Homeade Ranch Dressing

Over the last year and a half we have made many changes to our diet in an effort to eat healthier. We have pretty much cut out all food coloring, hydrogenated fats, high fructose corn syrup and msg's.

For the most part we have all gotten used to these changes and have seen some positive health changes, such as Shannen's headaches have gone away. We had no idea that food color was a trigger for him.

One of the things we recently cut out was ranch dressing. I happened to read the label and saw that it had MSG in it. Yucko! Ranch is our favorite dressing so giving this up has been hard. What else do you dip your pizza in?

Today I tried a recipe for homemade buttermilk ranch dressing. We really liked it! Pizza here we come!!

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup mayo (we like our ranch a little thicker so I added more of this)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley (we used dried)
Bragg's organic sea kelp delight seasoning (this was not in the recipe, but I had it and decided to use some and it was wonderful!)

Stir together the buttermilk and mayonaise until fully mixed. Add in other ingredients and adjust for taste. I just put everything in our Magic Bullet and mixed it up.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups.