Some time back I began to call myself the ‘Condiment Queen!’ (Self-proclaimed, but never mind that…) My love of sauces, dips, dressings, spreads, marinades, salsas and all variations of these continues to grow. If I had to live with only two condiments for the rest of my life I would choose ranch dressing and salsa (with ketchup coming in third, probably.)
With ranch dressing at the top of my list I don’t deny that I’m a ranch snob and today I am sharing with you my ranch dressing and seasoning mix recipe. It can be a thick dip or thinned out a bit into more of a dressing consistency. It goes on salads and is great for dipping veggies.
The seasoning mix I just keep in a jar in the cabinet and use it to season chicken before cooking as well as potatoes before roasting. Its a great flavor enhancer for all kinds of things!
Making both the seasoning mix and the dressing yourself is a huge plus because you have complete control over the ingredients. You can choose organic, non-irradiated, non-GMO spices as well as quality dairy and mayonnaise. In fact, I always have some of our homemade mayonnaise in the fridge and that’s what I use.
For recommendations for mayonnaise, spices and dairy products see our ‘Nutritious Food Swaps‘ and our ‘What to Buy at the Grocery Store‘ handouts. We also have a taco seasoning recipe post with more information about sourcing quality spices so you can check that out, too.
This dressing is very easy to mix up when you already have the seasoning blend in the cabinet and the homemade mayo in the fridge (good habits to get into, if you ask me!)
Recipe:
ingredients
- 1/2 C sour cream
- about 1/4 C mayonnaise homemade is best
- 1 Tbs ranch seasoning mix
- 1/4 tsp honey optional
- thin with milk non-dairy milk, or water to taste
Seasoning Mix
- 2 Tbs dried parsley flakes
- 1 heaping Tbs salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
Place a tablespoon of seasoning mix in a bowl with all the other ingredients except the milk (for thinning the mixture).
Stir until well incorporated and any lumps are smoothed out. At this point its thick and a great consistency for dipping.
If you want more of a dressing consistency, thin mixture with a Tbs of milk, non dairy milk or water at a time until it’s how you want it.
Enjoy!
