Paleo Ranch Dressing

A lot of people assume that on paleo you can have all the salad you want, which is kind of true...BUT, a lot of people fail to consider the fact that basically no store-bought salad dressing is paleo. I looked through so many books and websites to find a fairly easy-to-make paleo ranch dressing, and all I kept finding was a recipe that called for a homemade mayonnaise as the base. Now that is all well and good, but when I am looking at a recipe I always consider the cost. I don't want to buy a bunch of things that will get used once and then sit and not get used again. And let's face it, I don't want to put a ton of work into making myself some salad dressing. However, I finally found one that is easy, cost friendly, and uses mainly spices that you probably already have around your house. Win-win-win!

Ingredients

~1 cup olive oil
~1 cup coconut milk (I use Native Forest Unsweetened Organic Coconut Milk in a can)
~1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
~1 tbsp prepared dijon mustard (I don't ever keep this in the house, so I just use ground mustard instead)
~4 tbsp lemon juice
~2 tsp dill
~2 tsp garlic powder
~1 tsp onion powder
~1 tsp chives
~1/2 tsp parsley
~1/2 tsp thyme
~1/2 tsp sea salt
~1/2 tsp pepper

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a blender and pulse until well combined.

From my personal experience this is not a bad dressing. It has the flavors of ranch, but you can tell it's different than buttermilk ranch (the consistency, for me, always comes out thinner than regular ranch). Next time I make this I am going to experiment a little and cut down on the lemon, because the flavor is very noticeable. I like it a lot though, because I seriously love ranch dressing. I love adding this to a salad with some cucumber and grilled chicken in it. NOM! :-)


Happy Thursday!