Dairy-Free (and gf) Ranch Dressing

                   

 I've been wanting to find a dairy-free ranch dressing  

for a while now.

It helps that it's also gluten-free.

It can be made with rice, soy or cow's milk. 

This dressing works great on fish, salads, baked potatoes, 

steamed veggies or even oven-baked steak fries.

  You can find the original recipe here.

      

Recipes with fewer ingredients are always welcome here.

Why complicate things?

A homemade spice mix makes this 

just the way you like it!

The dressing can be as thick or thin as you want it to be,

just adjust the amount of milk you use.

It does firm up a bit after refrigeration.

Dairy-Free Ranch Dressing

1 C mayo

1 1/2 t lemon juice

7 1/2 T plain rice milk

1 t spice mix (recipe follows)

Mix lemon juice and milk

(Pour 1 1/2 t lemon juice into measuring cup,

then fill with milk to 1/2 C.)

Let sit 10 minutes.

Whisk mayo, milk mixture and spice mix.

Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

Spice Mix

6 t chili powder

5 t paprika

4 1/2 t cumin

2 1/2 t garlic powder

3 t onion powder

1/4 t cayenne powder (optional)

Place all ingredients right into 

a recycled glass spice jar and shake.

Enjoy!

 

Homemade Rice Milk

One of the last times I priced rice milk in the grocery store,

it was over $3 a quart.  Not so long ago,

we paid $1.69 for the same container.

Enough is enough.

I found this recipe online here.

Being lactose intolerant, cow's milk was given up long ago.

Alternative milks have been a Godsend.

They are used in baking, with cereal and

the morning cupa Joe.

I wondered if I could make my own.

It was worth a try...

Brown rice is cooked according to package directions.

1 C of cooked rice is mixed with:

4 C water

1 T sweetener (I used honey)

pinch salt

flavoring as desired (vanilla, almond, etc.)

Blend with hand or standing  blender for 4 minutes.

Strain with cheese cloth or fine sieve.

Transfer to containers.

***Note:  This rice milk is a bit thinner

than what we were used to.

It works well in recipes,

but not quite as tasty as the store bought versions

for drinking straight up.

I plan to try another method later in the week,

so I'll post an update.

You can find the new version here.

Single-serving bags were stored in the freezer

for the next few batches.

Enjoy!