Chipotle Ranch
on Jul 13, 2024, Updated Nov 14, 2024
This homemade Chipotle Ranch Salad Dressing is so creamy and has just the right amount of spice. Perfect for serving over a southwest salad!
This homemade southwest dressing is so flavorful!
Chipotle ranch dressing has been my favorite salad dressing for as long as I can remember. I love the spicy kick of the adobo peppers, and the creaminess of the dressing drizzled over fresh crisp salads. It is so delicious!
One of my favorite salad bars has a delicious chipotle ranch that I have to get every time we eat there. I have yet to find the perfect store bought chipotle ranch so I decided I needed to make my own!
This homemade creamy southwest salad dressing comes together in 5 minutes and is so delicious. Make it the next time you are craving a salad!
If you are trying to eat more raw veggies, this would also be delicious served as a dip. This would be delicious served with carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, celery, or cherry tomatoes for dipping.
Find the full recipe and instructions in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
What it’s made of
- sour cream: adds tanginess to the dressing
- mayonnaise: this gives the salad dressing a great creaminess
- chipotle peppers in adobo sauce: the star of the southwest flavor. Full of smoky spicy flavor. You can add more or less to adjust the heat level to your liking
- lime juice: to really make all the flavors pop
- spices: garlic powder, onion powder, dill, salt
How to make Chipotle Ranch
Step 1: Add the sour cream, mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, lime juice, and spices to a high speed blender or food processor.
Step 2: Blend the salad dressing ingredients on high speed until creamy and smooth. Serve the dressing immediately drizzled over salad.
Storing
- Store it in the refrigerator: Store any leftover chipotle ranch in an airtight container or jar and store in the fridge for up to one week.
- Tips for serving again: If the dressing is too thick cold you can stir in a small amount of water to thin it out when you serve it again.
This salad dressing is so creamy, tangy, and has just the right amount of spiciness. If you prefer less heat, you can use two chipotle peppers instead of three for a milder dressing.
How to serve
- On a salad: my favorite way to eat this chipotle ranch is over a big hearty southwest salad with avocado, corn, cherry tomatoes, red onion, tortilla strips, and romaine lettuce.
- As a pasta salad dressing: this southwest pasta salad is delicious!
- As a sauce: drizzled over tacos, wraps, or on top of black bean burgers
Recipe Substitutions
- Sour cream: try substituting for plain unsweetened Greek yogurt
- Adjust the spiciness: Add the chipotle peppers one at a time to the dressing until you reach your desired level of spiciness
- Make it vegan: substitute vegan mayonnaise and sour cream or vegan Greek yogurt
Chipotle Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- 8 oz sour cream
- ¾ cup mayo
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, see notes
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Pour the chipotle salad dressing over a salad or serve as a dip for raw vegetables
- Store leftover chipotle ranch in an airtight container or jar in the fridge for up to one week.
This sauce is next level. Just like a dressing on a salad I get from one of my favorite restaurants. Super easy too. Thank you!!!!
So glad you enjoyed it!
This is so good! I cut the recipe in half because there are just two of us and I just used one pepper. Perfect!
so glad you enjoyed it!
Isn’t dill green? What red spice did you use?
It was a photography error. All the spices used are listed!
What us the red powder? Nothing in the ingredient list is red.
Unfortunately it was a photography error. Everything in the recipe is listed in the ingredients card!
Did you use dill?? I see a dark red spice in your trio pic of spices
I do use dill. Oops that got left out of the picture!
We made this dressing for our southwest chicken salad the other night. It was fantastic!
Leftovers tonight!
Only used 2 chipotle peppers in adobe sauce and heat is perfect.