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    Homemade Garlic Ranch Dressing (Dairy Free)

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    I was inspired. Two totally unrelated events. An inspiration.

    1. Stumbling upon this post from Pioneer Woman
    2. Scoring a free head of lettuce from Kroger this past week (thanks to the Kroger best customer coupons!)

    My light bulb moment…

    You see.  I like salad.  I like lettuce.  But straight iceberg lettuce is tough to swallow.  It’s just so bland.

    But top it with some STRONG homemade garlic ranch dressing.

    A match made in heaven.

    Be warned: You will suffer from “garlic breath” after eating this. But the fullness of the flavor is totally worth it!

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    Homemade Garlic Ranch Dressing (Dairy Free)

    Yield – a little more than a cup

    Preparation Time – 5 minutes

    Cooking Time – 0 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup real mayonnaise ($.25) Often on sale…match with a coupon for a super deal!
    • 3 Tbsp rice milk or regular milk ($.03)
    • 1 tsp lemon juice ($.05)
    • 1 large garlic clove, crushed ($.05) Use the largest you can find on the clove…or several small ones!
    • 2 Tbsp finely chopped onion ($.05)
    • 1 tsp tarragon ($.10)
    • 2 tsp dried dill ($.20)
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1/4 tsp pepper

    Directions

    • Add mayonnaise to a medium bowl. Whisk in the milk and lemon juice.
    • Stir in the crushed garlic and finely chopped onion.
    • Stir in the tarragon, dried dill, salt and pepper.
    • Taste. Add a little of whatever else you think it needs!

    • Pour over the top of iceberg lettuce wedges. Or use as a tasty dip for raw veggies!
    • Savor!

    Cost $0.73

    P.S. I can’t wait to make this again this summer…using fresh dill and parsley from the garden!

    Comments

    3. I can’t wait to make this for my family. So many of the creamy dressing have allergens in them, so I rarely buy them. this will be a treat!

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    6. I never buy iceberg. Never ever. Ever. But today, for some strange reason, I decided I specifically wanted iceberg to top my pulled pork nachos tomorrow. Great. That means I’m still gonna have a LOT of iceberg. Thanks for giving me an idea for the rest of it this week!!!!

      have a great week…hope the lil guy is awesome 🙂

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    7. Can you use something else for the tarragon? I want to make this today, but I don’t have tarragon. I have a lot of other spices though. 😀

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    9. I read somewhere that if you use lemon juice that you have to consume right away and not store, because the lemon juice makes the milk go sour. Just thought I would share that, thanks for the great recipe.

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    10. I just made this–it was fabulous! I didn’t have any lemons or lemon juice, so I used some lemonade! Also no tarragon, so I used a combination of parsley and rosemary. I never get iceberg, even though it always seems to be on sale, but this is something wonderfully simple to do with it. Thanks!

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    12. Sounds yummy, although I’d make it with a vegan mayo (my favorites are nut based & homemade). This dressing would be really good with fresh basil added, too. ; )

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    14. I was wondering what I could use instead of mayo, as my friend can’t have eggs or dairy in any form, and mayo usually has both dairy and eggs..

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