Southwest Ranch Dressing

Our Southwest Ranch Dressing recipe is our go-to dressing when we’re in the mood for a richly flavored mayo-based dressing. This southwest salad dressing is a delicious blend of mayonnaise, buttermilk, barbecue sauce, chipotle adobo sauce, garlic, onion and seasonings. If you love a good buttermilk ranch dressing, we think you’re going to love the combo of flavors in this dressing. 

Not only is this Southwest Salad Dressing great on salads, but it also makes a great dip to serve with veggies and French fries.

This Southwest Ranch Dressing recipe comes together in about 5 minutes start-to-finish. But you’ll want to refrigerate it for up to an hour (longer even better) so the flavors can really meld together well. 

Southwest Ranch Dressing Recipe Ingredients

• Mayonnaise. We use a good real mayonnaise like Best Foods (Hellman’s).
• Adobo Sauce. We stir in a little adobo sauce to the mix which gives this dressing an amazing flavor and a wee bit of spice. If you want a spicier dressing, then add more adobo sauce from the canned chipotle peppers 1 teaspoon at a time to taste.  
• Barbecue Sauce.  We add barbecue sauce to the mix – and the combo of chipotle adobo sauce with barbecue sauce is pretty awesome!
• Lime Juice. We add just a little lime juice which enhances the chipotle flavor.
• Buttermilk. This adds flavor and thins the dressing out.  
• Seasoning.  We add fresh garlic and green onion together with garlic powder, onion powder, salt and freshly cracked black pepper to season this dressing with. 

Find printable recipe with th measurements below.

Variations

• Use 1/2 sour cream and 1/2 mayonnaise instead of all mayo.
• Omit the fresh garlic and green onion if you want more of a mild flavor. We personally love the addd garlic and green onion!

How To Make Southwest Ranch Dressing

1. Blend ingredients. Add the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
2. Chill. Refrigerate the dressing up to an hour before serving so the flavors have a chance to blend together.
3. Store. Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, it should last up to one week.

Serving Suggestions

• Fried Chicken Salad 
• Romaine Salad
• BLT Salad
• Spring Mix Salad

Why You’ll Love This Southwest Dressing

• It’s Better Than Store-Bought.  Making any dressing at home from scratch is always a better idea than buying the bottled stuff from the store. When you make dressings at home, you can choose fresh ingredients and you can control the amount of salt and sugar. Some of the bottled stuff may contain preservatives and artificial flavors – homemade doesn’t have any preservatives or artificial flavors.
• It’s Quick And Easy To Make. Making dressings from scratch literally takes just 5 minutes. Buy yourself some new mason jars so you can store your new favorite homemade dressings in them. Of course they’ll need to be stored in the refrigerator to stay fresh.
• It Tastes Amazing. This dressing has a great combo of flavors!
• You’ll Be Hooked. Once you get in the habit of making homemade salad dressings, you’ll forget all about your favorite store-bought bottled dressings!

More Salad Dressing Recipes

• Blue Cheese Dressing
• Thousand Island Dressing
• Green Goddess Dressing
• Cilantro Ranch Dressing
• Chipotle Ranch Dressing
• Creamy Gorgonzola Dressing
• Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing
• Creamy Lemon Dressing
• Creamy Basil Dressing
• Avocado Salad Dressing

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Yield: 8 Servings

Southwest Ranch Dressing

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Our Southwest Ranch Dressing recipe is our go-to dressing when we're in the mood for a richly flavored mayo-based dressing. This southwest salad dressing is a delicious blend of mayonnaise, buttermilk, barbecue sauce, chipotle adobo sauce, garlic, onion and seasonings. If you love a good buttermilk ranch dressing, we think you're going to love the combo of flavors in this dressing. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup real mayonnaise (like Best Foods or Hellman's)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 clove garlic, smashed and chopped
• 1 green onion (white and light green parts), chopped
• 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
• 1 tablespoon canned chipotle adobo sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Add ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
2. Refrigerate the dressing up to an hour before serving so the flavors have a chance to blend together.

Notes

Variations

• Use 1/2 sour cream and 1/2 mayonnaise instead of all mayo.
• Omit the fresh garlic and green onion if you want more of a mild flavor. We personally love the addd garlic and green onion!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 218Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 333mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g

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