Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Recipe

A large Mason jar filled with ranch dressing made at home with a small serving bowl and spoon.

5 from 4 votes

Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Recipe

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing from scratch uses real fresh ingredients, and it tastes so much better than bottled products. Get the secret mixing tip with 20+ creative ways to use it in recipes all week long.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Salads & Dressing

Cuisine: Salad Dressing

Keyword: buttermilk ranch dressing recipe, buttermilke ranch, ranch dressing, ranch dressing recipe

Servings:

Calories: 69kcal

Author: Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup sour cream
½ cup buttermilk
½ cup mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 ½ teaspoon jar minced garlic)
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley (or ¼ cup fresh parsley)
¼ cup fresh chives (or 2 tablespoons dried chives)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
4 dashes hot sauce

Instructions

Prep your ingredients; slice your fresh herbs, crush your garlic.
Into a large Mason jar, add the sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise, garlic, sea salt, black pepper, dried parsley, fresh chives, lemon juice, and Tabasco.
Shake well until combined in a jar, or stir in a bowl.
Keep chilled in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

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Notes

Herbs

You can use fresh or dried herbs. If you want to use fresh, simply use 3X more than dried. Dry herbs have much more of a flavor punch.

Shake & Mix

You can add the ingredients into a large Mason jar and "shake it". As you know, this is how I love to make my dressings. My Mom did it that way, and it is so easy. Plus you have a built-in storage container to pop in the fridge with no extra dishes to clean.

Buttermilk

Substitute Greek yogurt in place of sour cream, or regular milk, and some lemon (or white vinegar) for buttermilk. The flavor will change a bit, but it will work.

Garlic

Use ¼ teaspoon of granulated garlic powder (or dehydrated or freeze-dried garlic) to replace 1 whole clove of fresh garlic. You can use minced refrigerated garlic in a jar for this recipe, but fresh garlic is awesome!

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