Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

5 from 2 votes

This homemade ranch dressing mix recipe makes a large batch. You can mix this up in bulk and you'll always have ranch dressing mix on hand!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American

Servings: pint jar

Calories: 706kcal

Author: Joy Kincaid

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried dill weed
1/2 cup dried parsley
1/4 cup dried onion flakes
1/4 cup onion powder
1/4 cup garlic powder
2 tbsp dried chives
2 tbsp salt
2 tbsp black pepper

Instructions

Mix all herbs and spices together in a bowl (or add directly to the jar).
Transfer mix to a pint sized mason jar or other container with a lid, and add a label. Keeps for up to 1 year.

To Make Ranch Dip or Dressing

Whisk together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 1/2 cup milk (or buttermilk).
Add 3 tsp white vinegar or lemon juice, and 1 tbsp. ranch dressing mix. For a thinner dressing, add more milk until dressing is the desired consistency.
Store in jar with lid in refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

This recipe makes a fairly thick dressing, so it works really well as-written for a ranch dip. We like to mix up this dip and serve it with sliced vegetables.

Sliced cucumbers, carrot sticks, bell pepper slices, radishes—there are so many possibilities for using this dip!

If you want your ranch dressing to be a bit thinner, add a bit more milk until the consistency is the way you'd like it.

The thinner dressing works well over a lettuce salad. However, we often leave it thick and serve it on our salads just the way it is (we use a spoon so serve it when it's thicker).

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