What Makes This Recipe So Good
Skip the store-bought stuff in the plastic bottle. This is real-deal, homemade, buttermilk ranch dressing. It’s full of fresh herbs, fresh buttermilk, fresh garlic mashed to a fresh paste. It’s not loaded with preservatives and fillers, or sugars, or bean gums, vegetable oil, or carrageenan. Well, as long as your mayo and buttermilk don’t contain any of those, either. Check your labels!You can adjust the seasonings to your preferences, which means once you lock in your perfect ratios, you’ll always have a mouth-watering ranch dressing that you LOVE. No more trying to remember which brands are great and which brands shouldn’t even call theirs ranch dressing.Ranch dressing is one of those goes-good-with-anything, pretty-much-everyone-loves-it condiments that really should have its own permanent spot on your refrigerator shelf. Use it on salads. Stir it into casseroles. Dip your chicken tenders or fries or slices of pizza in it. Spread it on a cheeseburger. Pour it on your veggies. Seriously, it’s INCREDIBLY versatile.
Chef’s Tips
Paprika, garlic powder, and even cayenne would all be wonderful additions to this particular ranch dressing recipe, but they’re totally optional. No judgment at all if you opt for a good, ol’ tried-and-true classic ranch.Like I mentioned before, this recipe is 100% customizable. As you mix the dressing, taste it and adjust the ingredients as you need to so you end up with YOUR perfect ranch dressing. Add more salt. Stick to just one clove of garlic. Double up on the dill. Whatever you need to do to fine-tune your dressing.Like flavor, consistency is also a personal preference thing – buttermilk is the key. If your dressing’s too thick, add more buttermilk 1 tablespoon at a time and whisk well to incorporate it fully before adding anymore. Remember, you can always add, you can’t take away. Though, if you overdo it on the buttermilk, you can add more mayo to offset it, so.Let your homemade ranch dressing chill in the fridge for at least an hour before you serve it. That’ll give it plenty of time for all the ingredients to mingle and meld and really develop.
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