Well, after years and years of trying to make a good ranch, I finally found the one I LOVE!!!! And seriously, I love love love this one so much, I make it weekly. I am a Ranch girl! There is NO WAY I could ever ever go back to bottled… gag. Besides all that, this ranch is really easy with ingredients you have right in your kitchen!
This calls for a “buttermilk” but since I never have buttermilk on hand I make my own with Half & Half & white vinegar. I want to keep this in the lower carb to keep on plan for an S meal! Keep it in an air tight glass container and it should last you a week at least!
I serve this yumminess on all kinds of things! I have a taco salad that I put this on but I add pickled jalapenos and a little chopped cilantro to it. I serve as a dressing over salads & as a veggie dip. Hope you enjoy this easy, yummy, frugal (because isn’t homemade cheaper than bottles?) Homemade Ranch Dressing!
This is a big tweak from a recipe a family friend allowed me to post to my blog… you can find her recipe here: Festive Pasta
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Description
An Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing that you can tweak to fit all your needs! THM Approved!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 2 tbsp. white vinegar (mixed into the half and half)
- 1/2 cup of greek yogurt or sour cream (I’ve made it both ways)
- 1/2 cup of good real or homemade mayo
- 1 tsp salt
- pepper to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 4 tbsp. parmesan cheese that you find in the green container
- 1 tbsp. dried parsley
- *option- 2 tbsp. chopped pickled jalapenos, fresh chopped cilantro, fresh chopped chives
Instructions
- Mix the vinegar into the half and half and set aside while you gather the other ingredients, this will thicken slightly and create a buttermilk texture.
- Mix all ingredients together.
- You can thin this down with a little water or more half and half.
- Store in an air tight container.
Is this an S?
Yes, it is. š
Thanks for sharing! This looks Super Yummy!
Thank you!! š
This looks yummy!! I will be sure to save this recipe try
Thank you!!!
I always wanted to know how to make this! Great post!
Thank you! š
I have to tell you how much we enjoy this recipe! Hubby and I are empty-nesters, but we LOVE this dressing and I have to make a new batch fairly often! I had tried a couple of “so-so” Ranch Dressing recipes before I found this one, but this is the only one I make, now! Deee-lish! (along with many other of your recipes!) Thank you for posting so many yummy THM-friendly recipes!
YAY!!! I’m so glad! It’s my favorite!
I have tried many different homemade ranch recipes over the years and this is the only one my family has liked! I added 1 doonk of pure stevia to it, but it was good without it too. Super delicious!
Yay I’m so so so happy to hear this!! š
This ranch dressing is to.die.for. It is absolutely yummy & passed my picky husband’s taste test. Hands down better than ANY store bought. Love it!
Has anyone tried heavy cream instead of half and half?
Yep, I have done heavy cream instead of half and half… you might need to add a little water as well.
So easy and so delicious!
Hi, I’m from the UK. What is half & half please? x
hmmm… it’s is half milk and half cream, I believe…
I finally made this today! Have been meaning to for awhile. It is fabulous! I used buttermilk as I had some for another recipe.
Thank you for figuring out this great dressing. It is so much better than store bought!
So happy to hear that!!
I’m excited to try this! Do you still use the green can parmesan? And do you use sugar free mayo?
Yes I use the green can for parm & I use Hellmann’s mayo.
Wow the best ranch I’ve tried so far!!
Thank you!!
Mine is runny. How would you thicken this?
Hmm… I would use about 1/4 tsp of Xantham gum