Healthy Ranch Dressing
Healthy Ranch Dressing Recipe with Greek yogurt or buttermilk is a low calorie alternative to high in fat, cholesterol and sodium store bought one. Make once, use in any salad all week.
Healthy Ranch Dressing Recipe with Greek yogurt or buttermilk is a low calorie alternative to high in fat, cholesterol and sodium store bought one. Make once, use in any salad all week.
- Carbohydrate 2.95257284132522 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.737411668772921 g
- Fiber 1.10600835508188 g
- Protein 0.840774502314851 g
- Saturated Fat 0.0380426667724139 g
- Serving Size 1 1 serving (5g)
- Sodium 1.09206666956385 mg
- Sugar 1.84656448624334 g
- Trans Fat 0.17132966715774 g
- Calories 16 calories
Step-by-step
- In a small jar with lid, add yogurt or buttermilk, dill, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Stir with a fork or shake the jar well.
- Serve over any salad of your choice, like healthy cobb salad.
Choosing the Right Base
Swapping thick Greek yogurt for thin buttermilk completely shifts the physical behavior of the condiment from a heavy spreadable dip into a pourable sauce. Straining standard plain yogurt through cheesecloth for thirty minutes removes excess whey and prevents a watery pool from forming at the bottom of your mixing container.
Protecting the Herbs
Finely mincing fresh dill on a clean wooden board with a sharp chef knife rather than a dull blade prevents bruising the delicate green cell walls into a bitter, dark paste. Fresh herbs impart bright aromatic volatile oils that older dried varieties lack entirely, requiring careful handling to maintain their vibrant color and sharp bite.
Mixing and Storing
Vigorously shaking all the components together inside a sealed glass jar ensures the garlic powder and ground black pepper distribute evenly throughout the viscous dairy matrix without clumping. Storing this preparation in an airtight glass container near the back of the refrigerator where temperatures remain coldest keeps the dairy fresh for up to five days.
