It has taken years of failed recipes, but thanks to TikTok, I present to you the perfect Restaurant Style Ranch dressing recipe you can make at home! The secret to this recipe is having the right brand of mayonnaise and the correct flavor of Hidden Valley Ranch powder. I would have never thought it made such a difference but this is the recipe you’ve been searching for my friends! So, grab that blender and let’s change your ranch dressing life forever.
Most restaurants don’t buy pre packaged ranch. They buy hidden valley seasoning and mix it themselves with ingredients they already have.
How to Make Restaurant Style Ranch
Not only is this recipe life-changing, it is extremely simple to make since the secret lies in the proper ingredients.
Time needed: 5 minutes
How to Make Restaurant Style Ranch
- Purchase the proper brand name supplies While recipes usually allow for substitutions of similar or generic brand names, the secret to this recipe is having these specific brands of ingredients. Substitutions will result in a different flavor profile completely. You must use McCormick Mayonesa and Restaurant Style Hidden Valley Ranch powder, no other flavors or brands of either. And, don’t substitute regular milk for the buttermilk. It is also essential.
- Blend the three ingredients together You can use either a bowl and whisk, or if you have a blender bottle, that makes it very easy to mix it all together and then that bottle can serve as your dressing container in the fridge as well.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving This last step allows the dressing to thicken up. While not necessary, it does help in the end result being thicker.
The secret to restaurant style ranch dressing are the ingredients. You can’t use just any type or brand of mayonnaise or any type or brand of ranch powder. You have to use McCormick Mayonesa and Restaurant Style Hidden Valley Ranch powder. And, do not use regular milk. It must be buttermilk. While make substitutions will still result in a good ranch dressing, it won’t be the restaurant style that you are looking to make at home.
Restaurant style ranch tasted different because it is made fresh with very specific ingredients. Store ranch has to include certain preservatives and stabilizers so it has a long shelf life both before it is purchased, as well as after you open it at home.
Why I Love This Recipe
As a mom of six kids, ranch dressing could easily be its own food category in our house. Seriously, sometimes I wonder if my kids are drinking it directly from the bottle because we go through it so quickly. And while over the years, we’ve enjoyed many quality ranch dressings from the store and I have tried SO MANY recipes for homemade ranch that were good, none of them have been what I’ve been looking for. I wanted that restaurant ranch that has that very unique flavor that you could drink straight from the bottle.
All over my TikTok for you page the past few weeks has been this recipe for restaurant style ranch dressing so I gave it a try. And oh my goodness was this hands-down the best ranch I’ve ever had. As soon as I tasted it, I hopped on my Walmart app and put enough supplies to make it for the next few months. We ate the first container in less than 24 hours, mainly because we were sharing it with so many people who wanted to taste it for themselves. Plus, now that I’m mastering so many amazing air fryer recipes, every one of them needs the perfect ranch dip to go with them!
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FAQ
What ranch is used in most restaurants?
How do restaurants make their ranch so good?
Why does Hidden Valley Ranch taste different?
What ranch does Wingstop use?
What do you use ranch dressing for?
Use the dressing as a dipping sauce. It’s a great paring for beer battered onion rings and smoked chicken wings. I use it all the time on sandwiches; yesterday we made a chipotle chicken sandwich with Sorghum cured bacon, fried sweet onion, and….you guessed it….Hidden Valley Restaurant Style Ranch Dressing.
Where can I buy restaurant quality ranch dressing?
You can buy restaurant quality ranch dressing at ANY local grocery store, the thing is, you have to mix it up yourself and it is EASY to do! Just like how you can’t buy premixed and ready coffee in a canned drink, you can’t buy fresh delicious ranch dressing. You just have to mix it up yourself. It’s EASY though, just follow the recipe card below.
Is Ranch a good dressing?
We dip our vegetables and chicken wings into it and even drizzle it on our pizza. The New York Times points out that ranch is the official American dressing. But are some varieties of ranch superior to others?
Can you make ranch dressing from a packet?
When you make the famous dressing from a packet, you add fresh dairy products, including mayonnaise, milk, and/or sometimes buttermilk or sour cream. Bottled ranch, however, substitutes oil for all, or much, of the dairy to make the dressing shelf-stable. This base makes a crucial difference.