Homemade Ranch

Homemade anything is better than store bought, right? Well we are a family of Ranch lovers. It is the condiment of choice and a must have for Pizza night, so I thought I'd try out this recipe from Pinterest. It was easy to whip up and gave me a reason to use the new immersion blender I received for Christmas from my brother in law. It turned out very good and I love it's fresh, vibrant taste. I made it pretty thick and served with raw veggies. Later, I put some in a squeeze bottle and added more buttermilk to make it more of a salad dressing consistency. It totally worked too. Also, since I used reduced fat everything, it is better for you than the regular stuff we buy. We are total Hidden Valley Ranch full fat Original Ranchers in my home. I doubt that will change anytime soon. But I think that this is a nice option to have and will keep it around. In my effort to eat more vegetables, having a great ranch dip on hand makes it a lot easier to scarf down carrots and broccoli!

Homemade Ranch
recipe from smells-like-home.com which can be found here. (I am definately going to try her Buffalo Chicken Pizza recipe next!)

3/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 to 1 cup buttermilk
1 small bunch of chives or 2 scallions, roughly chopped (I used 2 TB of dried chives, because I had them on hand)
Small handful of parsley
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Place all ingredients with 1/4 cup of buttermilk in a blender and blend for 10 seconds. Check consistency and blend in additional buttermilk if desired.

my new toy!



ingredients



all whipped up