Description
This ranch dressing with a kick elevates an everyday dressing to a party for your salad with just a kick of spice. This is a copycat recipe like what is served at Outback Steakhouse.
Ingredients
Scale
Dressing
- 1–1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (.3-.4 ounce) package of Buttermilk Ranch Dressing or see note to make the mix from scratch
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast, (like Braggs Nutritional Yeast)
- 1/2 teaspoon Beau Monde Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, (1/8 teaspoon and add the rest as needed)
Salad
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
- 1 carrot, peeled and grated (3/8 cup shredded)
- 1/8 red cabbage, cut into thin shreds (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 – 1/2 red onion, cut into thin slices
- 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1 English cucumber, cut into slices
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup seasoned croutons
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce until smooth.
- Stir in the ranch packet, nutritional yeast, Beau Monde seasoning, black pepper, paprika and half of the cayenne powder and mix well.
- Taste and add the remaining cayenne powder as desired.
- Refrigerate dressing for at least 60 minutes for flavors to meld.
- Meanwhile cut iceberg lettuce into bite size pieces
- Grate carrot and thinly slice and shred red cabbage, toss with lettuce.
- In a salad bowl add the lettuce mix.
- Arrange the red onion ring slices, tomato wedges, cucumber slices, shredded cheese and croutons.
- When ready to eat, drizzle the ranch dressing with a kick over the salad.
Notes
To make the dressing from scratch, substitute 3 tablespoons fresh minced parsley (or 1 tablespoon dried parsley, 1 teaspoon fresh minced dill or 1/4 teaspoon dried dill, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon Beau Monde seasoning, 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1-1/2 cups buttermilk, 2/3 cups mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; follow the directions as above.
