Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Recipe
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Buttermilk Ranch Dressing is a classic dressing recipe. Made of buttermilk, sour cream, mayonnaise, herbs, and spices, this ranch dressing recipe is a must-have.
Looking for more dressing recipes? You’ll love my Honey Mustard Dressing, Caesar Dressing, Homemade Italian Dressing, and even more salad dressing recipes.
What You’ll Love About This Recipe
Quick and Easy. Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and whisk them together. That’s it!
Simple ingredients. It uses ingredients you recognize and can customize to your tastes.
Great flavor. Delicious tangy flavor from fresh buttermilk and seasonings.
We go through so much ranch dressing at my house! From using on our salads, with chicken wings, or even as a dip with veggies, it is one thing I keep stocked in my refrigerator! Thankfully, this recipe makes enough ranch dressing that I’m not making it repeatedly throughout the week.
Ranch Dressing Ingredients
- buttermilk
- mayonnaise
- sour cream
- lemon juice
- Worcestershire sauce or coconut aminos
- apple cider vinegar
- Herbs and seasonings: parsley, dill, onion, garlic, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper
How to Make Ranch Dressing Instructions
Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and whisk until smooth and combined. Serve.
My recipe makes about a cup and a half of a thicker style of ranch dressing. You can easily divide or multiply the recipe for the amount of ranch dressing you need.
Variations
Thinner Ranch Dressing
If you prefer your dressing a bit thinner, add buttermilk by the tablespoon until you reach the consistency you prefer.
How to Store Ranch Dressing
To store. Pour into an airtight dressing container and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
To store longer. Replace the fresh parsley, dill, onion, and garlic with the dried amount listed as an option in the recipe.
Here’s my Buttermilk Ranch Dressing recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does!
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, or Coconut Aminos
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced or 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, minced or 2 teaspoons dried dill
- 1 tablespoon onion, minced or 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 clove garlic, minced or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together until well combined. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
Variations
Thinner Ranch Dressing
If you prefer your dressing a bit thinner, add buttermilk by the tablespoon until you reach the consistency you prefer.How to Store Ranch Dressing
To store. Pour into an airtight dressing container and store in the refrigerator for up to a week. To store longer. Replace the fresh parsley, dill, onion, and garlic with the dried amount listed as an option in the recipe.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
How in the world do you grate a clove of garlic?
Thanks for catching that for me, Cathy! I must have been on the computer late that night!
I’ve updated the recipe.
Thanks again! xo
This recipe sounds delicious! I make my own buttermilk Ranch and love it. I will definitely have to try yours too! It’s a completely personal choice, but I ALWAYS USE ORGANIC ingredients, when making my ranch. That way, you stay away from GMOs. Thank you so much for sharing this and I am going to be trying it, soon! 🙂
I love ranch!! I have never thought about making it for myself. I want to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing this.
Ranch is our favorite dressing for salads and fresh veggie dip. Thanks for the recipe and the tip on the dried herbs and spices. You know I’m pinning it!
This looks fantastic! I am all about ranch dressing. For some reason, I have never thought about making it myself!
I can’t wait to try this. I been wanting a homemade ranch dressing to avoid MSG from those envelope packets. I’m going to try with the dried spices. Thanks so much!
Oh Robyn. Oh honey. I love this recipe! And I love the tip about fresh vs dried herbs in it – I don’t know why, but I never would have thought that would change the shelf life!
Done and done, I can’t wait to make this this week!
There is non comparison for homemade dressing and this sounds perfect!
I would love to have a small picture like the one you have that ranch in.
where did you get that?
thanks
Lynn
I totally need a good, homemade buttermilk Ranch so I can stop buying (bad food blogger!) This looks perfect! Pinned!