Ranch Dressing With Fresh Herbs

Name: Ranch Dressing With Fresh Herbs
Total time: 15 min
Yield: About 1 1/3 cups
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1/4 cup chilled buttermilk, more as needed; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or parsley; 1 cup store-bought mayonnaise, preferably Hellmann’s; Salt, to taste

Recipe from Emily Hyland and Matt Hyland

Adapted by Julia Moskin

Ranch Dressing With Fresh Herbs — Linda Xiao for The New York Times

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 5(602)
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Although the original ranch dressing was made with ingredients like garlic powder and dried dill, fresh herbs and real garlic give this dressing a much brighter taste — and a pretty pale green color. This dressing is adapted from the restaurant Emily in Brooklyn, N.Y., one of the first pizzerias in New York City to serve ranch dressing. It's still a controversial combination in Brooklyn, but the chef Matt Hyland's dressing is uncontroversially delicious. —Julia Moskin

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Ingredients

Yield:About 1⅓ cups

¼cup chilled buttermilk, more as needed
2garlic cloves, peeled
1teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
3tablespoons chopped fresh chives
2tablespoons chopped fresh mint or parsley
1cup store-bought mayonnaise, preferably Hellmann’s
Salt, to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
In a food processor or blender, process the buttermilk, garlic, pepper, chives and mint together until the herbs are minced and the mixture turns pale green. Add the mayonnaise and process just until smooth. If desired, thin with additional buttermilk to get the consistency you want. Taste and add salt if needed.
Step 2
Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered, up to 3 days.

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5 out of 5

602 user ratings

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Comments

Arrivederchi6 years ago

Sounds good, but i’m hooked on Ina Garten’s recipe: 3 scallions chopped ½ cup fresh basil leaves chopped 2 tblsp fresh lemon juice 1 ½ tblsp Dijon mustard 1 tblsp good evoo 2 garlic cloves chopped or pressed 2 ½ tsp salt 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 cup good mayo ½ cup Greek yogurt ½ cup buttermilk shaken I’m generous with the basil & also add some chopped parsley. Best made ahead. Yummy & keeps surprisingly well in fridge.

John Neill6 years ago

I’m unsure exactly why fresh herbs like dill have been excluded from this attractive alternative to the original recipe? So what’s with the love affair with Hellmanns mayo? Ok it’s ‘reliable’ , we all know that, but.....IF you’re not prepared to make your own(?) why not use a brand that has NO sugar ? Dukes or Trader Joe’s far better! We in America should always consciously seek food products with less ( or ideally ) NO sugar. My kitchen heroine Julia should know better in this day & age!

John6 years ago

I make my own ranch dressing, and I always use fresh tarragon. It's the secret ingredient. Parsley's good, but not mint!

Cooking with Cats2 days ago

Very yum. Made it as written. Was surprisingly easy in my smoothie maker, which also has a convenient lid with a pour spout. Don't know why I never tried this before. Want to do half mayo and half yogurt next time (in addition to buttermilk).

Keck2 weeks ago

I split the mayo with 1/2 c greek yogurt and was divine. For herbs used fresh dill and chives, no mint. Perfect easy everyday ranch recipe.

JS2 months ago

Definitely add lemon juice

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