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Ranch Dressing and Dip Mix

This versatile recipe converts easily into a creamy dip or smooth dressing. It’s delicious served with fresh veggies or drizzled over greens. —Carolyn Zimmerman, Fairbury, Illinois

Ranch dressing and dip mix

Photo by Taste of Home©

Yield: 1 cup or approximately 96 servings

Ingredients: 

  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons dried minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

 

Additional Ingredients for Dressing:

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup buttermilk

 

Additional Ingredients for Dip:

  • 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

 

Directions:

  1. In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 1 year. Yield: about 6 tablespoons mix (enough to make 6 batches).
  2. To prepare dressing: In a bowl, combine 1 tablespoon mix with mayonnaise and buttermilk; refrigerate. Yield: 2 cups.
  3. To prepare dip: In a bowl, combine 1 tablespoon mix and sour cream; refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 1 cup.

 

Nutritional Facts:
1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 107 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 140 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

 

Originally published as Ranch Dressing and Dip Mix in Quick Cooking July/August 2000, p19

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