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Aron Ford's avatar

Really enjoyed your discussion of airport food. Sometimes I use airports to indulge in foods I wouldn't normally eat, but actually enjoy (like too many fried carbs).

I also love the ingredients in ranch! But the execution is sometimes to be desired. I feel like it wants to be herby, but then people make it with overpowering dried spices. When I had a pizzeria, I made a ranch inspired buttermilk lime dressing. I used it for a roasted corn salad with romaine and some other veggies, but it was also popular for folks to dip pizza in. It worked particularly well with mushroom pizza. Sorry, it's restaurant sized:

In 8qt round cambro blend:

12 cloves garlic

zest of 4 lemons or limes

8 eggs

1T mustard powder

1T salt

1.5t black pepper

Add in a thin stream and blend until well emulsified:

4c Rice oil

2c Olive Oil

Thin with:

1/4c lime juice

1/8c white vinegar

2c buttermilk

Add more buttermilk to taste and consistency.

Chop fine and blend briefly into dressing with burr mixer:

1 bu cilantro

1/2 bu parsley

1/2 bu dill

1/2 bu oregano

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Alicia Kennedy's avatar

This is brilliant--thank you so much for sharing!!!!

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Neurozach's avatar

Ranch is like a chimichurri recipe that resulted from a game of telephone, where the telephones in question were actually jars of mayonnaise tied together with string.

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