Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing
- PREP 10min
- TOTAL 10min
This easy homemade ranch dressing is extra creamy and perfect for tossing with salad or as a dipping sauce. We love using fresh herbs, but you can use dried herbs. See the tips section below for suggested amounts. I love buttermilk ranch, so we use buttermilk to make it, but if you do not have access to buttermilk, regular milk will still make a delicious dressing. You will just lose a little bit of tang. Consider adding a bit more lemon to make up for it.
You Will Need
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, try homemade mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk or regular milk
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or white wine vinegar
1 to 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, to taste
1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopped
1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh chives, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more to taste
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Directions
Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl and stir until well blended and creamy.
Stir in the herbs, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
Taste and then adjust with another teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce or salt as needed. We love two teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce, but it has a strong flavor, so add this to your taste.
Store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to a week days. You might lose some color and flavor from the fresh herbs the longer the dressing sits in the fridge.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Substituting dried herb: Dried herbs taste stronger when compared to fresh so use a third of the amount of fresh herbs suggested. This means that you will need: 2 teaspoons each of dried dill, dried parsley and dried chives.
- Lighter dressing: For a lighter dressing with fewer calories, you can swap the mayonnaise for light mayo and the sour cream for plain yogurt. The final flavor will be less rich and creamy, but still delicious.
- Spicy ranch: Stir in finely minced jalapeno peppers (about 1 tablespoon). Or stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons of gochujang or sriracha. Try minced cowboy candy (pickled jalapenos) for a sweet and spicy ranch.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.