Servings: 2 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups (16 ounces) 2% or 4% fat cottage cheese
- Juice of 1 medium lemon (3 tablespoons)
- 1–3 tablespoons* milk of choice (plus more for stirring)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh dill
- ½ teaspoon fine salt, plus more to taste
- Pinch of black pepper, plus more to taste
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor or high-speed blender, place the cottage cheese, lemon juice, milk, garlic powder, and onion powder; blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.
- Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a small bowl.
- Add the fresh chives, parsley, dill, salt, and pepper. Stir with a spoon or spatula until well combined.
- Stir in 1-2 teaspoons more milk (or as much as needed) to achieve desired consistency.
- Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- If desired, drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with more fresh herbs before serving with various dippers, such as fresh veggies and crackers.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Re-stir before serving.
Notes
*If using 2% fat cottage cheese, start with 1 tablespoon of milk and add more as needed to achieve the desired consistency. If using very thick or full fat cottage cheese, you will likely need to use 3 tablespoons of milk to blend.
Fresh herbs give this ranch dip great flavor, but dried herbs can also be used. Use 2 teaspoons each of dried chives, dried parsley, and dried dill to replace the 2 tablespoons of each fresh herb.
May also add the fresh herbs to the blender instead of stirring them in later. This results in dip that is pale green in color, similar to a green goddess dressing, but tastes just as good.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup dip made with 2% fat cottage cheese
- Calories: 60
- Fat: 2 g
- (Sat Fat: 1 g)
- Sodium: 271 mg
- Carbohydrate: 4 g
- (Fiber: 0 g
- Sugar: 3 g)
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg