This homemade Garlic And Herb Buttermilk Dressing is an upgrade on Ranch dressing that's super simple to make with the bonus of having complete control over the ingredients. The combination of herbs and seasonings in this dressing adds a depth of flavor you won't find in it's bottled counterpart at the grocery store. It comes together in minutes and it's ready to drizzle over your favorite salad but, chill time will make the flavors even more pleasing once they have time to marry. It's full flavored and sure to be a welcome addition to your salad menu.
Garlic And Herb Buttermilk Dressing
One other notable advantage of making this garlic herb dressing yourself is, you can also pronounce each ingredient. That's a true added bonus, if you ask me. As far as technique:
- I recommend adding the buttermilk to the mayonnaise first to incorporate fully.
- To make the dressing consistency thicker, decrease the buttermilk by ¼ cup and increase the mayonnaise by ¼ cup.
- You can easily turn this into a blue cheese dressing by adding 4 ounces of Saga Blue or Gorgonzola to the base and use it as a dip for vegetables or hot wings.
This dreamy dressing is creamy and packed with fresh flavors and like this Garlic Herb Butter from Gather for Bread, it's very simple to put together.
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Garlic And Herb Buttermilk Dressing
Servings: 2 ½ cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups real mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp fresh chives finely chopped
- 2-3 cloves minced garlic Adjust amount to taste
- 1 Tbsp flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- 2 tsp coarse sea salt
- 1 ½ tsp sugar
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ⅛ tsp dried dill weed or ½ tsp fresh
Instructions
- In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together buttermilk and mayonnaise. Add remaining ingredients and seasonings. Continue to whisk the mixture until the ingredients are fully incorporated and no lumps remain.
- Pour into an airtight container and chill for at least 4 hours before serving. Store chilled for up to 5 days.
Notes
To make a thicker dressing, decrease the buttermilk by ¼ cup and increase the mayonnaise by ¼ cup.
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Constance Goins
Melissa, If you put a cube of Roquefort with this it makes beautiful dressing also.
Melissa
Agreed!
Jackie spowage
Perfect for salad
NYChouse
Thanks for the motivation! It's beautiful.
Toni Dash
It was a big hit in my house!
Jennifer Farley
So yummy! I want to put this dressing on everything!
Erin
This dressing is so full of herbs and great flavors
Joanne
This dressing is so classic and well balanced!
Carrie
I love this recipe
Joanna Cismaru
Love this dressing, have some buttermilk in the fridge, now I know what to do with it.
Liz
My hubby loves Ranch dressing, but I'm not a fan of the bottled stuff. Your recipe made him very happy---I loved it, too!
Kristen
I used this for a dip for my buffalo wings... perfection.
Lori @ RecipeGirl
I love this salad dressing!
Erica
I’ve never left a comment on a blogger’s recipe before but this dressing was too good not to! I found it after searching for a dressing similar to the one I had at the Restoration Hardware restaurant in New York and I’m so glad I did - it’s absolutely delicious!
Melissa
Hi Erica, thank you SO much for taking the time to comment. While I published this recipe a while ago, it's evergreen, as I use it in my kitchen to this day. Visit often!
Aysegul
Looks nice and delicious.Thanks