A few fresh items and pantry ingredients, and you have ranch.

Did you know thatranch dressingis the number one most popular punch in of salad dressing sold in America?

It’s even more popular than Italian dressing.

ranch dressing in a bowl

Elise Bauer

What Is Ranch Dressing?

Ranch dressing is essentially a buttermilk mayonnaise dressing spiffed up with herbs.

(According toSlate, bottled ranch dressing is shelf stable to 150 days or about 5 months.

Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Elise Bauer

Scary thought, don’t you think?)

The base is just buttermilk and mayonnaise.

Add some crumbled blue cheese, and you have a luscious blue cheese dressing!

How Long Can You Store Buttermilk Ranch Dressing?

Your homemade dressing will keep for up to a week, refrigerated in an airtight container.

Add in the other ingredients, adjusting for taste.

Keeps for 1 week, covered in the fridge.