# Ina Garten's Homemade Ranch Dressing On Bibb Lettuce

Ina Garten makes her all-time favorite salad with homemade buttermilk ranch on a crisp wedge of lettuce.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 chopped scallions
- 0.5 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1.5 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 2 nicely chopped garlic cloves
- 2.5 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 0.5 cup Greek style yogurt
- 0.5 cup buttermilk
- 1 wedge Boston or bib lettuce
- 1 some tomato
- 1 some very thin slice of onion

## Instructions

1. Start by putting three chopped scallions into the bowl of a food processor.
2. Add half a cup of fresh basil leaves, two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice, and one and a half tablespoons of Dijon mustard.
3. Add one tablespoon of good olive oil, two nicely chopped cloves of garlic, about two and a half teaspoons of kosher salt, and a teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.
4. Puree for about 15 to 20 seconds to make a really smooth mixture.
5. Add one cup of mayonnaise, half a cup of Greek style yogurt, and half a cup of buttermilk.
6. Puree it all in the food processor until it's really blended and smooth.
7. Let it sit in the fridge for about an hour for the flavors to blend.
8. To make a salad, use a wedge of Boston or bib lettuce.
9. Add big chunks of lettuce, some wedges of tomato, and a very thin slice of onion.
10. Pour on the buttermilk ranch dressing.
11. Add a little salt and pepper.

## Equipment

- food processor

## Tips

- Choose a good mayonnaise.
- The dressing is even better in advance if it sits in the fridge for about an hour.
- This dressing is fantastic for coleslaw or crudité.
- You can leave some dressing on the side for people to help themselves to more.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-04-22

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