Homemade Ranch Salad Dressing

Homemade Ranch Salad Dressing is made with fresh and dried herbs and easily mixed together in a glass jar.  Drizzle it over any fresh salad or serve as a dip for some veggies!

Buttemilk Ranch Recipe

Ranch dressing wasn’t ever a “thing” in my house growing up.  My mom only liked Thousand Island Dressing and in fact, we didn’t grow up eating many salads.

The first time it even showed up on radar was when I first met my husbands family as an engaged couple.  We sat down for dinner and the biggest bottle of ranch dressing made an appearance.  Every single family member used it as a dipping sauce for one thing or another.

It wasn’t until years later that I finally fell in love with this creamy and herb-y dressing.  In a pinch I’ll use the packet to whip up some for a salad, but making it from scratch is always best!

How To Make Homemade Ranch Dressing

I like to use a combination of fresh and dried herbs.  If all you have on hand is dried, that works too.  Fresh herbs just elevate the flavor all that much more!

This recipe calls for buttermilk.  Most people don’t feel it necessary to buy a large container of it to use such a small amount of it in a recipe.  I not only use it in this, but I like to have it on hand when I make my homemade Buttermilk Pancakes.   If you still aren’t convinced, I have a simple solution below.

How To Make Buttermilk

You can make your own mock buttermilk with just milk (2% works best, but you can use 1%) and a little acid like lemon juice.  A good rule of thumb is for every cup of milk add a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice.

Mix them together in a bowl and let it sit for about 5 minutes.  The acid mixes with the cultures of the milk and turns it into buttermilk.  It sounds so simple, but it makes all the difference in the world.

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Homemade Ranch Salad Dressing Recipe