Homemade Ranch Dressing

Mireille · 06/22/2019 at 10:08 am

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If you ever wondered how to make this dressing you need to take a look at this recipe. It is the perfect combination of mayonnaise, dairy, and herbs. Keep it chilled and you can eat it for at least a week. So, are you ready to learn how to make homemade ranch dressing? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this dressing the main ingredients are dairy and herbs. Most likely you have the majority of the ingredients in your kitchen pantry. Put the following ingredients on your grocery list:

Mayonnaise
Sour cream
Buttermilk
Dried Dill
Dried parsley
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt
Pepper
Fresh lemon juice

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

How To Make Ranch Dressing From Scratch

To make this dressing recipe take a medium-sized bowl and add the mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk.
Take a spoon and whisk until you have a smooth sauce.
Take a small mixing bowl and add the spices. Stir through for about a minute until fully combined.
You want the spices to be fully combined before you add them to the mayonnaise mixtures so the spices are evenly distributed in your dressing.
Then add the spice mixture and add to the dressing bowl. Stir the spices through the dressing until fully combined.
Now take a lemon and squeeze the juice. Then add the lemon juice to the dressing bowl and whisk again. You can pour the dressing into a glass jar.
Store in the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes before using.
This dressing is great with a salad or with your Mexican street fries or potato wedges.

Delicious Ranch Dressing Recipe

It only takes a couple of minutes to put this dressing together. Combining mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk results in a smooth pourable sauce.

This recipe is a real hit at our house. The reason is simple. This recipe is done in a matter of minutes and it goes great with just about any recipe:

Slice your carrots, cucumber, or e.g. radishes for the perfect crudités with this dip
A boring salad just got a whole lot tastier with this sauce
The perfect dip for natural potato chips or fries

The options are endless. This recipe contains all the spices and herbs you need. However, if you have this ranch seasoning in your cupboard you can use it as well.

Half a tablespoon is enough. Stir it through the mayonnaise mix and taste. If needed add a teaspoon of seasoning, stir, and taste again.

How To Store Ranch Dressing

If you want to store this recipe for longer than a day, the best way to store it is in the fridge. Put it in a glass jar and you can easily preserve it for more than a week.

Just stir it through before using it again and it will remain soft and creamy.

More Dip Recipes

If you love this dip then you will love these good dip sauce recipes:

Nacho dip – this dip is vegan and made without cashew and lots of vegetables
Red roasted bell pepper hummus dip – if you normally eat hummus then you will love this recipe as well. Roast the bell pepper and combine in your hummus dip
Guacamole – the best avocado dip ever. It is creamy and soft and great with your tortilla chips or a topping
Greek tzatziki sauce – a little sharp from the garlic and Greek yogurt great with Greek gyros
Pico de gallo – another great dip recipe is this fresh pico de gallo recipe

Hope you love this ranch dressing recipe as much as I do. Have fun making this dressing recipe!

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