If my youngest and I were stranded on a desert island and could only have one condiment, she and I would both scream “Ranch Dressing!” before you could even finish asking the question. We love it on just about everything. This recipe went through several rounds of tweaking and perfecting before I brought out the store-bought version. I had my husband taste both side by side and he declared that he would never eat the store bought one, but would totally eat this recipe. This is the very best Ranch Dressing recipe.
Skim Milk: In general, when it comes to milk, you can always go up in fat content, but not down. Since we are using skim here, you can feel free to use whatever milk you have on hand.Low Fat Mayonnaise: I love using low fat mayo in my recipes because it cuts calories without sacrificing flavor.Low Fat Sour Cream: The same goes for low fat sour cream. It’s just a lower fat content milk being used to make it. They don’t add anything weird to make it low fat.Lemon Juice: Normally ranch starts with buttermilk. We are using milk and lemon juice as a replacement since not everyone keeps buttermilk on hand. But you could certainly replace the milk and lemon juice with 1 cup of buttermilk.Fresh Dill: I love the taste of fresh dill in this recipe, and use the left overs to make my Pickled Eggs. But if you want to make this right now without running to the store, you can replace it with 1 teaspoon of dried dill.Dried Parsley: We use dried parsley in so many recipes, so we always have it on hand. If you would like to swap it for fresh parsley, use 1 1/2 tablespoons.Dried Chives: If you would like to use fresh chives, use 2 teaspoons.Garlic PowderOnion PowderKosher SaltBlack Pepper
While I love this dressing exactly as written, tastes vary. Don’t hesitate to play with this recipe so you love it as much as I do. In this recipe you will want to remove the 1 cup milk and 2 teaspoons lemon juice and replace it with 1 cup buttermilk. This ranch dressing recipe comes to 53 calories for 2 tablespoons. Not bad for topping a healthy salad! Additionally, this is a great salad dressing recipe if you are following a Keto or low carb diet, as there is no added sugar in it. If this recipe seems like more ranch dressing than you can have in a week, it can easily be cut in half. I do not recommend freezing leftovers as the texture of the mayonnaise will be unpleasant after thawing.
These Bacon Ranch Turkey Sliders are super easy to make and such a hit with kids!I’m obsessed with BLT Pizza. I could eat it every single Friday until the end of time.BLT Ranch Wraps make an easy dinner or school lunch and they are so tasty.I can’t stop thinking about my Air Fryer Potato Wedges dipped in Ranch Dressing!
If you make this amazing homemade ranch dressing or any of my other recipes, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. I love hearing from you!
