Ranch Dressing and Dip Mix

I think the reason several people found this to be too salty was they used all of this mix in one dip or dressing. I have used this for a couple of years. I put together the dry mix, put it in a small container and store it in my refrigerator. When I need dip or dressing I will add a heaping table spoon of the mix to 16oz of sour cream or for the same amount of dressing. I add a good size clove of fresh garlic crushed & chopped very fine at time I make the dip or dressing. I took this to a party tonight and it was a big hit with fresh veggies. IT DOES NEED TO BE PUT TOGETHER AND LEFT IN THE REFRIGERATOR OVER NIGHT FOR FULL FLAVOR. Use fat free Sour Cream and you have a very healthy snack with veggies.

we made this dip this weekend when we realized we had nothing else. I used what i had on hand, fresh minced parsley and fresh minced green onion and i thought it was pretty good. I did think it was a bit salty so next time I'll reduce the amount of salt. I must say everyone enjoyed it and by the end of the night all the dip and veggies were history. Thanks for this recipe, it was just what I was looking for.

Too Good! Loved it, better than store bought. I used all fresh ingredients. One might use a little more buttermilk than mayonaise for healthier dressing and if one likes the taste. Thanks a lot!

Very good. I didn't care for the red color, I would prefer the regular white ranch color. The flavor was great though. I would make it again and just leave out the paprika

READ THE FOOTNOTE

Great standard dip. It is amazing to me that people don't like this recipe because of the seasoning amounts. Why would you ever follow that to begin with? Everyone has a different palate, and should always season to taste. Cooking 101 there people!!

Be careful to read through the recipe; this is for a mix. you don't use all the mix in one batch (like I almost did) I doubled the dip recipe for Memorial Day. I added a little dash of dried dill weed and a little dash of cayenne pepper; cut back the paprika and added about 1/4 cup of buttermilk to my sour cream for the flavor... Very good and I think the dill actually made it! :)

I have been looking for a ranch recipe so I could keep it on hand and it would not be full of artificial ingredients and HFCS. This fits the bill. Great taste, easy to make. I even made it a little bit more Mexican in one reconstitution with extra Paprika and Cummin. Very Yum!

I really did not care for this recipe. It was rather bland and tasted incomplete.

I thought the paprika was wrong before i added it i was right, tasted very off. Salt was to much and mayo flavor was too strong. To much milk. It ended being runny. Although it wasn't to bad as a dip. Thats the only reason for 2 stars. I won't use this again. Later when i find a recipe that i used before i'll submit it, it was really good. Watch for (Ranch Dressing Mix) recipe.

I'm occasionally finding a recipe that calls for dry ranch mix and I never have any on hand, like for the Vegetarian Chili recipe I made tonight. Found this recipe and it was perfect. Made up a batch and will keep in my pantry for next time I make the chili.

I made the dry mix (omitting the parsley flakes and using onion powder) and I added lemon pepper, extra garlic, dried dill, and mixed with oil to coat oyster crackers that I then baked at about 200 for 10 minutes or so. The ranch dressing mix was an excellent substitute for a purchased package and made a great spur-of-the-moment snack.

As a dressing mix, this makes good dressing that is a little runny. As a seasoning for lots of other things, this is the best. I used it to cook everything from chicken to breadsticks to hashbrowns. They all turned out great. Has an excellent flavor. It smells really strongly of Dill, but don't worry the flavor of the dill is not that strong.

Cut this down to 1 serving to go into "bangin steak rub" from this site which was an awesome rub for our steaks. Can't wait to make this soon as a dressing.

I added a tsp dill, left out sugar. I used about a Tablespoon in 1/2 c buttermilk-1/2 mayo mixture; thinned with whipping cream. Had it on Chicken Bacon Ranch pizza on cauliflower crust tonight. It was great!

Was ok, a little too much paprika~ Still searching for the best ranch mix.

This is good and after reading the reviews I cut the salt and pepper in half. I think the paprika gave it a little kick. I made the night before so the flavors would all gel. Pretty good.

skip the paprika..... mix dry ingredients, use some (but not all, like 1/3 or so) to mix into sourcream. save remaining spice mix for next time.

This was exactly what I was looking for! It worked great. I used this with the Avocado Ranch dip recipe and it was perfect. I used a heaping tablespoon, and didn't change anything. Thanks!

Outstanding! We tried this as an alternative to store bought dry packages due to our son needing to avoid preservatives. This has quickly become a family favorite and a hit any time it is made for guests. Perfect as it is, don't change a thing!

Way too much salt and pepper. My mouth was burning from it.

We didn't care for it. Way too much pepper and the seasonings didn't blend together very well.

Good recipe, but READ THE FOOTNOTE before preparing. Made the mistake of putting it all in with 1 c. sour cream. Yikes - had to add a small amount of that mixture to more sour cream. Great taste, but a little confusing on the prep. ]

Get a clue, Hidden Valley, take the MSG out of your dip mix! Anyway, that's why I was looking for a recipe like this. After reading the reviews I added 1 tsp. dried dill weed, used celery salt instead of salt, lemon pepper in stead of pepper, & cut the paprika to 1 tsp. Then mixed 2 heaping Tbsp of this mix with 2 cups sour cream for a dip, and added 1/4 cup buttermilk. Tasted okay, the next day it was FABULOUS. But the buttermilk made it too runny for a dip. Next time I will add 1/4 c dry buttermilk to the mix. Note to self: LET SIT OVERNIGHT, or at least make it early in the morning so it can sit all day. Thx for this recipe!!!

needs more flavor. thought the buttermilk would add richness but it made it too runny. maybe 1/2 a cup would be better and double the spices.

ok. i cut down the salt. i think a pinch of cayenne would have worked better than the paprika. it made the dressing too pink. will keep looking

very zesty- some of the guests didn't like it. I, however, did! =)