Healthy Dill Pickle Cottage Cheese Ranch Recipe
Published Aug 01, 2024
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This smooth and creamy cottage cheese ranch dressing recipe is a tangy, high-protein sauce made with fresh herbs, spices, and cottage cheese! You will love the creamy texture and tangy flavor. The best part is the added dill pickle flavor that takes it to the next level!
What Makes This Recipe Great
Cottage cheese is making a significant comeback these days and people are using it it such clever ways to make lightened-up, high-protein versions of their favorite dips, sauces, desserts, and more! I’m so darn excited about this trend because y’all know how much I love making lighter, healthier versions of comfort food favorites and today I’m sharing one that I am obsessed with! Enter, Dill Pickle Cottage Cheese Ranch Dressing!
Classic ranch dressing is typically made with sour cream which I’ve switched out for a container of cottage cheese (or plain Greek yogurt) for a healthy swap. Grab your high-speed blender and a few simple ingredients and this recipe is ready in under 5 minutes..
This delicious ranch is the perfect combination of creamy, tangy, and delicious. It can be smothered on any recipe that calls for ranch– on burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads, dips, with favorite veggies, and more! My girls love it as an after-school snack dip. If you’re a ranch lover like us, this recipe is the burst of flavor you’ll love!
Ingredient Notes
- cottage cheese: Substitute Greek yogurt or dairy-free yogurt if desired. You can use full-fat cottage cheese or low-fat cottage cheese.
- Homemade dry ranch dressing mix: Or a store-bought ranch seasoning packet. Here’s my homemade ranch seasoning mix recipe.
- milk of choice
- pickle juice
- pickle slices: I used hamburger slices from Grillos.
- fresh dill: In addition to the dill in the ranch seasoning.
- season with salt and black pepper as desired.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Add everything to a blender and blend until smooth. I recommend mixing in the blender over the food processor because it has a smoother consistency.
Step 2
Store in a jar with a lid in the refrigerator. This ranch will last as long as the expiration date on the cottage cheese or Greek yogurt.
Mac’s Pro Tip
Expert Tips
- Cottage cheese has such a mild flavor that it takes to the seasonings SO well! Greek yogurt is also a great option.
- If you’re dairy-free, use your favorite non-dairy yogurt. I’d recommend using something other than coconut-based yogurt for best results.
- I recommend mixing this salad dressing in a blender over a food processor because it will yield a smoother consistency.
- To make a creamy ranch dip with a thick texture, lower the amount of pickle juice added. If you want to thin it out even more, add an additional splash of milk or a little water to the blender until your desired consistency is reached.
- There are 4 grams of protein per 2 tbsps of this healthy ranch dip/sauce.
Serving & Storage Tips
Serve with salads, sandwiches, wraps, and more! Use as a dip for potato chips, pita bread, or fresh vegetables like cucumbers, bell peppers, broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, celery sticks, baby carrots or carrot sticks, and more.
Store in a mason jar with a lid or another airtight container in the fridge. This ranch will last as long as the expiration date on the container of cottage cheese or Greek yogurt.
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Healthy Dill Pickle Cottage Cheese Ranch Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese sub-Greek yogurt or dairy free yogurt
- 2 tbsp homemade ranch seasoning
- 1-2 tbsp milk of choice + more to thin out
- 1 1/2 tbsp pickle juice
- 5-6 pickle slices I used hamburger slices from Grillos
- 1 tbsp fresh dill in addition to the dill in the ranch seasoning
Instructions
- Add everything to a blender and blend until smooth. I recommend mixing in the blender over the food processor because it has a smoother consistency.
- Store in a jar with a lid in the refrigerator. This ranch will last as long as the expiration date of the cottage cheese or Greek yogurt.
Notes
Expert Tips
- Cottage cheese has such a mild flavor that it takes to the seasonings SO well! Greek yogurt is also a great option.Â
- If you’re dairy-free, use your favorite non-dairy yogurt. I’d recommend using something other than coconut-based yogurt for best results.Â
- I recommend mixing this salad dressing in a blender over a food processor because it will yield a smoother consistency.
- To make a creamy ranch dip with a thick texture, lower the amount of pickle juice added. If you want to thin it out even more, add an additional splash of milk or a little water to the blender until your desired consistency is reached.Â
- There are 4 grams of protein per 2 tbsps of this healthy ranch dip/sauce.Â
Serving & Storage Tips
Serve with salads, sandwiches, wraps, and more! Use as a dip for potato chips, pita bread, or fresh vegetables like cucumbers, bell peppers, broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, celery sticks, baby carrots or carrot sticks, and more. Store in a mason jar with a lid or another airtight container in the fridge. This ranch will last as long as the expiration date on the container of cottage cheese or Greek yogurt.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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