Middle school daughter wanted to have a few friends in for NYE this year. I sat on my hands and let her do all the party planning. Even let my husband take her shopping for food and supplies. Whew, that was hard! But on my last minute grocery run on Dec. 31, she asked for a veggie tray. It was cute to see a 13-year-old panicking about having enough food for her guests. By 4 pm on NYE, the veggie trays in the produce section are pretty picked over. So I decided I’d make one myself, but didn’t think about the dip!
We did have some Hidden Valley Ranch dressing in the fridge, but I remembered that a while back I bought some dry buttermilk to try to make my own ranch dressing mix. I hate the “mystery packets.” Besides having the buttermilk in the pantry, I had ALL of the other ingredients in this recipe on hand! So, I’m telling you — it’s very easy to make and much more delicious than the bottled kind! I even made two dips from it: fattening for the kids (sour cream) and skinny for the adults (plain yogurt)! Yum!
HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING MIX
Yield: About 1 cup
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE BULK HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING PACKET MIX:
1 cup Dry Buttermilk
2-1/2 Tablespoons Dried Parsley, divided
2 teaspoons Dried Dill, divided
2-1/2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
1-1/2 teaspoons Onion Powder
1-1/2 teaspoons Dried Onion Flakes
2-1/4 teaspoons Kosher Salt
3/4 teaspoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Coarse Ground Black Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Paprika
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne
FOR BUTTERMILK DRESSING:
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1/2 cup Sour Cream
3 tablespoons Bulk Homemade Ranch Dressing Packet Mix
2/3 to 1 cup of Buttermilk
FOR DIP:
1 cup Sour Cream
2 tablespoons Bulk Homemade Ranch Dressing Packet Mix
DIRECTIONS:
In a small food processor or blender; measure and add in the dried buttermilk, 2 tablespoons dried parsley, 1 teaspoon dried dill. Place the remaining 1/2 tablespoon parsley and 1 teaspoon dried dill off to the side. Measure and add in the onion powder, dried onion flakes, kosher salt, sugar, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper. Turn on the processor and let it run until all the spices are blended into the buttermilk powder.
Transfer the ranch mix into a jar or container {that has a tight-fitting lid} and add in the reserved parsley and dill. Whisk to combine.
2 tablespoons of the ranch mix is equivalent to one packet.
Store in the fridge for 3-4 months or in the freezer for 6-8.
the spoon and the thimble 