Recipe
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Store-bought ranch dressing doesn’t hold a candle to this. It’s so delicious and it’s easy to make. This version uses dried herbs rather than fresh; if you use fresh herbs, use double to triple the amounts and plan to use it up within a week. Otherwise, this dressing will keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks depending on how fresh your milk is.
Special tip: when you are pretty sure you have it exactly right, test it on a potato chip. Just to be sure. I’m just sayin.
Chipotle Ranch
Mash up a few chipotles in adobo sauce and stir them into the dressing or add dried chipotle powder.
Jalapeño Ranch
Mince pickled jalapeños or fresh and stir them in.
Note: I usually make my dressings before starting prep for the meal, so the flavors have a chance to marry a bit before serving.
Simple and delicious. It’s a great recipe to add to your salad dressing arsenal.
Ingredients
1 cup mayonnaise
1/8 t cayenne pepper
½ cup sour cream
1 t Worcestershire sauce
1 t garlic powder
1 t hot sauce
½ t onion powder
½ t fresh-ground black pepper
2 T parsley
1 t white vinegar
1 t dill weed
¼ to ½ cup milk to reach desired consistency
¼ t paprika
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients except the milk in a small bowl. Add the milk a bit at a time until the dressing is the consistency you like. If you plan to use it as a dip, keep it on the thick side.
Keeps for 2 weeks.
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise Duke’s is best; Hellman’s is next
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 t garlic powder
- ½ t onion powder
- 2 T parsley
- 1 t dill weed
- ¼ t paprika
- 1/8 t cayenne pepper
- 1 t Worcestershire sauce
- 1 t hot sauce
- ½ t fresh-ground black pepper
- 1 t white vinegar
- ¼ to ½ cup milk to reach desired consistency
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except the milk in a small bowl. Add the milk a bit at a time until the dressing is the consistency you like. If you plan to use it as a dip, keep it on the thick side.