Outback Ranch Dressing

Brooke Alicia's Note:

This is my all time favorite ranch dressing and I found it at Outback. Each packet of the dressing mix hold approximately 3 tablespoons worth of mix so you can triple the recipe, or make it 3 separate times. This recipe goes great with Cheese Fries! (Prep time is chill time, but isn't necessary)

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1.5 Cups

• 1 tablespoon hidden valley ranch dressing mix
• 1 cup mayonnaise (the real stuff)
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ¼ teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1⁄8; teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄8; teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

1. Mix all of the ingredients in a medium bowl.
2. Chill at least 1/2 hour before serving which is the key step to maximize flavor.
3. EDIT 4/15/2007: If you prefer a spicy, kicked up version of Outback Ranch Dressing, substitute cayenne pepper for the paprika - your spicy preferring taste buds will thank you.

Reviews

[Chef #165217]

This recipe was created by Todd Wilbur for his book "Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2" (Penguin/Putnam)

[Bogey'sMom]

I doubled this recipe and when I first tasted it, right after making it, I thought too mayonnaisy, just blah. I put it in a quart jar and stuck it in the fridge and after a few hours - WOW! When my husband tasted it, he went truffling through my kitchen, looking for stuff to dip in it. He actually, no kidding, started dipping bread in the jar. He put it on his hotdogs that night. We love this!

[slmnip_13008206]

LOVE this. DO NOT try it before you refrigerate it or it will taste like mayo. I like it spicy, so i doubled the cayenne and garlic. This is not the exact taste of Outback ranch BUT pretty darn close.