Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing Seasoning Copycat

My reverse-engineered recipe for this popular packaged dressing mix yields 6 batches. You can actually substitute chicken bouillon granules for vegetable bouillon granules, if you're not serving vegetarians. Xanthan gum, an emulsifier, is sold in health food stores.

Steps

Whisk all of the spice mill ingredients into a medium bowl.

Funnel half of mixture into a clean spice mill or coffee grinder.

Mill for 5 seconds.

Transfer mixture to a resealable container.

Repeat milling procedure with remaining mixture.

Add the shake-in herbs to milled mixture in container.

Seal the container.

Shake until thoroughly blended.

Store tightly sealed in a cool , dry place.

For a salad dressing: in a bowl , combine 1 cup whole milk with 1 cup mayonnaise and 3 tablespoons of this seasoning.

Mix well.

Cover.

Let stand in refrigerator 30 minutes to thicken.

Stir before serving.

For a creamier salad dressing: in a bowl , combine 1 cup mayonnaise , 1 / 2 milk , 1 / 2 cup sour cream , and 3 tablespoons of this seasoning.

Mix well.

Cover.

Let stand in refrigerator 30 minutes.

Stir before serving.

For a chip dip: in a bowl , combine 16 ounces sour cream with 3 tablespoons of this seasoning.

Cover.

Let stand in refrigerator 30 minutes.

Stir before serving.

Ingredients

dry buttermilk, vegetable bouillon granules, garlic powder, onion powder, powdered sugar, accent seasoning, butter buds, dried chives, lemon pepper, mustard powder, citric acid, celery salt, salt, xanthan gum, paprika, dried dill, dried parsley