Homemade Ranch Dressing Ep 53 | Life at the Table

Homemade Ranch Dressing &nbsp; History of Ranch Dressing Homemade ranch dressing. Exploration in the kitchen is fun, especially when it comes to customizing recipes to suite your tastes.  One of my favorites is the simple, but loveable ranch dressing.  Whether you drizzle it on a salad, dip veggies in it, add it to a burger, or use it as a cooling sauce for your hot wings, ranch dressing is an American staple. Made with buttermilk, the dressing was developed by Steve Henson and his wife Gayle who served it to their guests in Santa Barbara, CA, at their dude ranch that they named, yes, you guessed it, Hidden Valley Ranch.  The Henson’s expanded to selling packets of seasoning, and then in 1972 opened a factory to mass produce it. Shortly after that, Clorox bought the Hidden Valley Ranch brand for $8 million. How much do we love ranch dressing today?  It is No. 1.  It’s shipments are double that of its closest competitor, blue cheese. One of the initial reformulations Clorox made on the seasoning packet was to add buttermilk flavoring so that only milk was needed to make the dressing. As a result, the packet and bottled dressing have lost their pizzazz. &nbsp; Make Your Own Ranch Dressing Ditch the packets. Nothing beats making this dressing from scratch. Add a jug of buttermilk to your shopping list this week. Time to make your own and make it your own! In addition to buttermilk, this dressing needs mayo, sour cream, herbs, and garlic (my personal favorite!).  Experiment with the ratios, the herbs, and the garlic to make your own personal version.  Who knows, it might be worth millions one day! Print Homemade Ranch Dressing Print Recipe Pin Recipe 5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star No reviews This dressing is addictive and will forever break you of buying the packets of seasoning that you mix with milk &#8211; this is a good thing. Because nothing beats homemade ranch dressing from scratch! Prep Time: 0 hours Cook Time: 0 hours Total Time: 0 hours Yield: 1 3/4 cups 1x Ingredients 3/4 cup mayonnaise 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup buttermilk 1 tablespoon chives, chopped 1 tablespoon dill, chopped 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar 2 cloves of garlic, minced dash of cayenne salt pepper <span class="tasty-recipes-cook-mode__switch-slider tasty-recipes-cook-mode__switch-round" data-tasty-recipes-customization="button-color.background button-text-color.color"> Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark Instructions Mix together all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. Add any additional herbs or spices to sway the taste to your liking. If the mixture is thick, add more buttermilk. Drizzle, dip, and pour to your heart&#8217;s content. Nutrition Serving Size: 2 Tablespoons Calories: 1504 Sugar: 4.8 g Sodium: 3569.5 mg Fat: 150.5 g Saturated Fat: 35.6 g Trans Fat: 0.3 g Carbohydrates: 22.5 g Fiber: 1.8 g Protein: 17.3 g Cholesterol: 136.4 mg Did you make this recipe?Tag @lifeatthetable on Instagram and hashtag it #whatsfordinner The post Homemade Ranch Dressing appeared first on Life At The Table.