Homemade Stupid-Simple Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Recipe ⋆ by Pink (2024)

FAQs

What is the main ingredient in Hidden Valley Ranch? ›

If Ranch is your favorite, take a look at what's in the leading ranch dressings and then see which brands are Closest To Homemade®. HIDDEN VALLEY FAT FREE RANCH >> THE FIRST FIVE INGREDIENTS ARE WATER, BUTTERMILK, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN AND SUGAR.

While many restaurants use mass produced ranch mix, they often add it to a higher-quality base. This might include milk, buttermilk, sour cream, or mayonnaise. So when you notice that the ranch in a restaurant tastes better than the bottled dressing from the store, what you're really tasting is delicious, creamy fat.

Most Hidden Valley® Ranch Seasoning Packets contain 1 ounce (28 grams or approximately 3 tbsp.) of seasoning powder.

If you don't have time or inclination to make your dressing from scratch, but you want that elevated restaurant-style ranch, think about zhuzhing up the bottled version with things like finely chopped shallot or scallion, a clove of minced fresh garlic, a splash of buttermilk or dollop of sour cream if you have them ...

Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/or Canola), Tomato Puree, Buttermilk, Sugar, Salt, Vinegar, Egg Yolk, Less Than 1% Of: Habanero Pepper, Spices, Garlic (Dried), Onion (Dried), Paprika Extracts, Phosphoric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Modified Food Starch, Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Phosphate, With Sorbic Acid, Calcium Disodium ...

Clorox, Hidden Valley's parent company, is dealing with a cyberattack that has affected the dressing's production.

Because while some restaurants do use a bottled shelf stable dressing, what you are referring to is a powdered ranch mix (typically the Hidden Valley brand) that the restaurant cooks add milk/ buttermilk and sour cream to make their dressing.

A: I found flavor is pretty much the same but the new original container I just got has more salt: homestyle 45 mg vs original 60 mg. I can taste the difference. Great product for either version. Thank you for your feedback!

Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packets can be purchased with and without MSG.

Unopened bottles of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing typically last for 2 to 3 months beyond the printed best by date when kept refrigerated. Once opened, consumers should aim to use the product within 1 month for optimal quality.

Does ranch go bad outside the fridge? ›

Ranch should be refrigerated after opening because it contains perishable ingredients like buttermilk, which has a high moisture content and is prone to spoilage. Since perishable ingredients can become unsafe to eat after two hours at room temperature, refrigerating this dressing is essential to keep it fresh.

Ranch dressing mix, when unopened, can typically remain fresh and tasty up to 2 years past the printed date on the package - this is a best-by date, not an expiration date.

The slightly sweet hint of green onion combined with mayonnaise and buttermilk give this classic recipe its fresh, signature taste.

I do the exact measurements on the packet which is 1 cup buttermilk, 1 cup mayo, to 1 packet of the ranch. Stir and enjoy!

Traditional ranch is made from sour cream, mayonnaise, dried herbs (usually dill, parsley, and chives), garlic powder, and onion powder. Buttermilk versions have, as you guessed, the addition of buttermilk and tend to be a bit thinner.

The ingredients in the seasoning packet have changed a bit since Henson first wrote the recipe and in particular, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is now one of the ingredients.

Newman's Own Ranch dressing. All the creamy, buttermilk-y goodness combined with tasty, aromatic herbs make this ranch dressing simply the best. This dressing contains no artificial flavors, colors from an artificial source, or MSG.

It's a combination of creaminess (from buttermilk, sour cream, sometimes mayonnaise) and herbaceousness (often parsley, thyme, dill), plus a long pull of allium (onion and garlic) and a shot of black pepper.

1950s: Steve and Gayle Henson create the original recipe for ranch dressing while living on a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. 1954: The Hensons open the Hidden Valley Guest Ranch, where they serve their homemade ranch dressing to guests. They also start selling packets of the dressing's dry mix.