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Hidden Valley Ranch Packet Copycat Recipe

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Tips for making the best copycat Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing and Hidden Valley Ranch Dip:

• I hate mayonnaise, but I love foods that typically call for mayonnaise, like dips, sauces, dressings, and appetizers. This is the best duplicate for the Hidden Valley Ranch packets, and it’s mayo-free.
• To get the proper texture of the Hidden Valley Ranch packet, crumble the dried parsley flakes to powder in your hand before adding them to the mix.
• Citric acid is key to making this salad dressing or dip taste exactly like Hidden Valley Ranch.
  • I buy citric acid in the bulk section at Winco. If you don’t live near a Winco, you can get citric acid on Amazon here.
• Sure, you can make ranch dressing with fresh parsley, fresh onion juice, fresh dill…but it won’t taste like Hidden Valley Ranch. And if you really want to, you can substitute a bit of nasty mayonnaise for the sour cream.
• The recipe as written makes a thick dressing that will pour slowly off the spoon. For a thinner dressing, add water just a teaspoon at a time until you get the consistency you like.
• Hidden Valley Ranch Dip copycat: Decrease water to 1 tbsp and increase the dill weed to 3 tsp to make the Hidden Valley Ranch Dip copycat.
  • If you have dried chives on hand, add a teaspoon of finely crushed dried chives to make an even closer Hidden Valley Ranch Dip copycat recipe, but the dried chives are not strictly necessary.
  • I add an extra pinch of citric acid to the Hidden Valley Ranch Dip copycat.
  • A bowl of Hidden Valley Ranch dip on a tray of raw, real carrots (not baby carrots), celery, broccoli, and cauliflower is the perfect 1980s veggie platter.
• Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch copycat: Substitute buttermilk for the water to make the Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch dressing copycat.
  • The best salad you will ever have:
    • Red leaf lettuce
    • Sliced button mushrooms (raw)
    • Tomato wedges
    • Avocado chunks
    • Red onion slices
    • Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch dressing

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