Healthy Dill Pickle Cottage Cheese Ranch Recipe

5 from 3 votes

Healthy Dill Pickle Cottage Cheese Ranch Recipe

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!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: dips, Sauces/Dressing

Cuisine: American

Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free

Method: No Cook

Servings: tbsp (1 cup)

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.
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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