Homemade Hidden Valley–Style Ranch Dressing
Homemade ranch dressing built on Japanese (Kewpie-style) mayo and sour cream with fresh herbs. Yield: 250 g. Whatever it is you're eating, ranch dressing goes great with it.
⏱️ Prep: 30 min🍽️ Makes 250
Ingredients
| 1 recipe / 25 g | Japanese (Kewpie-Style) Mayo, or store-bought |
| 200 g | Sour cream |
| 5 g | Chives, fresh, minced |
| 5 g | Parsley, fresh, minced |
| 4 g | Dill, fresh, minced |
| 3.5 g | Salt |
| 3 g | Onion powder |
| 2 g | Tarragon, fresh, minced |
| 2 g | Lemon juice |
| 1.5 g | Garlic powder |
| 0.2 g | Black pepper, or to taste |
Instructions
- Make Japanese (Kewpie-Style) Mayo (optional). Reserve 25 g for the ranch, and put the rest in a squeeze bottle for later. Or just use the packaged stuff. (Japanese/Kewpie-Style Mayo cooking time: 10 min — see the recipe.)
- Mix up dressing: Add all of the following to a bowl — sour cream (200 g), Japanese (Kewpie-Style) Mayo (25 g), fresh minced chives (5 g), fresh minced parsley (5 g), fresh minced dill (4 g), salt (3.5 g), onion powder (3 g), fresh minced tarragon (2 g), lemon juice (2 g), garlic powder (1.5 g), and black pepper (0.2 g, or to taste) — and mix together with a whisk or spoon until fully incorporated. Transfer dressing to a squeeze bottle or other sealable container, and store in the fridge until you're ready to serve.
- Serve it up. Whatever it is you're eating, ranch dressing goes great with it.
Equipment: Blender (optional), fine-tipped squeeze bottle(s) (optional), whisk (optional). Timing: 30 min. Yield: 250 g. From https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/homemade-hidden-valley-style-ranch-dressing