Description
Ranch dressing elevates salads with its creamy, herb-infused flavor profile from scratch. Homemade versions offer fresher ingredients and more complex taste notes than store-bought options you can easily master.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (473 ml) mayonnaise
- 2 cups (473 ml) buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups (355 ml) sour cream
- 1 ½ cups (12 oz) parsley flakes
- ¾ cup (6 oz) granulated onion
- ½ cup (4 oz) garlic salt
- ¼ cup (2 oz) black pepper
- ¼ cup (2 oz) granulated garlic
- 2 tbsps (1 oz) dill weed
- 2 tbsps (1 oz) kosher salt
- 1 tsp (5 ml) lemon juice
Instructions
- Seasoning Creation: Meticulously blend black pepper, parsley flakes, garlic salt, kosher salt, granulated garlic, granulated onion, and dill weed in a medium bowl, ensuring uniform spice distribution for a robust flavor profile.
- Mixing Dressing Base: Combine the prepared dry ranch mix with mayonnaise, buttermilk, sour cream, and lemon juice in a spacious mixing bowl, whisking vigorously until the mixture achieves a silky, uniform consistency.
- Flavor Infusion: Seal the bowl with a tight lid or plastic wrap, then refrigerate for two hours, allowing the ingredients to meld and intensify their collective taste dimensions.
- Final Preparation: Gently stir the chilled dressing to reintegrate any settled components, creating a smooth, perfectly blended ranch dressing ready to elevate any culinary creation.
Notes
- Spice Blend Precision: Thoroughly mix dry ingredients to guarantee even distribution, preventing clumping and ensuring each bite captures the full ranch flavor profile.
- Storage Savvy: Keep the dry seasoning mix in an airtight container to maintain potency and extend shelf life for up to 3 months in a cool, dark pantry.
- Flavor Fusion Time: Refrigerate the dressing for at least 2 hours, allowing herbs and spices to meld together, intensifying the taste and creating a more complex, robust ranch experience.
- Consistency is Key: Whisk ingredients until completely smooth, eliminating any lumps to achieve that creamy, restaurant-quality ranch dressing texture that clings perfectly to salads and dips.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer, Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 193
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 890 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg