Monday, January 13, 2025

Fumbling Toward Culinary Talent: Ranch Dressing

Mrs. Nasty doesn't like buttermilk ranch dressing. If I use ranch dressing, I prefer it to be buttermilk ranch, but for the purpose of making a ranch dressing from scratch without buttermilk and without all the chemicals, I happened upon this recipe by chance. 

I tape episodes of Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen, the cooking show you can find on your local PBS station. The most recent episode I watched had a recipe for fried cheese curds with ranch dressing. 

That's the base for this recipe, which I tweaked a little bit. 

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons of fresh chives, chopped finely
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro, chopped finely
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of fresh dill, chopped finely
  • 1/4 cup of milk
  • 1/3 cup of mayo
  • 3 tablespoons of sour cream
  • 1 small clove of garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon of white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of Penzey's roasted garlic
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Process
It's pretty simple. Put it all into a big bowl and whisk vigorously. Put in enough salt and pepper to your taste. 

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