Ranch Dressing

LiterateGriffin · 04-01-2012, 08:13 PM

Hubby -- who's joining me, starting tomorrow -- is a big Ranch fan. His favorite brand is LOADED with carbs, so... He went looking how to make it.

According to the recipe he found, it takes literally SECONDS to make, and the ingredient list? Mayo, sour cream, garlic, dill. That's it. (Could substitute buttermilk for sour cream, but we're doing LC so WHY?)

I think, like Alfredo sauce, we're going to end up wondering why we ever bought this!

Gibbs · 04-01-2012, 08:46 PM

Wow, I'd love to see the recipe!

Speck333 · 04-01-2012, 09:12 PM

I know what you mean! I've been making our own for months now, and I actually prefer it. Our family favorite was the Hidden Valley Ranch you make from the packets. Here is my recipe Just like Hidden Valley Ranch from scratch!

Annabel Lee · 04-02-2012, 06:51 AM

I love making dressing now!

Ranch is so easy and I really have fun adding different things.
Homemade ranch is so much healthier than most of what you can buy at the store and it taste so much fresher!
I love to add bacon, cream cheese, blu cheese, parmesan cheese, chives and much more!
Have fun and enjoy!

LiterateGriffin · 04-02-2012, 07:13 AM

OK, I haven't found my husband's recipe yet, but here's one I pulled off the web:
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon dried chives
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions

In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

I know, from my experience making salad dressing for restaurants many years ago, that the chill-time CAN be important to flavor. Like, it'll taste good when you make it, but you wait 1/2 hour to let the flavors finish doing their thing, and it goes from good to food-gasm-good.

I notice, from this recipe and from Speck's, that the one hubby found seems a little odd. Will have to try both combos and see which we like better!

Idreamofweightloss · 04-03-2012, 04:49 AM

I make mine with 1 cup sour cream. 1 cup buttermilk and a ranch packet. I suppose you could lower the carbs if you tried out the mix speck posted.

LiterateGriffin · 04-03-2012, 08:20 AM

We made it last night... He whipped it up, I taste-tested. Then we left it in the fridge while the salmon grilled.

Was GREAT over salad!

We have a lot of old Marie's Salad Dressing jars that we've washed and saved (Marie's comes in wide-mouthed jars, rather than long-narrow-necked bottles), so we just poured it into one of those.

crazywoman-n-wy · 04-03-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Idreamofweightloss

I make mine with 1 cup sour cream. 1 cup buttermilk and a ranch packet. I suppose you could lower the carbs if you tried out the mix speck posted.

You will definitely lower the carbs by using the recipes instead of the packets!!! The packets contain a lot of bad carbs!! (Including sugar!)
If I'm going to bother to mix up my own dressing (which I plan to start doing again), I'll mix up a recipe, and not the packet!! (I've been lazy recently, and buying bottled, but they seem to be adding more & more sugar & etc lately.)
I need to mix up a batch of mix to use!

04-01-2012, 08:13 PM	#1
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04-01-2012, 08:46 PM	#2
Gibbs Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: east central Indiana Posts: 1,377 Gallery: Gibbs Stats: 334/283/180-ish (5'6") WOE: My own low-carb way Start Date: 2/10/13	Wow, I'd love to see the recipe!

04-01-2012, 09:12 PM	#3
Speck333 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,453 Gallery: Speck333 Stats: 181(16)/163(12)/99(0) ~ 5'2" WOE: Semi-Primal Start Date: Atkins restart: Jan. 3, 2010 (7/99 original start)	I know what you mean! I've been making our own for months now, and I actually prefer it. Our family favorite was the Hidden Valley Ranch you make from the packets. Here is my recipe Just like Hidden Valley Ranch from scratch!

04-02-2012, 06:51 AM	#4
Annabel Lee Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 1,911 Gallery: Annabel Lee Stats: 278/190/174 for now WOE: Gary Taubes inspired LC Start Date: May 24, 2011	I love making dressing now! Ranch is so easy and I really have fun adding different things. Homemade ranch is so much healthier than most of what you can buy at the store and it taste so much fresher! I love to add bacon, cream cheese, blu cheese, parmesan cheese, chives and much more! Have fun and enjoy!

04-02-2012, 07:13 AM	#5
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	OK, I haven't found my husband's recipe yet, but here's one I pulled off the web: 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon dried chives 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper Directions In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving. I know, from my experience making salad dressing for restaurants many years ago, that the chill-time CAN be important to flavor. Like, it'll taste good when you make it, but you wait 1/2 hour to let the flavors finish doing their thing, and it goes from good to food-gasm-good. I notice, from this recipe and from Speck's, that the one hubby found seems a little odd. Will have to try both combos and see which we like better!

04-03-2012, 04:49 AM	#6
Idreamofweightloss Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Hockley,Texas Posts: 797 Gallery: Idreamofweightloss Stats: 142/119.6/115 WOE: JUDDD Start Date: April 2011	I make mine with 1 cup sour cream. 1 cup buttermilk and a ranch packet. I suppose you could lower the carbs if you tried out the mix speck posted.

04-03-2012, 08:20 AM	#7
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	We made it last night... He whipped it up, I taste-tested. Then we left it in the fridge while the salmon grilled. Was GREAT over salad! We have a lot of old Marie's Salad Dressing jars that we've washed and saved (Marie's comes in wide-mouthed jars, rather than long-narrow-necked bottles), so we just poured it into one of those.