1/4 cup buttermilk; for pourable dressing, add another 2 to 4 tablespoons until it runs off the whisk.
- 3
Blend the chunky ones
Avocado, cilantro, or cottage cheese versions need 30 to 60 seconds in a blender to get smooth instead of grainy.
- 4
Crush dried herbs first
Rub 1 tablespoon dried parsley and 1 teaspoon dill between your palms before adding so they release more flavor.
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