Garlic Parmesan Ranch Dip
Better than store-bought, this creamy and savory Garlic Parmesan Ranch Dip is a delicious addition to any meal. Perfect for French fries, chicken tenders or potato chips, this restaurant-quality dip or salad dressing comes together in 5 minutes with a handful of ingredients. Serve with these Baked Ranch Chicken Wings.
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Why This Recipe is So Good
This parmesan ranch dip is made from scratch, but it’s super simple and easy to make when you are craving ranch dip, ranch dressing or need something to serve for game day appetizers. The homemade ranch seasoning mix is made with a few dried herbs, onion powder, and garlic powder. The creamy ranch base is made up of mayo and sour cream. Pickle juice makes a world of difference in the taste, so it’s an ingredient that you shouldn’t leave out!
What do I serve this garlic parmesan ranch dip with? Use it as a sauce for wings, serve with salty potato chips, or drizzle over these Air Fryer Potato Skins or Smashed Potatoes with Cheese.
Recipe Ingredients
- Garlic – I love the flavor of raw garlic in this Parmesan ranch dressing. It’s not overwhelming, but it has just enough flavor to pair really nicely with the Parmesan cheese and the creamy ranch sauce. Use roasted garlic if you prefer(steps to do this in the notes section of the recipe card), or simply leave it out.
- Grated parmesan cheese – Use good quality parmesan cheese, and if possible, freshly grate it with a cheese grater or microplane. It will have a much better flavor in this ranch dip, and it won’t be coated in anti-caking agents like the pre-grated kind.
- Ranch seasoning mix – This is a homemade ranch seasoning blend of dried parsley, dill weed, chives, onion flakes, onion and garlic powder, and ground black pepper.
- Pickle juice – This might seem like a weird ingredient, but trust me, it really makes this homemade ranch dressing taste like ranch dip. Use dill pickles not sweet or bread and butter pickles. I love this brand.
How to Make Garlic Parmesan Ranch Dip
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Start by using a microplane to finely grate Parmesan cheese and garlic. Add it to a medium mixing bowl with the sour cream, mayo, buttermilk, pickle juice, and the homemade ranch seasoning mix. Whisk until combined. Taste and adjust the salt to your liking. Then enjoy with potato chips, chicken wings, or potato skins!
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- Crispy Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings
- Guacamole Seasoning
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Garlic Parmesan Ranch Dip
Equipment
- Measuring spoons
- whisk
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 2 large garlic cloves finely grated
- ½ cup Sour cream
- ½ cup Mayo
- 1 – 2 tablespoons Buttermilk or your milk of choice, to thin it out, add more pickle juice or lemon juice if not using buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons pickle juice
Ranch seasoning mix
- 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon dried chives
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Use a microplane to finely grate Parmesan cheese and garlic into a medium mixing bowl.¼ cup Parmesan cheese, 2 large garlic cloves
- To the same bowl, add sour cream, mayo, buttermilk, pickle juice, and the ranch seasoning mix. Whisk until combined. Taste and adjust the salt or add more buttermilk to your liking. Then serve with potato chips, chicken wings, or as a sauce for sandwiches.½ cup Sour cream, ½ cup Mayo, 1 – 2 tablespoons Buttermilk, 2 tablespoons pickle juice, 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes, ½ teaspoon dried parsley, ½ teaspoon dried dill weed, 1 teaspoon dried chives, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ¼ teaspoon salt
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Store in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.Tips and Tricks
- Garlic – You can leave the garlic out or use roasted garlic, if you don’t love the taste of raw garlic. To roast garlic: cut the top off a head of garlic(about ½ inch off the top), drizzle with a bit of olive oil and a pinch of salt. Wrap it up (cut side up) tightly in aluminum foil. Roast garlic in a baking dish at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until the garlic is browned and soft. Allow it to cool slightly, then add as much roasted garlic to this ranch dip as you like.
- If you are using my homemade ranch seasoning mix, use 1 ½ tablespoons of ranch mix.
- Make it vegan: just swap out the dairy sour cream and mayo with your favorite dairy-free and vegan varieties.
- Use garlic powder and onion powder, not granulated garlic and onion. The powdered kind will make your ranch dip taste more like ranch.
- You can use fresh herbs if you have them on hand for a brighter fresher herby flavor. Use 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, ¼ – ½ teaspoon fresh dill weed and 1 tablespoon of fresh chives.
