Most homes have a bottle of Ranch dressing stashed in the door of their refrigerator. This is such a popular condiment, some people eat it with everything, pour it on anything, and will use it as a dip a spread or add it to all kinds of dishes.
Did you notice how long the shelf life on it is? That stuff NEVER spoils. That’s because it has a phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, modified food starch, MSG, artificial flavors, disodium phosphate, sorbic acid, calcium disodium EDTA, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate.
I don’t know about you, but I’d rather put real food into my body. especially since homemade Ranch takes about 5 minutes to make. I’m not kidding. The taste doesn’t even compare. It’s creamy, fresh, with a bit of a tang and a whole lot of flavor. This is a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated.
Here’s an interesting article from Bon Appetit that I read about a tastes test between store-bought Ranch and Homemade Ranch. Is Homemade Ranch Dressing Better Than Store-Bought?
Whisk all the ingredients together.
Store in the refrigerator for a few weeks to a month. Of course, you can’t store this for years in your refrigerator, but it won’t last very long. Besides, taking a few minutes to whisk up another batch is no trouble at all.
Everyone has their own personal preferences of using Ranch. I like to eat it as a dip with veggies, spread it on sandwiches instead of mayo, add it to tuna, or Ranch Potato Salad.
Homemade Ranch Dressing
By Published: September 11, 2012
- Yield: 2 cups
- Prep: 5 mins
Most homes have a bottle of Ranch dressing stashed in the door of their refrigerator. This is such a popular condiment, some people …
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 6 Tablespoons sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 small shallot minced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2 Tablespoon dill, parsley, chives each, minced
Instructions
- Whisk all the ingredients together. Store in the refrigerator for up to a month.
- Skill Level: Easy
Olga, thanks for this recipe. Anything to cut down on those unhealthy foods.
Sounds so simple and easy to make:) Thanks Olga♥¸.•*´¯*♥
That is one reason I don’t buy ranch. Looking forward to trying this recipe. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for this recipe. I see in your picture with all your ingredients in the bowl, it looks like you added one extra thing (minced onion or garlic) that is not on your recipe. What is it?
Vera, you’re probably seeing shallot, its sort of an onion, they are small looking onions, kind of like those you would plant in the ground
Do you have a recipe for homemade mayo?
Hi Orysya,
I do have a recipe for Homemade mayo. I’ll post it very soon:).
If I don’t put shallots or chives, will the ranch still be good?
Thanks
Hi Olga,
Well, I don’t have your tastebuds, so it’s hard for me to answer that question. In my opinion, it won’t taste as good, but I don’t know – maybe you would like it? Make the dressing and add shallots and chives to half of it and leave the other half without it and see the difference:).
If I don’t put shallots or chives, will the ranch still be good?
Thanks
Olya, I made this ranch today and its the best I have ever tried! I didn’t have shallots, so added small onion instead. Thank you so much for the great recipes! May God bless you and your husband and your children that are waiting for you!
Best recipe for homemade ranch I’ve tried to date!
Would it be possible to put the nutrition value for your recipes
Sorry, Lauri!
I’m not a nutritional specialist. I wouldn’t know where to begin and it would take a lot of time.
Wow!!! Absolutely amazing ranch, I will be doubling the batch next time. Thanks for the post.
Olga do you add homemade mayo here or no? It also has tons of other unhealthy igredients…
Natasha,
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Here’s the recipe for Homemade Mayo