Creamy Ranch Dressing
1 cup cottage cheese (fat free on p2 or full fat on p3)
Creamy Ranch Dressing
1/4 cup of milk soured with 1/2 tsp ACV
1/2 teaspoon dried chives
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper Cream the cottage cheese till all the lumps are gone then add the other ingredients. Let it rest for at least an hour so the flavors mix. If it’s too thick you can thin it down with more milk or cream.
Remember to be vary aware of how much you use in p2 and count it as a protein.
what does cream the cottage cheese mean? how do you do it?
thanks
One way you can do it is to blend the cottage cheese, so that it becomes a creamy consistency instead of having the little clumps in it.
By mixing with a whisk or spoon until it’s smooth.
#1 The original Dr. Simeons diet says you can ONLY have 1 tablespoon of milk per day (not 1/4 cup). #2 I’m confused on why you would use up a protein for a cup of ranch dressing!
Sometimes you just want a salad with a fruit with some creamy ranch. Yummo!
this is a used for the cottage cheese in the protocol which is a substitute
for protein
How much can you use of it to count it for a 100 grm protein equivalent in P2?
Thank you for this. I needed a little diversity in my diet as the days ahead will be rather boring without it.
In Pounds and Inches it says to use 100 grams of cottage cheese to substitute for your protein.
New here, and would love to try this dressing since we haven’t been able to find anything we like so far. But I am confused about how to use it. 100 grams of cottage cheese is a really LARGE amount to put on a salad and count as the full protein for that meal. Would that mean that I would have to eat all the dressing and not have any other kind of protein at that meal?
I would just use it and not worry about it if you are using a small amount it shouldn’t effect your protein totals much, so have your normal protein with it:)
Shawna Culp
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But what if you would like to eat enough of this to count as a protein?
you can 1/2 cup of cottage cheese is a protein replacement per P&I
Oh my God this is awesome! I was trying to find a good dressing for salads and this was tasty. I actually like it more than regular ranch, but I like that it’s not as strong of a taste. It was great with spinach 🙂
Can I substitute coconut milk for the cow’s milk? That way, I wouldn’t have to worry about the milk issue.
Sure, you might have to start with a smaller quantity at first to figure out the consistency difference.
can 2 percent milk be used?
what is ACV, thanks
apple cider vinegar
Thanks!
Shawna Culp
My husband uses this dressing in P2 (very carefully) but I’m not sure how to count the calories. He uses about a tbsp on his lettuce. Any suggestions?
My husband uses this dressing in P2 (very carefully) but I’m not sure how to count the calories. He uses about a tbsp on his lettuce. Any suggestions?
When you make the full batch, calculate how many tablespoons are in it and then divide the total calories by that amount, so 500 calories divided by 10 tbsp= 50 calories a serving.
I’m on p3 and love this dressing! I didn’t have any cottage cheese the other day, so I used some ricotta. Yummy!
yes for p3
I was wondering…once we et to p4 do we still want to use full fat dairy or should we go back to low fat?
Full far
Thank you Shawna.
Any suggestions on how to , “Sour” the milk? Does that just mean let it spoil? Lol. Thank you.
you sour it when you mix in the ACV. it’s written funny with the image there … sorry 🙁
This sounds good…but I am not a cottage cheese fan AT ALL….Is it possible for me to use non fat greek yogurt instead??? would love to try this tonight on my salad
Greek yogurt mixes well as ranch dressing. If on p2 proceed with caution when adding in off protocol foods.
I am on P2…:-(…so maybe I shouldn’t try this….:-(….what if I used 2 tablespoons? do you think that would be ok???
it would be one of those things you would have to try.. its likely you would be okay but everyone is different
This is amazing!
So if I’m doing the math right, this recipe is a total of aprox 192.5 Calaries! I cup of fat free cottage cheese is 160 Cal, and 1/4 cup of milk is roughly 32.5 cal (I did 2%). And there are 16 Tbsp in 1 cup. So then 1 Tbsp is just 12 calaries?? Is that right?
I have not checked the calories but yes keep your qty in tolerable range in order to stay in calories. 12 calories looks good.
i love the idea, but substituting partially steamed cauliflower for the milk and part of the cream cheese and you will not have to worry about all the calories or fat. i still dont believe in fat free cottage cheese, something about it just dont sound right.
Shawna this is the recipe I was talking about using on P2. I’m going to try it on my salad tmrw. I have been eating dry lettuce since I hate all the dressings. I bought LCM heavenly ranch. I will not add the milk to it bcs I would rather the milk in my coffee. I will put the heavenly ranch in the cottage cheese after I cream it. I think that should be ok, right?
Speaking of cottage cheese. I get tired of so much meat so I decided to try just cottage cheese today with strawberries. I ate that as my protein and found it quite filling. I will let you know how the scale looks in the morning. Since pounds and inches says cottage cheese can be used as a protein, I figured why not. It was very yummy.