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Tasty Buttermilk Ranch Salad Dressing Recipe

Don't buy salad dressing at grocery store! Wonderfully simple and natural recipe for tasty buttermilk ranch salad dressing with no sugars or preservatives.

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Buttermilk Ranch Salad Dressing Recipe

From the kitchen of Dr. Randall Hansen

What follows is a very easy recipe for making the best all-natural buttermilk ranch dressing -- with no added sugars, preservatives, or other ingredients.

It takes about 5-10 minutes to prepare and is ready for use or can be chilled for later use. I suggest placing the dressing in several mason jars and/or reuse the mayonnaise container.

Ingredients
  • 1 jar of 32 oz. mayonnaise (or make your own*)
  • 2 1/2 cups of buttermilk (or make your own**)
  • 3 teaspoons of minced dried onion
  • 10 tablespoons of dried parsley
  • 5 teaspoons of minced garlic or Garlic Gold*** (or five small cloves of garlic, minced, with 1 tablespoon of avocado or olive oil)
  • 1 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
  • 1+ teaspoon Mrs. Dash "Table Blend" or similar
  • 1 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt to taste
  • Directions
    Put all the ingredients in a bowl, starting with the mayonnaise and buttermilk, and blend together with a whisk. Ladle into vessels and refrigerate.

    Options I have started adding a few heaping tablespoons of sour cream gives the dressing some added thickness. I have also taken to adding green onions, a touch of hot (Tabasco) sauce, and a few dashes of cayenne pepper spice mix.

    * It's easy to make your own mayonnaise, but you need an immersion blender and...
  • 3 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon of seal salt (or other salt)
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 cups avocado oil (simply the best; or high-end olive oil)

  • Mix first four ingredients and then very slowly add the oil as you are blending until you get a rich and creamy blend.
  • ** It's also very easy to make your own buttermilk...
  • 1 cup of whole milk, organic when possible (or heavy cream)
  • 1 tablespoon of freshly lemon juice

  • Pour lemon juice into the milk, mix, and let stand for about 10 minutes. Done.

  • Tasty buttermilk ranch salad dressing


    ***If you have not discovered the amazing Garlic Gold, you must go out to your health food store or to the company's Website and try it today. It's indispensable -- and you'll find yourself using it in everything. It's simply "toasted crunchy organic garlic mixed with organic extra-virgin olive oil." FYI, while we are avid enthusiasts for this product, we receive NO compensation or benefits from promoting the company.


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    Avid wellness guru Dr. Randall S. Hansen Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., is an avid bicyclist, adventurist, environmentalist, and student of wellness and photography, with a mission of empowering others to lead great lives. He is Founder and CEO of EmpoweringSites.com, a network of empowering and transformative Websites. Dr. Hansen is also the founder and caretaker of this site, EmpoweringRetreat.com, as well as founder of EmpoweringAdvice.com, MyCollegeSuccessStory.com, and EnhanceMyVocabulary.com. He is a published author, with several books, chapters in books, and hundreds of articles. He's often quoted in the media and conducts empowering workshops around the country. Dr. Hansen is also an educator, having taught at the college level for more than 15 years. Learn more by visiting his personal Website, RandallSHansen.com or reach him by email at CEO(at)empoweringsites.com. You can also check out Dr. Hansen on GooglePlus.


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