Target: 6 × 4 inches · landscape

American Ranch Dressing

40 min · 2 cups

Ingredients

□ 1 cup mayonnaise

□ 1/2 cup cultured buttermilk

□ 1/3 cup sour cream, plus up to 2 tbsp for thickening

□ 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, plus up to 1/2 tbsp to taste

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□ 1 small garlic clove, finely grated

□ 1/2 tsp onion powder

□ 1/2 tsp kosher salt

□ 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1. Chop fresh dill, parsley, and chives. Whisk mayonnaise and sour cream smooth, then whisk in 6 tbsp buttermilk; reserve 2 tbsp to thin.

2. Whisk in lemon, garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Fold in fresh herbs, or replace them with 1 tsp each dried dill, parsley, and chives.

3. Adjust to a pourable ribbon, cover, and chill 20 minutes; with dried herbs, rest 30 minutes to hydrate.

4. Taste and brighten with lemon; thin with buttermilk or thicken with sour cream. Serve chilled.

Cook’s note: Choose either the fresh or dried herb branch; do not combine both.