Homemade and amazing….
Thanks to our local farmers market and my booming garden, our summer meals have been full of beautiful salads.
My girls love ranch dressing, and I can’t get enough cilantro….so I set out to make a mouth-watering Homemade Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing. After only a couple attempts, I am excited to bring you this super easy, fresh salad dressing.
Homemade Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing
- ¾ cup light mayo
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 TBS lime (juice from)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, roughly chopped
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Place all ingredients into a blender or food processor and bend until smooth and creamy. Leftovers can be kept in air tight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
The day after I made this, Darryl had asked me to pack him a lighter lunch, knowing he was in for a huge dinner. Salad it is! Perfect timing to have him try out my Homemade Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing!
Here is his salad, packed in an EasyLunchbox. The salad dressing is in a Mini Dipper, along with some fresh raspberries for dessert. I also had to include a Lunchbox Love Note for my Darryl 🙂
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Homemade Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- ¾ cup light mayo
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 TBS lime juice from
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup cilantro chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives roughly chopped
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender or food processor and bend until smooth and creamy. Leftovers can be kept in air tight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
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Post updated August 2020
Emily K says
We’re LOVING this recipe. So nice to see a lightened up version of ranch that the whole family will love. We’d love to hook you up with yogurt for future recipes. Email us at champions [at] chobani dot com to chat more!
Talk soon!
Emily from Chobani
Corey says
Thanks Emily! I do love Chobani!!!
Keeley McGuire says
This looks/sounds awesome!
Let me ask you a question –
I know I could use my mindful mayo, to keep it dairy free, but would a plain non-dairy yogurt suffice in lieu of greek? I know the greek adds a bit more ‘sour’ that might be needed for the recipe… Hmm, thinking out loud LOL made need to just try it!!
Corey says
I think it would work out fine Keeley. It might just be a little more thinned out, but the same flavor would still be there 🙂
Small Footprints says
Mmm … I think I could make this vegan. It looks delicious and the cilantro is a wonderful, flavorful addition. Thanks for sharing!
Corey says
Please let me know how you make it vegan 🙂 I am sure there are some other peeps who would love this option! Thank you!!
Diana K says
You could use Veganaise and plain soy milk or almond milk. You can get thje Veganise at Whole Foods.
Corey says
Great tips Diana 🙂
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
Love this! I may use it tonight for some Thai-inspired wings I’m making. Thanks for another great recipe!
Rachel says
I have a question regarding the mayo. I do not like mayo and was wondering if it would still taste good if I just used all Greek yogurt instead of part mayo and part yogurt?
Corey says
You can try Rachel. It might be a little more tangy, but it is worth a shot!
ana says
you had me at cilantro! but lime and greek yogurt too? thank you for sharing, i’ll be trying this soon. have plenty of cilantro in the herb garden, and well, cilantro makes everything better!
Corey says
I agree! I wish I could find cilantro perfume! hehe
Kate says
How long will this keep?
Corey says
If sealed properly, mine has stayed good for a little over a week. Hope that helps!
Penny says
So delish! I had all ingredients on hand except the cilantro so I swapped it for some fresh mint and it turned out amazing! Cant wait to get creative with lunches this week!!! Thanks! 🙂
Corey says
Awesome Penny! Now I can’t wait to try mint 🙂 haha
Christina says
I bet this is a great recipe for mayo lovers. I actually really don’t like mayo, but I thought all the other flavors would mask it sufficiently–they didn’t. I even added a Serrano pepper to zap my taste buds and distract from the mayo taste. It didn’t work. I ended up putting about a tsp of fiesta ranch spice mix to it, and it made the mayo taste bearable. I would just advise against calling this a “ranch,” because it is definitely a flavored mayo! I think next time I’ll use sour cream and Greek yogurt instead.
JJ says
This turned out incredible. Good on a salad and as a dip. My only recommendation is to leave out the milk. I found with it, it turned out to be a little too watery for my palate. Other than that, GREAT recipe. Lots of flavor.