Homemade Ranch Dressing, our favorite recipe
This is our favorite ranch dressing recipe. It comes together quickly and pairs so nicely with a variety of foods.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: about 1 cup 1x
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 garlic, finely grated using a zester (a medium or small sized garlic clove)
- 1/4 cup cilantro, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon of dill fronds, finely diced
- Small pinch of salt (about 1/8-1/4 of a teaspoon), to taste
- 2 tablespoons of milk, or more-to thin it out to the consistency you like
Instructions
- Add the mayonnaise and the sour cream to a bowl and mix with a fork to combine.
- Add the grated garlic, salt, finely diced cilantro and dill. Mix with a fork.
- Finally, add the milk. Stir the milk into the mixture – I like to mix it in with a fork, in a whisking motion.
- Add a bit more milk if you’d like a thinner consistency.
- Note: grating the garlic does bring out the potent garlic flavor. We like garlic at our house so I tend to use a medium sized garlic clove for this recipe . Please feel free to use a small sized garlic clove or to add a small amount of grated garlic, if desired.
- Cover and allow to sit in refrigerator for about 30 minutes to an hour for flavors to develop.
- Can keep in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
This is one of those recipes that tastes better the following day.