No-Mayonnaise Ranch Dressing

My kids like ranch with their veggies, and this is a great alternative to a big bottle of soybean oil. It's thick enough to use as a dip or a dressing.

While creamy and free of corn, gluten, and soy (hello new allergies), this had zero flavor. I ended up needing 4 teaspoons dill weed, 3 teaspoons parsley and chives, 2 teaspoons garlic and onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a little over 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper. I also added a pinch of smoked paprika. Now it tastes like my previous homemade mayo based ranch dressing.

Looks good but tastes like nothing

Not being huge fans of ranch dressing, my husband and I both enjoyed this dressing. We used it on 'Hot n' Spicy Buffalo Chicken Salad' from AR and it complimented the salad really well. I liked the low-fat sour cream as opposed to the mayonnaise in the dressing. Do make it up early so the flavors can meld. Taste before using and add additional seasoning to your liking. I made up half a batch and wouldn't hesitate to use this recipe again.

Wonderful light dressing. I am okay with mayo dressings but admit they can be heavy and take over the flavor of a salad. But this was a light ranch dressing that let the true flavor of our vegetable salad come through. The only change I did was use fresh chives from the garden, I didn't have dried. I did make it two hours before serving so it had time to marinate. Don't expect this to taste like the famous Ranch dressing in the grocery stores...it is a light ranch dressing.

I followed the recipe as stated except for the dried chives (couldn't find them in the grocery store). We used this on top of Taco Salad II cause my family loves "ranch" type dressing on everything. I liked the fact it didn't have the mayo. The family really liked it.