Ranch dressing

Ingredients

• 5 1/4 ozmayonnaise
• 4 1/4 ozsour cream
• 1/3 cupbuttermilk
• 1/2 ozfresh chives, finely snipped
• 1/4 ozfresh dill, finely chopped
• 1/4 ozfresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 clovegarlic, crushed to a paste
• 1/2 tsponion powder
• 2 tsplemon juice
• 1/2 tspsea salt
• 1/2 tspblack pepper, coarsely ground

Method

1. 1

   Whisk the mayonnaise and sour cream together in a bowl until completely smooth, then loosen with the buttermilk until it pours in a thick ribbon.

2. 2

   Snip the chives and chop the dill and parsley as finely as you can, and crush the garlic to a paste with a little of the salt.

3. 3

   Stir the herbs, garlic, onion powder, lemon juice, remaining salt and the black pepper through the base until evenly green-flecked.

4. 4

   Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. It tastes thin and separate straight away and properly of ranch after an hour.