Description
Small batch restaurant ranch dressing unleashes classic American condiment magic in your kitchen. Creamy, herbal notes and tangy buttermilk create perfect balance you’ll want to drizzle on everything.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (120 ml / 4 fl oz) mayonnaise
- ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) sour cream
- ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) buttermilk
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp dried chives
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Assemble a medium mixing bowl and all ingredients to craft a restaurant-worthy ranch dressing with vibrant flavor profiles.
- Blending Base: Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk together until the mixture transforms into a seamless, velvety emulsion with zero visible clumps or inconsistencies.
- Seasoning Integration: Incorporate dried dill, dried parsley, dried chives, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper into the creamy foundation, ensuring comprehensive and uniform distribution of herbs and spices throughout the mixture.
- Flavor Calibration: Evaluate the dressing’s taste and texture, making nuanced adjustments by adding buttermilk for a lighter consistency or increasing mayonnaise and sour cream to create a more robust and luxurious mouthfeel.
- Infusion and Chilling: Seal the dressing in a container and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes, allowing the aromatic herbs and spices to harmonize and intensify their complex flavor dimensions.
- Serving: Stir the chilled dressing briefly and present as a versatile companion to crisp vegetables, a salad enhancer, or an irresistible dipping sauce for an array of appetizers.
Notes
- Chill for Maximum Flavor: Refrigerate the dressing for at least 30 minutes to allow herbs and spices to blend and develop a deeper, more complex taste profile.
- Customize Consistency: Easily adjust the thickness by adding buttermilk for a lighter texture or extra mayonnaise and sour cream for a richer, creamier dressing.
- Perfect Seasoning Technique: Whisk ingredients thoroughly and taste-test to ensure even distribution of herbs and balanced flavor intensity.
- Storage Tip: Keep the ranch dressing in a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 5-7 days, maintaining its fresh and zesty character.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer, Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg