The Best Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe
Salad dressings with clean ingredients truly taste better, folks. Next time you’re at the store, buy some of the shelf stable stuff and do your own taste test with this homemade salad dressing and let your taste buds do the talking. This tastes just like Hidden Valley Ranch and makes the perfect dip for veggies, topping for salads, or as a general condiment to really be used on anything! Plus, this simple dressing got us thinking about so many variations, like dill pickle ranch dressing and avocado lime ranch dressing… just to name a few!
Looking for More Homemade Dressings?
If you love them as much as we do, you definitely need to try our Jalapeño Ranch!
Key Ingredients + Substitutions
- mayo + sour cream – these combine to bring the best creamy consistency and you can easily swap out regular sour cream for dairy-free sour cream!
- milk – any variety of milk will do – buttermilk, regular milk, dairy-free alternatives, etc.
- lemon juice – only a splash, but don’t skip it! A touch of acidity is always our secret ingredient for bringing all the best flavors to life.
How To Make Ranch Dressing
Best Ways To Serve Ranch Dressing
This creamy and flavorful dressing is perfect for enjoying in so many different ways:
- Salads – a great addition to add on top of any salad – we love it on a Chef Salad or House Salad!
- Veggie Dip – our kids love to turn this dressing into a veggie dip for all the fresh veggies.
- Quesadillas – you could even use it for dipping a classic Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadilla!
- Pizza – if you’ve never dipping a slice of pizza or pizza crust, we highly recommend it.
Recipe FAQs and Tips
- Is ranch dressing gluten-free? Yes! This homemade ranch dressing is gluten-free.
- How should I store ranch dressing? Store your homemade ranch dressing in an airtight container, like a mason jar, in the refrigerator for 5-6 days.
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Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dressing
- Method: Counter Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
Learn how to make a delicious Ranch Dressing recipe from scratch – packed with herbs and flavor its a recipe you will come back to often!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon dried parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon milk (buttermilk, unsweetened almond milk, reg. milk), more to thin
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill weed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried chives
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a small blender or food processor.
- Blend until smooth.
- Taste and adjust any flavors and add any salt or pepper, as desired.
- Use immediately if you need to, but if you can this tastes even better after sitting in the fridge overnight. Love using this in our Ultimate Chef Salad recipe!
Notes
- Dairy-Free: feel free to use a dairy-free sour cream and unsweeteend almond milk to make this recipe dairy-free.
- Storage: keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 Tbs
- Calories: 124
- Sugar: 0.3 g
- Sodium: 193.1 mg
- Fat: 12.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 1.9 g
- Protein: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 10.8 mg
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