Southern Buttermilk Dressing
Southern buttermilk dressing is so simple to make you will never purchase it store-bought again! A creamy, tangy buttermilk dressing flavored with fresh herbs that’s great on salads, pasta, or a vegetable dip.
We make this dressing weekly at our house, it’s that good.
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Southern Buttermilk Dressing
How to make a simple buttermilk dressing
So easy it literally takes 5 minutes to prepare. Ok, so there is chill time just plan ahead.
Mince the green onions, parsley, and garlic. To lessen the bite of the garlic I grate it instead of mince. My family will complain if they get even the tiniest a bite of strong garlic.
Add the buttermilk, mayonnaise, green onion, fresh parsley, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper into a bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
Cover and chill at least one hour. It’s good after an hour but even better overnight!
Serve it over a mixed green salad.
So skip the grocery store for the bottled ranch and make this instead!
Or use this homemade buttermilk ranch dressing in a pasta salad! Best of all use this as a fresh vegetable dip, so irresistible!
Also, check out our Greek Salad dressing recipe!
Southern Buttermilk Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon green onion, minced (green parts only)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
- 1 clove garlic, grated or minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients in a medium bowl or jar. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour (overnight for best results).
- If a thinner dressing is preferred, stir in additional buttermilk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. For thicker add additional mayonnaise.
- Serve over a mixed green salad or as a dip.