Family favorite dressing recipe that is simply whipped up on demand. Ranch dressing is by far the most popular dressing and none of them taste as good as homemade. It’s ready in just 5 minutes and can be easily turned into a dip by making it thicker. This Homemade Ranch dressing is made with buttermilk, fresh herbs, garlic, and peppercorns.
Ranch Dressing
Well, this is the last “sauce” recipe for this series. But I’m not done with sharing sauces, not even! I’m just done for the week and for this set. Feel free to leave me comments about the sauces that you want to see in part two of basic sauce recipes! Yes, there will be a party two!
I wanted to wrap things up with ranch dressing because I put that stuff of everything! No joke, I’ve put it on French Toast once. It was not very good, but I had to try. This kind of gives you an idea of just how much I love it.
What makes my version of this dressing special, in my opinion, is the fresh cracked peppercorn and fresh herbs! This dressing is packed with amazing fresh flavors that would give any salad or sandwich extra oomph.
It can’t be any easier to make either. There is no more effort other than ding and mixing of ingredients. You can prepare it in just 5 minutes when needed. Keep it in the refrigerator, in an air-tight container, for up to a week.
This homemade ranch dressing can be made into a dip simply by adding less buttermilk. Great dip for a veggie tray.
Homemade Buttermilk Ranch
Simple ranch dressing put together in a few minutes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp minced fresh dill weed
- 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
- salt
- fresh cracked peppercorn
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for ranch dressing in a blender.
Pulse several times, until all smooth and blended.
Recipe Notes
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Collection of Homemade Dressing Recipes
Light Caesar Dressing (No Egg)
Blackberry Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
Peach Honey Dijon Balsamic Vinaigrette
Light Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing
Roasted Heirloom Tomato Dressing
CopyCat Olive Garden Salad Dressing
Peach Ginger Vinaigrette Dressing
**Originally posted on Will Cook For Smiles in February, 2014**
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Gloria // Simply Gloria
Yep, you were right… I’m in heaven! I’m such a saucy kind of gal. So, I’m all about this homemade buttermilk(!) ranch.
lyuba
I’m so glad you like it 🙂
Thank you, Gloria!
Marisa Franca
I agree with your take on fresh herbs –they take the recipe to another level. I can hardly stand bought dressings. There is something about them that sticks in my throat, especially the Italian dressing! My hubby likes the Honey Mustard but the ones I’ve tasted have not done anything for me. Like I mentioned in my blog, the first thing we do when we arrive in Florida for our three month say is to find fresh basil and rosemary. I would buy a few more but we then would have to worry about taking them home with us. I wouldn’t have the heart to just leave them to chance. Thank you for your sauces — I do plan on trying them and I’m sure as with your other recipes they will be delicious.
lyuba
I find store-bought ones way too vinegary.
Thank you, Marisa!
Jenna
Thanks for this great collection Lyuba, I have been pinning away~
lyuba
Thank you, Jenna!
Erin
Hi Lyuba! Stopping by from Show Stopper Saturday, and defintely wanted to check out these dressings. I’ve been trying to get more in the habbit of making my own dressings instead of the bottled stuff. Homemade always tastes better, and you never know what’s in that bottled stuff. Thanks for a great collection!! ~Erin
lyuba
Oh, it’s so much better, Erin! Thank you 🙂
Marion@Life Tastes Good
Wow! There are so many I want to try!! Thanks for including me :o) pinning and sharing!
lyuba
Of course! Thank you, Marion!
Sarah Barker
I love homemade dressing, thank you so much for rounding up all these recipes in one place – can’t wait for “salad season” now!
lyuba
Thank you, Sarah!
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling
Yumm! I love homemade dressing…especially when it looks as tasty as this buttermilk ranch! Thanks for this great collection!
lyuba
Aww, thank you, Cathy!
Carol
Wow, this is great! Thanks so much!
lyuba
Of course! Thank you, Carol!
Rattlebridge Farm
A fantastic collection of homemade recipes!
lyuba
Thank you, Michael!
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor
Buttermilk Ranch is my favorite flavor of dressing!! This looks so good…where’s a big salad when you need one?
lyuba
Right! Thank you, Kristi!
Laurie
This is a great collection of recipes.Thanks for linking up to Tip Me Tuesday linky party this week. {knuckle bumps}
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lyuba
Thank you, Laurie 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout
I LOVE homemade dressing! All of these looks so yummy! Pinned and shared on FB 🙂
lyuba
Thank you so much, Trish! Hope you are feeling better 😉
Kristen Duke
YUM!!! Homemade dressing is always so much better than store bought – can’t wait to try this out!
lyuba
It sure it, Kristen! Thank you!
Alena
I really want to try this!
How much salt and peppercorn do you use for this recipe?
Thanks!
lyuba
Alena, salt and pepper is always to taste. I can’t really tell you how much because you have a different salt tolerance and may like things more or less salty. Add less that you like, taste it, add more as needed!
I hope you enjoy it!!
Ellen
the buttermilk ranch dressing was outstanding . I substituted fresh basil for the parsley and it was over the top. Thank you for sharing
lyuba
Thank you so much, Ellen! Basil sounds great, I’ll have to do it next time 🙂