A creamy low-fat ranch dressing made with buttermilk and fresh herbs. Perfect to serve with end-of-summer garden vegetables!
There is nothing better than homemade dressing, store bought dressing just doesn't do it for me. Serve this over your favorite garden salad or dip your favorite veggies in it.
I slightly modified this recipe from my friend Susan's blog Farmgirl Fare. I love her blog, she is a former California city chick turned Missouri farm girl, complete with chickens, sheep and donkeys! I often tell her how lucky she is to have her own farm fresh eggs and fresh produce, and she often tells me how lucky I am to live near a Trader Joe's. You can easily halve this recipe and leftovers can be stored in the fridge for about 4-5 day. Enjoy!!
Low-fat Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 13 • Size: 1/4 cup • Old Points: 1 pts • Points+: 1 pts
Calories: 52.3 • Fat: 2.0 g • Carbs: 5.5 g • Fiber: 0.0 g • Protein: 3.4 g • Sugar: 3.7 g
Sodium: 288.8 mg
Ingredients:
Servings: 13 • Size: 1/4 cup • Old Points: 1 pts • Points+: 1 pts
Calories: 52.3 • Fat: 2.0 g • Carbs: 5.5 g • Fiber: 0.0 g • Protein: 3.4 g • Sugar: 3.7 g
Sodium: 288.8 mg
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup fat free sour cream
- 3/4 cup fat free Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup Hellman's light mayonnaise
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1-2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 2 cups 1% low fat buttermilk
Directions:
In a small bowl or large measuring cup, combine the sour cream, yogurt, mayonnaise, garlic, powder, onion powder, parsley, chives, salt, and cracked pepper. Mix well.
Stir in the white balsamic vinegar; then buttermilk.
Adjust the seasonings to taste, adding another tablespoon of balsamic vinegar if desired. The flavors will become bolder over time.
Recipe source: FarmgirlFare.com
This looks awesome!! Homemade is always so much better than the store bought kind. And sugar free! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so amazing that I almost want to kiss you on the mouth for sharing it. LOL! I am having a dinner party this weekend and this is EXACTLY what I'm going to make with my fresh garden tomatoes and lemon cucumbers.
ReplyDeleteKelly H.
This excites me :) You rock!
ReplyDeleteHi there, here's a silly question...oh and by the way, your recipes are amazing!!!!! thank you for all the hard work you put into all this!
ReplyDeleteMy question is, I plan to make this dipping sauce as an appetizer to serve at a party. Do I just double the ingredients for the amount of people? Like for ex. for 36 servings, do I just triple the amount of each ingredient?
This looks so good, going to make some this week. My 11 y/o daughter is type 1 diabetic and she only uses ranch dressing....your carb count is low, perfect for her. Think I will let her make it :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer T.
Looks so Yummy! Making wings tonight and that will be a great dipping sauce!
ReplyDeleteI don't have buttermilk on hand, but I do have the powdered buttermilk, do you think it would be the same?
I've never made homemade dressing and this looks really creamy & good! I think this may work as a snack for me tonight! All I need to buy is fat free plain greek yogurt.
ReplyDeleteI've never used buttermilk powder, but I think it will be fine.
ReplyDeleteIf you use this as a dip, you may want to make it thicker as I suggested above.
And yes, to double or triple, just multiply the ingredients.
Susan's original recipe had fresh dill as well for those of you who like dill.
Gina - How would you make this thicker? I do not see where you suggested how to do this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am so looking forward to making this. I love Ranch!! Looks like I will be making myself a lot more salads. Thanks so much :)
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ReplyDeletemy family and me have made 3 of your recipes
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ReplyDeleteDo you have suggestions for people who live in countries (Mexico) where I can't buy greek yogurt? There are a lot of recipes I want to make but they have greek yogurt and I am not sure how to substitute--not adventurous outside of a recipe!!
ReplyDeleteThanks I love your website and tell everyone I know about it!!
put regular yogurt in a paper towel lined strainer overnight. you will be amazed at the amount of water that drips out.
DeleteYou are amazing! 1/4 cup for a serving size is a lot and it's only 52 calories. I just looked at my regular store brought ranch dressing and the serving size is 2 tablespoons and 130 calories! Thanks for this recipe!
ReplyDeleteAny idea how long this will keep in the fridge after making it?
ReplyDeleteYay! Ranch dressing is my favorite but it is also one of the unhealthier options (because its creamy I suppose). Thanks SO MUCH for sharing a recipe for a healthier option other than store bought!
ReplyDeleteTo make this thicker, add more yogurt and less buttermilk.
ReplyDeleteDee- You could use regular yogurt in it's place.
This should keep 4-5 days.
Hope you all enjoy!
Could definitely use a great low-fat homemade ranch dressing! yum!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so yummy! I agree, homemade dressings are the best!
ReplyDeletehi gina, i've always make heathy dinner recipes but my daughters dont want to eat heathy
ReplyDeleteSuch a great recipe! Love the healthy dressing :)
ReplyDeleteIs there a way to make this without mayo? I'm not a mayo fan.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Gina! You're my she-ro. Thank you for sharing your great gift!!!
ReplyDeleteOH YUM! I have been craving a creamy dressing for my salad lately....this looks divine!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog today while searching for lowfat dressing ideas - how exciting to find one that's for Buttermilk Ranch! Can't wait to try this weekend. I see too that you post WW points, both old and new for your recipes. I can't tell you how helpful that is - and especially awesome you post the 'old' points - that's what we prefer to use. Can't wait to check out the rest of your site!
ReplyDeleteI was looking for a light mac and cheese recipe; found your great site. Love it.Great healthy recipes; I am tryig to follow you .
ReplyDeleteRita
I found it; I'm your new follower; studying your blog for your great recipes.
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Welcome Rita!
ReplyDeleteGina I just found your blog today and wanted to pop in and say how excited I am. With a family of five, and kids ranging in ages from 15 - 7, it's so hard to find something that everyone will eat. I've saved a bunch of recipes to try and printed out some to use this coming week. Thank you also for including information like the sides and such to complete the meals. I often struggle with what to serve with the main dish and your recommendations are such a relief!As soon as I have some reviews from the clan, I'll be sure to post back! Thanks again~
ReplyDeleteHow much dill, do you recall? I do love some dill...
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner tonight! It was delicious! I made it slightly thicker by adding less buttermilk. With a whole 1/4 cup serving size I had enough to pour on my salad and on my baked potato too! This will be my ranch from now on!!
ReplyDeleteMela
I am one of those who puts ranch on E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G! Being from Texas I grew up on ranch and sweet tea LOL. Thanks to you now I don't have to feel bad about it lol!!
ReplyDeleteHow long will this hold up for in the fridge?
ReplyDeleteI was looking at the ingredients on a bottle of ranch dressing, and there is so much garbage in those bottles, so I am happy to share a much healthier version with all of you!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great creamy dressing base! I did not add the vinegar or herbs because I was out and it was still delicious. I found it to be thick enough for me but a few tablespoons of the buttermilk could be left out for those who prefer thicker.
ReplyDeleteI made this last night to go along with the salad we were having for dinner and it was DELICIOUS! It makes a lot but that's OK because I can use it for lots of things like salads, sandwich dressing, and veggie dip! :)
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight!!! FANTASTIC!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!! Does NOT taste Lite which makes me LOVE it even more!! thanks!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI made this for my family to go over a fresh salad (along with your spaghetti squash with meat sauce) and it was delicious! Thank you for all your amazing recipes!
ReplyDeleteThis dressing looks amazing. I am always looking for new homemade dressings, and this should be the next one on my list. Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you're feeling lazy and don't mind packaged products, you can use the prepackaged dry ranch seasonings mix they sell to make your own dressing. Just use the wet ingredients as Gina posted. The recipe I use calls for about 1 tsp of the dry seasonings for every 7-8 tbsp of wet ingredients. I make this constantly with greek yogurt, light mayo (the green-edged label one) and low-fat buttermilk. It works like a charm and totally handles all my ranch cravings! Thanks for posting this Gina!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to try this! I love homemade ranch! So much better than bottled!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of this recipe but I am not a huge fan of the sweetness the greek yogurt gives this. would using plain regular low-fat yogurt reduce that taste or is there another alternative to help out? thanks!
ReplyDelete- Abby
I love your recipes and this ranch is great! Do you think this could be frozen then thawed? My problem is I always have leftover buttermilk and don't want it to go to waste.
ReplyDeleteWould it make a big flavor difference if I used regular white vinegar?
ReplyDeleteJust made this now and I'm IN LOVE. It's sooooo good; I can't wait to have a salad now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for an amazing recipe, love your blog
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I love ranch and this dressing is AMAZING! It's so good; nothing like the gross, sour low-fat and fat-free ranch dressings from bottles. I will make again and again. Thank you, Gina! I love your site and have lost 30 lbs on WW! -Bethany
ReplyDeletewhat can I replace the white balsamic with>?
ReplyDeleteYou can try using apple cider vinegar instead of the white balsamic...
ReplyDeletewhite balsamic vinegar can be replaced with white whine vinegar and a pinch of sugar :)
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight and em excited to test it on my kids. We divided it in half and made a spicy version as well using taco seasoning, chipotle chili powder and cayenne pepper. I will do the same next time except use my own taco seasoning blend. Both are yummy!
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to freeze this? It's a lot of dressing.
ReplyDeleteCan I use regular balsamic vinegar instead of white balsamic? I couldn't find white balsamic at the store. I'm just making it for myself so presentation isn't really a factor (I know the darker vinegar wouldn't blend in as nicely as the white).
ReplyDeleteI would just use white vinegar instead. I haven't frozen it so I'm not too sure.
ReplyDeleteWe love ranch dressing, but we weren't crazy for this one with the buttermilk and vinegar, HOWEVER, I tweeked it using fat free half and half and just added enough in to make the dressing the consitency we like and it was SPECTACULAR!! We've tried several of your recipes. You Rock!!!
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