Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing

Teresa Ambra

Gluten Free Living – 2017

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing is the best salad dressing ever! 🙂 Really. This delicious dressing combines the best of a Homemade Ranch Dressing with Parmesan cheese so it’s super thick and creamy. It’s the perfect dressing for Taco Salads, regular tossed salads, BLT salads or even to serve as a dip with veggie dippers.

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We had our church’s care group over on Friday night several weeks ago and I decided to make up a Taco Salad. Initially I planned on purchasing a salad dressing at the grocery store, but I forgot. So I had to come up with something on the fly.  I decided to improvise on my Creamy Parmesan Dressing by adding a Ranch twist. It was so wonderful that several of our guests came up to me and told me how much they enjoyed it. I’ve actually made the recipe several times now, and I’ve served it over all kinds of salads. It’s perfect every time.

Keep in mind that once you refrigerate the dressing, the parmesan cheese tends to absorb all the liquid so you may have to thin the dressing with a little milk before using. I would start out with the lowest amount of milk and then continue adding milk whenever you need to. I actually had this dressing in my refrigerator for a couple of weeks before using it all up so it will last more than a day or two.

If you’re looking for a fabulous dressing to top one of your favorite salads, then give Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing a try. It really is tasty and not difficult to make. I usually keep the dry buttermilk mix in my refrigerator so it will last several months that way if you want to make this recipe a lot. I used one batch of my Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix so this recipe is a lot cleaner than most Ranch dressings. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing is awesome!

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

This recipe makes about a pint of salad dressing. So it’s plenty for several salads.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing is perfect over Taco Salad.

Here’s what I did.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

I used these ingredients. I used Just Mayo because it’s a little healthier and has less preservatives than many mayonnaises available these days.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Place dry buttermilk mix in a salad bowl. Add mayonnaise, sour cream and parmesan cheese.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Add salt, pepper, parsley, dill weed, onion powder, garlic powder, onion flakes, chives, thyme and milk. Start with about 1/4 cup milk. You may need to add a few more tablespoons milk after you refrigerate the dressing.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Whisk ingredients to combine.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Here the dressing is actually a little thinner. It will thicken up considerably after refrigeration. The parmesan cheese absorbs a lot of the liquid.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

I added a few fresh chives over top of the dressing. 

Here’s the recipe.

CREAMY PARMESAN RANCH DRESSING

(My own concoction)

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing

Teresa Ambra
This fabulous salad dressing uses Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix and Parmesan cheese making it one of the creamiest, most delicious salad dressings ever! Perfect over Taco Salads. Gluten Free.
2.13 from 8 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad and Salad Dressing
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 101 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 bowl with lid or mason jar with lid to store salad dressing

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup dry buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp. dried parsley
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 2 tsp. onion powder
  • 2 tsp. dried onion flakes
  • 1 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp. dried chives
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/2 cup Just Mayo mayonnaise or your favorite mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup 2% milk to make right consistency

Instructions
 

  • Combine ingredients with a whisk and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Yield: about 2 cups salad dressing.

Notes

NOTE: After refrigeration you may need to add additional milk if the dressing thickens too much.
 
NOTE: This is also great as a dip if you keep it thick.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 246mgPotassium: 163mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 362IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 1mg
Keyword parmesan cheese, salad dressing
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Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

This is such a delicious salad dressing. If you enjoy Ranch dressing, you’ll love this version with parmesan cheese.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

I made two or three batches of this dressing for several different types of salad. It tasted wonderfully in each one.

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing is particularly delightful with Taco Salads.

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Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is the best homemade #Ranch dressing ever! #Parmesan cheese makes it heavenly. #saladdressing #glutenfree

Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing

Teresa Ambra
This fabulous salad dressing uses Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix and Parmesan cheese making it one of the creamiest, most delicious salad dressings ever! Perfect over Taco Salads. Gluten Free.
2.13 from 8 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad and Salad Dressing
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 101 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 bowl with lid or mason jar with lid to store salad dressing

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup dry buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp. dried parsley
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 2 tsp. onion powder
  • 2 tsp. dried onion flakes
  • 1 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp. dried chives
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/2 cup Just Mayo mayonnaise or your favorite mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup 2% milk to make right consistency

Instructions
 

  • Combine ingredients with a whisk and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Yield: about 2 cups salad dressing.

Notes

NOTE: After refrigeration you may need to add additional milk if the dressing thickens too much.
 
NOTE: This is also great as a dip if you keep it thick.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 246mgPotassium: 163mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 362IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 1mg
Keyword parmesan cheese, salad dressing
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

4 Comments

  • Lara A.

    April 22, 2023 at 11:12 am

    5 stars
    Perfect on salad, can’t wait to try it as a dip! Thanks!

    1. Teresa Ambra

      April 23, 2023 at 6:02 pm

      So glad you enjoyed the recipe Lara. I’m sure it will be delightful as a dip too!

  • Kim | The Baking ChocolaTess

    June 16, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    Life does not go on without Creamy Parmesan Ranch Dressing does it? 🙂 Pinning!! Have a great weekend Teresa!

    1. Teresa

      June 16, 2017 at 7:47 pm

      Thanks so much, Kim. This homemade dressing has made a Ranch Dressing believer out of me! 🙂

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