Creamy Buttermilk Salad Dressing

Name: Creamy Buttermilk Salad Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2-3/4 cups.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup buttermilk; 2 cups 2% cottage cheese; 1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix; Salad greens and vegetables of your choice

This thick creamy mixture has the flavor of ranch dressing and is a breeze to blend together. Use it to top mixed greens or as a dip for raw vegetables. —Vickie Floden of Story City, Iowa

Ingredients

3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups 2% cottage cheese
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
Salad greens and vegetables of your choice

Directions

In a blender, combine the buttermilk, cottage cheese and salad dressing mix; cover and process for 20 seconds or until smooth.
Pour into a small pitcher or bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Stir before serving with salad.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons (calculated without greens and vegetables): 23 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 177mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fat-free milk.

Originally published as Buttermilk Salad Dressing in Light & Tasty October/November 2001

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tamatha67

Oct 25, 2015

I am a ranch dressing snob and there is no way to make it lower in calories and keep it good....until I found this recipe! Delicious and so easy to make!
MarineMom_texas

Jun 17, 2015

I prepared this tonight and although it was nice and creamy, it was a little bland. It does make quite a lot of dressing. The next time I make it, I will either add two packages of Ranch dressing mix or halve the recipe using the whole package of dressing mix. Volunteer Field Editor.
Razmataz995

Feb 19, 2014

Really? What's the point of homemade if you are adding a package of ranch salad dressing mix? I was hoping for a recipe where I could avoid the MSG that is in store-bought Ranch.
kleescraga

Jul 4, 2013

We have a salad with dinner most nights so I am always looking for new dressings. This one was GREAT + fast + easy. It also makes a wonderful chip dip. Next time though, I will cut the recipe in half because it made too much for two of us to eat prior to spoiling. Definitely a keeper recipe.
aho

Jun 30, 2013

While I love the idea of cottage cheese I am not a fan. I swapped the cottage cheese for greek plain yogurt. I swapped the pre-measured dry ingredients for fresh. I used chives,dill basil and thyme. Kind of a riff on ranch. I love this idea thanks for making me think how I could make it to my taste. So easy and fun to make---Taste of home volunteer
janma

May 10, 2013

Thanks for this recipie. I have been making ranch with light sour cream. Sometimes I don't have the sour cream but we usually have cottage cheese. I had never thought of this substitution. Sometimes I add 2 or 3 tablespoons of Best Foods mayonaise for special ocasions.
CABMamasan

Nov 29, 2011

2 tbsp of this = 23 calories, compared to 140 in Hidden Valley ranch... can't beat it!
mstacey74

Jan 26, 2011

Delicious ! My whole family loved it! Very easy to make !