Ranch dressing with Greek yogurt

I tried making it with plain greek yogurt and adding a packet of ranch mix, but I was not a fan of the flavor. Not sure if it was because of the store brand ranch mix (not Hidden Valley!) or the bitterness of the greek yogurt. Usually, I enjoy all of the flavored greek yogurt and don't notice any bitterness.

Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing
Makes about 1 cup
Total Time: 5 minutes

• 6 oz (1 small container) non-fat plain Greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar (sub any type vinegar)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon water
• ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon low-fat mayonnaise
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan

Combine all ingredients and chill before serving.

I use fage brand 2% plain Greek yogurt the 2 cup container, add a packet of hidden valley ranch original dry mix and about a 1/4 cup of light miracle whip. stir it all up and use for dipping the veggies.

Why everything with "Greek Yogurt?" Wouldn't low fat/light sour cream be a better choice, calorie and taste wise...also, since you won't use much ranch dressing the protein will not factor in. Just saying.

~Here's my recipe, I copied it from Ellie Kreiger.com & just tweaked it a little -

~Goddess Juliya's light Ranch dressing:
makes 2 cups@ 16 one ounce servings
Prep time : not sure

Ingredients:

Garelick Farms - Cultured Lowfat Butter Milk, 0.75 cup
Cabot - Greek Low Fat Plain Yogurt, 0.75 cup
Kraft - Miracle Whip Light, 6 tbsp (15g)
Concord Foods - Reconstituted Lemon Juice, 3 tsp
Price Chopper - Dijon Mustard, 2 tsp
5th Season - Onion Powder, 1 tsp
Garlic - Raw - 1 Clove (1 Tsp, 3g), 1 clove
Chives - Raw, 2 tbsp chopped

Directions: stir all ingredients together and chill.

Totals (whole recipe): 322 calories; 33 carbs; 10 fat grams; 24 sugar grams; 1367 sodium; 58 cholesterol
Per Serving (2 Tbsp): 20 calories; 2 carbs; 1fat gram; 2 sugar grams; 85g sodium; 4g cholesterol

~Hope you enjoy this plus if you want the prep time & more accurate directions, you can always go to eliiekreiger.com & type light Ranch dressing in the search feature. ~Goddess J :happy:

I use 4 oz of plain greek yogurt and 4 oz of reduced fat or ff mayo in place of the 8 oz of mayo and about 6 oz of ff buttermilk and mix it with the one pk of buttermilk ranch dry pack. I find if i use the entire 8 oz of liquid, it's too runny.

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This ranch has more tangy taste- but I do like it......

This whole jar of ranch is only 1.75 grams of fat and 255 calories! 1 cup dannon oikos plain greek yogurt, 1 packet hidden valley ranch mix, 1/2 cup 1% milk. Whisk together, chill 1 hour before use. Perfect consistency and tastes better than bottled!

If you compare low fat sour cream to non-fat Greek yogurt there is a huge difference in calories and fat. You can have a cup of nonfat Greek yogurt for 130 calories and 24g of protein. Depending on the low fat sour cream the calorie count can be upwards do 240 calorie and 6 grams of protein for a cup. Of course it will vary slightly by brand but this is why people say to use the yogurt over the cream. I use non-fat plain Greek yogurt and Hidden Valley packet to get my craving for ranch when needed.

I mix Greek yogurt with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, dried dill and dried parsley. A splash of lemon or lime juice too. It's gorgeous and 3.5 oz (100ml) of Fage Greek Yogurt 0% Fat is only 57 kcal. I've tried the calorie-free one from Walden Farms but it's disgusting!!