The addition of harissa paste gives this homemade salad dressing an incredible flavor twist. It is creamy and cooling but with a little kick of sweet smoky spice. If you enjoy chipotle ranch, this is a must try! Perfect for salads, bowls, burgers and wraps.
If you love strong flavors and creamy salad dressings, this one is for you! We are making a simple ranch dressing and mixing a little harissa paste in, and we are putting it on everything we can find.
If you have tried chipotle ranch, you will already know how nicely a smoky sweet flavor overlays with cooling ranch dressing. This recipe gives you a very similar effect, but with the unique flavor of harissa instead. You can use plain, smoked or rose harissa – they will all be amazing in their own way!
This dressing is incredibly versatile and can be used wherever you would normally use ranch (like in a salad or a dip for veggies) or you could lean towards its more global fusion flavor and experiment with it as a topping for a grain bowl, with falafel, as part of a mezze spread, etc.
Ingredient Substitutions
- You are welcome to replace the sour cream with greek yogurt for a lighter result.
- If you don’t want to use mayonnaise, use additional sour cream instead, but add 1 tablespoon of olive oil for richness.
- If you want to use fresh dill or parsley instead of dried, use 1 tablespoon – in this case you would want to use a blender to mix the sauce.
- You can swap the apple cider vinegar for lemon juice or red wine vinegar if you wish.
Tasty dinner recipes to add some harissa dressing to…
All of these recipes would be amazing with this harissa ranch! If there’s already a sauce recipe included in the recipe, just swap it for this one.
Harissa Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- ½ cup (120 ml) sour cream, you can use greek yogurt if you prefer
- ¼ cup (4 Tbsp) mayonnaise
- 1.5 tsp harissa paste
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp dried dill
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Whisk all ingredients in a bowl.
- For best results, refrigerate for at least a couple of hours before eating to allow the flavors to develop.
