Homemade Ranch Dressing

Homemade Ranch Dressing
Homemade Ranch Dressing
Texas cowboys and cowgirls dip their egg sandwiches in this stuff for breakfast, they dunk their fried onion rings in it at lunch, and they cover their broccoli with it at dinner. It's the ultimate dipping sauce for cold pizza, the perfect accompaniment to crudités, and—oh, yeah—it's also a salad dressing. Once you learn how to make your own ranch dressing, you'll save yourself a fortune on the stuff. And it's really easy. You can even use yogurt instead of sour cream to make a low-fat version. Add some minced herbs from your garden if you like. Chives are another great addition.
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  • Served Person: Makes about 3 cups
American Southwestern Condiment/Spread Sauce Garlic Onion Pepper Quick & Easy Yogurt Salad Dressing Mayonnaise Bell Pepper Sour Cream Cilantro Buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons minced onion
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • Carbohydrate 4 g(1%)
  • Cholesterol 29 mg(10%)
  • Fat 23 g(35%)
  • Fiber 0 g(1%)
  • Protein 2 g(4%)
  • Saturated Fat 7 g(34%)
  • Sodium 230 mg(10%)
  • Calories 225

Preparation Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk in a mixing bowl and stir until smooth. Add the bell pepper, onion, cilantro, garlic, pepper, and salt and mix well. The dressing will keep for a week in a sealed container in the refrigerator. From The Texas Cowboy Cookbook by Robb Walsh Copyright (c) 2007 by Robb Walsh. Published by Broadway Books. Robb Walsh, "the Indiana Jones of food writers" (Liane Hanson, NPR), is the restaurant critic for the Houston Press, and occasional commentator for NPR's Weekend Edition, the former food columnist for Natural History magazine, and former editor in chief of Chile Pepper magazine. He is the author of Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook and The Tex Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos, and the co-author of several other cooking and travel books. He lives in Houston, Texas.

Preparation Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk in a mixing bowl and stir until smooth. Add the bell pepper, onion, cilantro, garlic, pepper, and salt and mix well. The dressing will keep for a week in a sealed container in the refrigerator. From The Texas Cowboy Cookbook by Robb Walsh Copyright (c) 2007 by Robb Walsh. Published by Broadway Books. Robb Walsh, "the Indiana Jones of food writers" (Liane Hanson, NPR), is the restaurant critic for the Houston Press, and occasional commentator for NPR's Weekend Edition, the former food columnist for Natural History magazine, and former editor in chief of Chile Pepper magazine. He is the author of Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook and The Tex Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos, and the co-author of several other cooking and travel books. He lives in Houston, Texas.