Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

This recipe for Buttermilk Ranch Dressing is easy to make at home, just as tasty, and less expensive. Use this creamy concoction on salads, as a dip for vegetables, on your pizza, on fried chicken wings, or anything else you want to dip.

If you thought Ranch Dressing was putting on a pair of jeans, boots, and a cowboy hat, you probably need to give this recipe a try. It will change your life – in a good way! Ranch goes on everything!

Who doesn’t love ranch?

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Scott James Gaspard

An easy to make and inexpensive alternative to store bought dressing that works on salads or as a dip.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Refrigerate 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 8 people

Calories 211 kcal

Equipment

• wire whisk
• medium glass bowl
• cutting board
• kitchen knife
• spice grinder

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ tsp dried chives – chopped
• ½ tsp dried parsley – chopped
• ½ tsp dried dill weed – chopped
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper – finely ground

Instructions

 

• Add the mayonnaise and buttermilk to a medium glass bowl.
  1 cup mayonnaise, 1 cup buttermilk
• Add the dried chives, parsley, and dill to a spice grinder. Grind until finely ground.
  1/2 tsp dried chives, 1/2 tsp dried parsley, 1/2 tsp dried dill weed
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, ground herbs and remaining ingredients.
  1/4 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp kosher salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Use it in salads, or as a dip for vegetables, pizza, or anything else you feel like dipping!

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Nutrition

Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 282IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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A note about cost

I researched Walmart for the lowest cost option on each of the ingredients. Using the labeled cost per unit, I calculated a total cost of $2.38 per cup.

My research found that a 2-cup bottle of Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing was $3.98, or $1.99 per cup. It actually costs $.39 more to make it yourself. Personally, I don’t like the flavor and texture of the bottled product. I like the packets that you mix together with buttermilk and mayonnaise.

The Hidden Valley Restaurant-Style Dressing packets, which does taste good to me, is more directly comparable to this recipe. It costs $11.47 for 4 packets, or $2.87 per packet and requires the addition of buttermilk and mayonnaise. The cost to use the packets comes out to $4.55, resulting in a savings of $2.17. The total savings for 4 packets is $8.68.

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