Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing | My easy creamy restaurant-style Ranch Dressing recipe is enough to make you crave extra salad every day of the week. You'll want to dress all of your salads and dip all of your vegetables in this delicious, thick, and creamy herby dressing. Takes only minutes to make!
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If you need a new favorite dressing for this summer, make it my easy Buttermilk Ranch Dressing. You'll want it every day, in a salad, a wrap, as a dip or by the spoonful.
Try dipping your next slice of pizza in it. Just try it. My favorite takeout combo at home. Or use this ranch dressing to make my chicken bacon ranch pasta salad!
Homemade dressings are among my favorite things to make - they are so easy. Just combine the ingredients and store it in the fridge until needed.
This dressing is super cute in a pretty glass jar, but do yourself a favor and store it as I do now - in a nice open-mouth jar, so you can get every single bit out.
What makes up the Ranch flavoring?
Ranch Dressing flavors are a combination of rich creamy fats like mayo and sour cream with herbs like parsley, chives, and dill in addition to garlic, onion, and black pepper.
How do you make buttermilk ranch?
Buttermilk ranch dressing is made by adding buttermilk to thin out the consistency of the dressing. In this recipe, I use a combination of milk and apple cider vinegar to make a homemade buttermilk. Buttermilk gives a tangy flavor to ranch dressing.
Ingredients
See the recipe card for exact amounts.
Substitutions
Instructions
Prep Tips
This is a simple measure and mix recipe - it's even better after a few hours in the fridge!
Add the sour cream, yogurt, and mayo to a bowl.
Add the parsley, chives, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
Mix well, using a whisk if necessary.
Add the apple cider vinegar. Add the milk as needed, stirring constantly, to achieve the thickness you prefer.
Tips for making buttermilk ranch dressing
What to serve with Homemade Ranch Dressing
Try this delicious homemade ranch dressing as a dip for recipes like my Cheeseburger Spring Rolls, Cauliflower Bites, or a Pizza Grilled Cheese.
If you like pizza dipped in ranch dressing, try my Corn and Poblano pizza with this dressing recipe.
Use this dressing in sandwiches or burgers like my Crispy Chicken Burgers, or Crispy Chicken Wraps. Or top a Taco Salad with this dressing.
Need more dip recipes? Try my Honey Dill sauce. Browse my Dip + Sauces category for more dip recipes.
Storage
Store this recipe in the fridge in a container with a lid for about a week.
FAQs
No, you can't. Mayonnaise and sour cream don't freeze well. But this recipe lasts a week or longer in the fridge.
Recipe
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ½ cup milk I use %1
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried dill
- 1 teaspoon dried chives
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine ingredients: Mix together the mayonnaise, yogurt, and sour cream. Whisk until smooth. Add the chives, parsley, dill, garlic powder, and onion powder. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk until smooth
- Adjust consistency: Add apple cider vinegar. Add the milk as needed, whisking constantly, until you reach the thickness you prefer. You may not need all of the liquid.
- Store in a jar with a lid, in the refrigerator.
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Notes
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This post was originally posted on May 7, 2019.
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Tammy says
This is the best home made Ranch recipe I’ve tried! I omitted the milk because I wanted to use it as dip now but tomorrow I’ll add some milk and try it in a salad. It has a really nice fresh taste and not too heavy or oily. Homemade is always better in my opinion! Thanks for another great recipe Jacqueline!
Jacqueline Piper says
I'm so happy to hear this, I love this recipe too. Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it 🙂
Jacqueline