Dairy Free Ranch Dressing (or Dip) using Fresh or Dried Herbs
Servings: 6 servings or 2 tablespoons per serving, yields 3/4 cup dressing
Cost: $5
Equipment
- 1 Small mixing bowl
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Pint-sized mason jar
- 1 Reusable mason jar lids
Ingredients
- ½ cup Mayo regular or vegan mayo
- 2 tablespoons Dairy-free milk I used oat milk
- 2 tablespoons dill pickle juice or lemon juice freshly squeezed, or added to taste
Ranch seasoning mix
- 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon dried chives
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together mayo, dairy-free milk and pickle juice.½ cup Mayo, 2 tablespoons Dairy-free milk, 2 tablespoons dill pickle juice or lemon juice
- Then stir in the ranch seasonings.1 teaspoon dried onion flakes, ½ teaspoon dried parsley, ½ teaspoon dried dill weed, 1 teaspoon dried chives, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Taste and adjust for seasoning. I added an extra pinch of dried parsley and dill and a splash of pickle juice. Use immediately or store in the fridge until chilled.
- If you want a thicker ranch dip, leave out the milk or use less. Also keep in mind that the ranch dressing will thicken in the fridge.
Notes
Yields: ¾ cup of dressing
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Store in an air tight container for up to 5 days in the fridge.Tips and Tricks
- Ranch dressing will thicken in the fridge. Whisk in a bit more dairy free milk or pickle juice until it reaches your desired consistency.
- This dairy free ranch dressing is made without sour cream to keep it dairy free. You can add a bit of your favorite non-dairy sour cream to make it a bit richer and creamier. Or leave it out!
- Make vegan ranch dressing by swapping out the mayo for vegan mayo.
- If you want to use fresh herbs. Parsley - use 1 tablespoon finely chopped, dill weed - use ½ teaspoon finely chopped, chives - use 1 tablespoon finely chopped.
- Pickle juice - this might seem like a weird ingredient to add but I find it really makes this ranch dressing taste like ranch.
- Make a big batch of the dry ranch mix by using this recipe so you can easily make ranch dressing whenever you want. Use 1 tablespoon for this recipe. It’s dairy free and made without buttermilk powder.
