I could make endless salad dressings. They are so easy to make and so delicious. I love that you can easily make spins on classics, like in this Cajun Ranch dressing. It takes my delicious ranch dressing and combines it with my Cajun seasoning. The result is a fantastic and easy salad dressing with a kick!
Storing Dressing
Keep this dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. Give it a good stir before serving and always use your best judgment when storing and eating leftovers.
Milk: Creates a thinner consistency and keeps the dressing creamy by combining with lemon juice to form a buttermilk substitute. Any fat content milk will work in this recipe. Lemon juice: Combines with the milk to form a buttermilk substitute since buttermilk isn’t an ingredient everyone keeps on hand. Alternatively, you can replace the milk and lemon juice with one cup of buttermilk. Read more on this below. Sour cream: Makes up the creamy base of the dressing. You could also use plain yogurt. Mayonnaise: I like to use light mayo when making this recipe, it has all the flavor that regular mayo has but with less fat and calories. Cajun seasoning: Gives this dressing its signature flavor! Made with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, cayenne pepper, and some other common spices, it is easy to make a catch of Cajun seasoning to keep on hand in your pantry. Garlic: Fresh garlic adds an additional layer of savory flavor. Dill: Dried dill adds an extra flavor profile to the sauce and mixes in better than fresh dill. Salt and pepper
Combine the milk and lemon juice. Whisk together and let the mixture sit for five minutes. It will thicken as it sits so be sure to give it the full five minutes. Whisk together the other ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sour cream and mayonnaise. Then add in the garlic, Cajun seasoning, dried dill, salt, and pepper. Put it all together. Whisk in the milk mixture. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed, adding more Cajun seasoning, salt, or pepper as desired.
If you have buttermilk on hand, you can replace the milk and lemon juice with one cup of buttermilk. I especially love the delicious combination of Cajun seasoning with creamy ranch on my Cajun Cobb Salad with crispy bacon, blackened shrimp, cream avocado, and crisp romaine lettuce.
Other Cajun Recipes
Cajun Chicken Alfredo Cajun Shrimp Pasta Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
If you try this Cajun ranch sauce or any of my other recipes, I’d love to hear what you think! Leave a comment and let me know.
