A Lower (than average) Carb, Ranch DressingCombine the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, garlic powder, oregano, dill weed, chives, parsley, Parmesan cheese, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and refrigerate for at least 1/2 an hour. If the dressing is too thick, add a little extra buttermilk to thin.
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise *
- 1/2 cup sour cream **
- 1/2 cup buttermilk***
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 tablespoon dried chives
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce *****
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground white pepper ****
* see post #193, for the much better homemade version.
** Sour Cream Substitute: Try draining yogurt overnight to make a low-fat, high-calcium alternative to cream cheese, sour cream or whipping cream. Yogurt cheese made from plain lowfat yogurt is mildly tart. Substitute it for sour cream in stroganoff, or use it in place of whipping cream in quiche
*** Buttermilk Substitute: (adjust the amounts for each required use) For 1 cup, use 1 cup plain yogurt or sour cream; 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup; 1 cup milk plus 1 3/4 tablespoons cream of tartar; or 1/4 cup buttermilk powder and 1 cup water.
**** White Pepper Substitute: Yeah, I know, you don't have white pepper, go ahead use black.
***** Go to the damn store... Bwhahahahahahhahhahhahahaha
.sheesh, rookies..;o)
Actually I DO have white pepper, but I'm afraid to use it. It's so old, I probably bought it sometime early in the last decade, before I was married. I found it when we were moving, and packing the kitchen stuff. I packed it, and it's now in my new house. Gee, ya think I should just toss it?