My Favorite Condiment...Homemade!

When one of my coworkers told me last week that ranch salad dressing is 6 Weight Watchers points, I was dismayed. I love my ranch dressing and I put it on everything. I've tried the light version, and it's fairly tasty, but I still prefer the original version.

I'm not willing to give up my ranch dressing, but when I thought about it, I realized that I could cut my grocery costs by trying a homemade version. Did you know that stuff is like 6 bucks a bottle?!?!?!

Anyway, I conducted the experiment today and was pleasantly surprised. This stuff is good!

Prep/Total Time: 5 minutes + 30 minutes chilling

Yield: 12 servings

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon dried chives
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and whisk well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

I left out the chives because I didn't have any, and I used powdered buttermilk mix. I placed all the ingredients into a shaker instead of a bowl. This dressing is thick enough to make a good dip, you might want to thin it out a little with milk to use as a dressing.

I used light sour cream and reduced fat mayo, but it doesn't taste lighter at all! Perfecto!