It’s really easy to make your own buttermilk from any type of milk you have on hand.
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
We all prefer homemade dressings to store bought. This recipe makes a lot for salads or the buffet table with wings. It also lasts for several days refrigerated.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 ml) milk 12 CHO
- 1 TBSP fresh lemon juice (juice from 1/2 lemon) 0 CHO
- ½ cup (115 gr) sour cream 8 CHO
- ½ cup (102 gr) Hellman’s Regular Mayonnaise 0 CHO
- *1 cup (234 gr) full fat Greek Yogurt (12 CHO/3/4 CUP/175 GR) 15.9 CHO
- 2 tsp. dried parsley 0 CHO
- 1 tsp. dried dill 0 CHO
- 1 TBSP dried chives 0 CHO
- ¾ tsp. salt 0 CHO
- ½ tsp. pepper 0 CHO
TOTAL CHO 35.9 CHO
- TOTAL WEIGHT 595 GRAMS
- 35.9 CHO DIVIDED BY 595 GRAMS = .06 CHO/GRAM
- 1 TBSP = 17 GRAMS (.06 CHO x 17 GRAMS) 1.02 CHO/TBSP
- ¼ CUP = 4 TBSP (1.02 CHO x 4 TBSP) 4.08 CHO/1/4 CUP
- ¼ CUP = 68 GRAMS
Instructions
- Place milk in small dish, add fresh lemon juice, stir gently and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile place all other ingredients in a medium dish.
- Add homemade butter milk to the remaining ingredients. Stir to incorporate and refrigerate until using.
- *Yogurt varies in CHO so you may have to adjust the Carb count depending on the product you are using.
