This Southwest Ranch Dressing Recipe is a kicked-up ranch dressing recipe. It's sometimes referred to at our house as salsa ranch too. It's perfect for taco salad, quesadillas, or as a dip for chicken fingers. This will soon become your favorite tex-mex salad dressing recipe.
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Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe:
This recipe starts with a great ranch dressing mix. You can use the Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix or I'll give you a homemade version that tastes even better.
This seasoning mix is great to have on hand. You can use it in all sorts of recipes. We like to sprinkle it on roasted potatoes before they cook, stir it in sour cream for an easy veggie dip, and of course, as an easy ranch dressing recipe.
Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix
- 2 teaspoon Dried Dill Week
- 1 teaspoon Dried Chives
- 2 Tablespoon Garlic Salt (or you can use 1 Tablespoon Dried Parsley, 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder, and 1 teaspoon salt)
- 1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
Mix all those ingredients together and store in an airtight container (A spice jar or small plastic container with a lid will do) If you want to make homemade ranch, here's what you'll need.
Homemade Ranch Dressing
- 1/2 Cup Mayo
- 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
- 1 Tablespoon Ranch Dressing Mix
Southwest Ranch Dressing
- 1 Cup Prepared Ranch Dressing
- 1 Cup Salsa (Use your favorite)
What to Serve with Southwest Ranch Dressing
- Sweet Pork-We love making sweet pork quesadillas, tacos, salad, and burritos. Southwest dressing is amazing drizzled on all of these!
- Lime Rice -It's the perfect addition to all tex-mex food. It's loaded with flavor and is perfect in burrito bowls, or as a side dish.
- BBQ Chicken Salad. -This salad has so much flavor. This southeast salad is a great way to dress up a BBQ Chicken Salad Recipe.
How to Store Southwest Ranch Dressing
You can store this salad dressing in a covered container or mason jar in the fridge for up to a week. Just stir together, or shake, the ingredients before serving.
Variations for Southwest Salad Dressing
- Salsa Verde
- Fire Roasted Salsa
- Tomatillo Salsa
- Any Salsa Variety will work great.
Southwest Salsa Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix
- 2 teaspoon Dried Dill Week
- 1 teaspoon Dried Chives
- 2 Tablespoon Garlic Salt (or you can use 1 Tablespoon Dried Parsley, 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder, and 1 teaspoon salt)
- 1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
Additional Items Needed to Make Homemade Ranch Dressing
- 1/2 Cup Mayo
- 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
Salsa Ranch
- 1 Cup Ranch Dressing Prepared
- 1 Cup Salsa Green Salsa, or your favorite salsa
- 1 4 oz can Green Chillies
- 1/2 Bunch Cilantro (minced)
Instructions
How to make Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix
- In a small bowl, combine the dill weed, dried chives garlic salt, onion powder, and black pepper. Mix
How to Make Homemade Ranch Dressing
- Combine 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Ranch Dressing Mix, buttermilk, and the mayo. Mix with a whisk until combined.
How to make Southwest Ranch Dressing
- In a blender, combine 1 cup prepared ranch dressing, 1 cup salsa, and (1) 4oz. can of green chilies, and the cilantro. Blend until smooth. Use on salad, as a dip for quesadilla's, or as a dip for your favorite veggies.
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This Southwest Ranch Dressing Recipe is a kicked-up ranch dressing recipe. It's sometimes referred to at our house as salsa ranch too. It's perfect for taco salad, quesadillas, or as a dip for chicken fingers. This will soon become your favorite tex-mex salad dressing recipe.
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