Perfectly tangy, creamy homemade ranch dressing tastes better than anything you could buy in a store.
Prep time: PT5M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
4.75 stars (794 reviews)
Ingredients
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk or regular milk
3/4 - 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried chives
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/8 teaspoon finely cracked pepper
freshly squeezed lemon juice to taste (approximately 1-3 teaspoons, adjust to taste)
Categories
Salad
Steps
Whisk together the mayo, sour cream and milk until smooth. Add the spices and whisk until combined. Add the lemon and whisk again. Pour into a jar and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. This dressing will keep nicely in the refrigerator for up to a week. Enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 45 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 60 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Reviews
Jesse D Branum on 2026-07-08 (2 stars): too runny. not enough kick pazaz spice something
Christy on 2026-06-28 (5 stars): This is legitimately the best ranch dressing recipe I have ever tried! I am a ranch girlie and went on a homemade ranch dressing journey and I can say without a doubt this is my go-to recipe. This recipe is a MUST TRY! The only modification I make is I nearly double the amount of dried dill weed, just my preference. Highly recommend!
L Warren on 2026-06-24 (5 stars): Enjoy the ranch dressing that my daughter made when we had dinner recently. I plan to make it myself as well.
jodie lumley on 2026-06-17 (5 stars): Absolutely perfect. It reminds me of Longhorns ranch dressing very light and fresh. I have searched for years looking for this type of ranch dressing, thank you so much. FYI..I will use less dill I added a 1 tsp and it was a little too much, which you suggested less, so a little less is the trick!. Also I used buttermilk for that zing. It truely is the best homemade ranch I have ever tried!
Liane Arlene Gregg on 2026-06-11 (5 stars): Absolutely the best ranch dressing ever!
Margret on 2026-05-30 (5 stars): I bought 'organic' ranch dressing at Costco yesterday and it's just awful! It has a nasty chemically taste even though the list of ingredients looks good. At $14 (Australian) it's going back for a refund. I just made a batch following this recipe, with a few tweaks (no dried chives so I added more onion powder, I only had Japanese mayo and I added a little sugar as another commenter had suggested) and OH MY it's really delicious, even freshly made, so I'll bet it's going to get even better with a few hours in the fridge. It took minutes to make at a fraction of the Costco price, so THANK-YOU for a great recipe!!
