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My Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Salad Dressing recipe is the best recipe for ranch dressing you will ever try! It's so creamy and filled with fresh, bright flavors. Never buy bottled dressing again! Makes 2 cups in just 5 minutes.
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Best Homemade Ranch Salad Dressing
I love homemade salad dressings. For me, a good salad recipe is all about the dressing! One of my family's favorite dressings is ranch - especially buttermilk ranch. But, bottled dressings can't compare to the taste of dressing made from scratch.
Homemade buttermilk ranch dressing is incredibly flavorful. This is not like any bottled dressing you have ever tried before, I promise. It's so delicious, you'll feel like you can drink it straight out of the bowl. Seriously! I've been tempted before!
If you love ranch as much as I do - or just love salad dressing in general - you need to try this easy ranch dressing recipe. It's so simple to make in just 5 minutes using fresh or dry herbs.
This recipe is delicious!!! Thanks for sharing it!
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Ranch Dressing Ingredients
- buttermilk
- Greek yogurt or sour cream
- mayonnaise
- olive oil
- minced garlic
- salt and pepper
- chopped Dill, Chives, Parsley
- onion powder
- lemon juice
How to Make Ranch Dressing
- Chop fresh herbs and mince garlic.
- Combine all ingredients in a large mason jar and stir together. Close lid tightly and shake well to finish mixing.
Yes, it is that easy to make homemade buttermilk ranch dressing! We have some extra tips for you in the FAQs below.
Ranch Dressing Recipes FAQs
You can use 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every tablespoon of fresh herbs. So, for example, instead of 1 tablespoon of fresh dill, use 1 teaspoon of dried dill.
Use ¼ teaspoon garlic powder in place of the minced garlic.
Homemade buttermilk ranch dressing lasts 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
This dressing can be made ahead of time. It will thicken when refrigerated. Additionally, if you're using fresh garlic, the flavor of the garlic will intensify. If you aren't using your dressing right away, we recommend cutting back a little on the garlic if you'd like less garlicky flavor.
Our homemade ranch dressing recipe is gluten-free.
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Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Equipment
- Mason jar
- Knife
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon each of chopped Dill, Chives, and Parsley
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large mason jar and stir together. Close lid tightly and shake well to finish mixing.
- Store in the fridge up to 3-4 days until ready to use.
Notes
- You can use dry herbs in this recipe instead of fresh. Use 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every 1 tablespoon fresh herbs.
- You can use garlic powder instead of minced garlic if you prefer. Use ¼ teaspoon garlic powder in place of 2 minced cloves.
- Store for 3-4 days in an airtight container such as a mason jar in the refrigerator. Garlic flavor will intensify and ranch dressing will thicken.
Susan Michelle Johnson says
Found myself with a large salad and no Ranch so thought I'd look up the recipe, see if I could make it myself. Low and behold this delicious, easy recipe that calls for ingredients (or easy substitutes) most of us have on hand already. Hacked the buttermilk (who has real buttermilk?) Only had fresh chives. Substituted dry for the other herbs (parsley, 1tsp and tarragon 1tsp didn't have dill). SO GOOD
Isabel Laessig says
Susan, this comment made my day! Thank you so much for letting me know how you feel about the dressing. This sounds like it was an excellent salad.