My no-additive, whole-ingredient Ranch recipe, for Europe.

[sir pball]

Inspired by

I make it at work for family meal so it's not the most precise…at all. Truly a Grandma Recipe.

Mix equal parts mayo (I use my homemade, but store-bought is fine) and sour cream and add enough buttermilk to get the consistency you wish. Add a metric f-ton of DRIED dill and GRANULATED onion along with a bit less DRIED parsley and GRANULATED garlic, tasting until you get a nice flavor profile. Add some salt to dial it up and Bob's your uncle.

To anyone who says the herbs should be fresh…as I like to say, "there's no such thing as a fancy Big Mac".

[FakeNoose]

1. Okay! Thanks I'll try this.

I don't think I have any dill, but I have all the other ingredients.

[sir pball]

2. You definitely need the dill

Dried dill is the single foundational flavor, but thankfully it's easily available!

[Diamond_Dog]

3. I love ranch! I like your recipe! Here's another one I make often.

From BudgetBytes.

https://www.budgetbytes.com/homemade-ranch-dressing/

▢ 1/4 cup mayonnaise
▢ 1/4 cup plain yogurt
▢ 1 tsp lemon juice
▢ 3/16 tsp garlic powder
▢ 1/8 tsp onion powder
▢ 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley, loosely packed
▢ 1 green onion, finely chopped
▢ freshly cracked pepper
▢ 1/8 tsp sugar (optional)
▢ 1 Tbsp milk (optional)

[sir pball]

4. If you make it I believe you like it, but...

No dill? No DILL? Dill is literally one the foundational flavors of ranch, along with the parsley and onion.

I mean, if you like it, I don't judge, but throw some dill in there and see what happens.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. I suppose you could add dill if you prefer it !

I never really thought about it, TBH!

[sir pball]

6. With all due respect...honestly, without dill your recipe isn't ranch.

You're making what I'm sure is a lovely dressing…but it's not ranch.

Dill, of all the herbs in ranch, is the core of the dressing. It's no more a "preference" than basil in pesto; it's one of if not the single non-negotiable flavor in the mix.

[Diamond_Dog]

8. To each his own.

I’ve Googled innumerable recipes for homemade ranch dressing, some call for dill and some don’t, yet they are all designated “Ranch Dressing”. So I still say it’s a preference, easily made either way.

It’s like my husband says pizza isn’t pizza without peppers on it. To each his own!

[sir pball]

9. I have opinions, but "the customer is always right" (aka "to each his own")...

One night I literally went to pastry and got some chocolate ganache to serve some guests who wanted it…to go with our gruyere soufflé, because "soufflés are for dessert!"

I stand by my opinion but I entirely respect yours

[Kali]

7. about like mine

I use black pepper too and skip the sour cream. equal parts mayo and buttermilk.