Creamy Southwest Ranch Dressing Food

Lisa Feldman, the director of culinary services at the schools division of the food services company Sodexo, understands that where there is ranch dressing, there are kids who will eat vegetables. Lisa is working to devise menus for schools that meet or exceed the Department of Agriculture's Healthier US Schools Challenge requirements. With a deep understanding of the ingredients that school lunch programs have to work with, she developed a white bean and yogurt salad dressing base. The mixture will make a dressing that has much more nutritional value, considerably less sodium, and none of the additives in the long ingredient list on a bottle of commercial ranch dressing. Lisa credits the chef and cookbook author Joyce Goldstein for the idea. This is an adaptation of the ranch that Lisa developed for schools. It can be used as a dip, but also as a salad dressing for crisp salads. Adding the ice cube to the food processor helps to break down the fiber in the bean skins so that the dressing is less grainy.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     salads and dressings, appetizer

Time 5m

Yield 1 cup, about 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 65, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 143 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams

Make and share this Southwest Ranch Salad Dressing recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Parsley

Categories     Salad Dressings

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 16

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 712.7, Fat 62.9, SaturatedFat 19.4, Cholesterol 92.5, Sodium 1626.1, Carbohydrate 36.3, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 12.8, Protein 4.8

Southwestern Ranch Dressing is great for salads and as a dipping sauce too.

Provided by Stephanie Manley

Categories     Sauces

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 28 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 16 mg, Sodium 990 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 23 g, ServingSize 1 serving

I adore Newman's Own® Southwest salad dressing from McDonald's®. Sadly it's not available at any stores (that I can find). Play around to make it taste as you remember it. Enjoy!

Provided by Jamie Lang

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Salad Dressing Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.4 calories, Carbohydrate 3.8 g, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 53.4 mg, Sugar 1.9 g