Tell me if this has ever happened to you. You find a bottle of salad dressing on the door of your refrigerator. You look at the date. Its “best by” date was three months ago. You sniff it. It seems fine. You take a little taste. It tastes just like it did the day you opened the bottle – probably over a year ago. You use it and think, “I really should stop eating things like this.”

 

I’m sure I’m not the only one that has ever done that.

 

For my family Christmas tree trimming party over the weekend, I decided that the old bottle of Ranch dressing in the refrigerator needed to go. I needed to find a recipe to make my own ranch dressing for a dip for the vegetables. Turning to my go-to recipe site, allrecipes.com, I found a recipe titled Ranch Dressing II that looked workable. After reading many of the comments, I tweaked the recipe slightly and came up with a ranch dressing that is so delicious. I will never buy a bottle of ranch dressing or a tub of ranch dip again.

 

Here is the recipe that I used. You can use organic mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk if you’d like. Even if you don’t, the ingredients in this are a lot better than anything you’ll find in a ranch dressing on your store’s shelf. If your job is to bring the salad (and dressings) or veggies and dip to Christmas dinner or a New Year’s Eve party, you’ll want to make this.

 

 

 

Combine all ingredients and allow to sit in the refrigerator for at least four hours for the flavors to mingle and the dip to thicken a bit. Overnight is even better.