Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Recipe below! Never buy store-bought again! This quick and easy ranch dressing is an essential. Buttermilk is the key to the ranch flavour in this dressing and dip, and its consistency makes it perfect as a dressing for a green salad or as a dip for vegetables.

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Makes about 1 cup (250 mL)
Prep Time: 3 minutes

You can refrigerate this in an airtight container until the expiry date of the buttermilk or sour cream you made it with, whichever is first.

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• Ingredients •

1/2 cup (125 mL) buttermilk
1/2 cup (125 mL) sour cream or plain Greek yogurt (0% fat is fine)
¼ cup (60 mL) mayonnaise
1 Tbsp instant skim milk powder
2 green onions, finely chopped
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
Salt and black pepper

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• Directions •

1. Whisk all of the ingredients together with salt and pepper to taste (ranch dressing typically uses a fair bit of black pepper).

2. Transfer to an airtight container and chill until ready to use.