Low Fat Ranch Dressing

Mille®'s Note:

Co-workers often ask me to bring in my Ranch Dressing to have in the lunch room. This is the recipe I normally use.

• Total Time: 6 mins
• Prep Time: 4 mins
• Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 10.0 ounces

• 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream or 1/4 cup nonfat sour cream
• 2 tablespoons nonfat yogurt, lemon flavour optional
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chives, snipped
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon, zest of
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs or 1 teaspoon mixed fines herbes
• 1 teaspoon low-sodium instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4-3/4 cup fat-free buttermilk

Directions:

1. Use a food processor, blender, or whisk by hand, all of the ingredients except buttermilk.
2. Add buttermilk a little at a time until desired consistency is reached (If you like a thicker consistency, this can double as a dip or a spread).
3. Chill 4-6 hours or overnight.
4. Serve over crisp salad greens and garnish with croutons.
5. For variation, omit salad herbs, and add 3/4 cup chopped green onion and 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese or spicy Feta cheese.

Reviews

[Chef #620776]

I love this recipe and make it all of the time. Thanks. I don't use low-fat ingredients.

[Memorymaker]

This recipe makes a really nice dressing. Unfortunately I was looking for a flavour to replace the ranch I normally buy and this just wasn't 'ranch' to us. We thought it tasted more like a creamy dill. I would recommend this dressing, but not as a ranch substitute!