Dill Pickle Salad Dressing
This homemade Dill Pickle Salad Dressing recipe is a dream come true! If you’re a salad fan, you’re not going to want to miss out on this. It’s an easy dressing recipe that adds so much flavor! Dill pickle dressing is ready in less than 5 minutes of time and made with common ingredients!
I’m always looking for fun new additions to my salads. And it’s no secret that I’m a pickle fan – dill pickle, to be exact. So when I had the idea to blend up my favorite pickles and make a creamy dressing out of them, I knew it was going to be a hit.
I tend to make this easy salad dressing recipe during the summer months because I love how light and refreshing it is to make! My tastebuds really seem to crave it, too! I’ve even got the pickle lovers in my family on board with joining in on the homemade dressing fun!
If you’re also a pickle fan, be sure to check out my Refrigerator Pickles recipe as well. They’re so easy to make and have the best crunch!
Ingredients
Sour cream – This is what helps make the dressing nice and creamy. You can also use Greek yogurt.
Mayonnaise – Just a little bit of mayo is needed for the creamy texture in this salad dressing recipe.
Dill pickle juice – Adding the leftover pickle juice helps to add more pickle flavoring and thin out the dressing a bit.
Dill pickles – These are the star of the show! Choose your favorite brand and enjoy.
Garlic powder – Minced garlic could work as well.
Onion powder – A little bit of onion flavoring is really delicious with the dill.
Parsley – It’s a great visual addition and a good flavor.
Salt – Just a pinch for taste.
See quantities in the recipe card.
How To Make Dill Pickle Salad Dressing
It couldn’t be easier to make this creamy dill pickle dressing.
Step One: Add all the ingredients together into a food processor or a blender.
Step Two: Combine the ingredients well and then pour them into a jar or container. Place in the fridge to chill until use.
Top Tip💡
If you don’t have a blender or food processor, you can chop the pickles into very small pieces and whisk the ingredients together.
Variations
- Use different types of pickles – Even though this is dill pickle dressing, you can make this with sweet pickles or bread and butter pickles as well. It won’t have the same tangy flavor but will be sweet and delicious.
- Seasonings – Kick up the flavor by adding some black pepper or dijon mustard. Add heat with a pinch of cayenne pepper. Make this more ranch-like with a little bit of fresh dill or dried dill weed!
- Dip – If you want to dip veggies like cauliflower, broccoli, and celery into it, that would be yummy and refreshing as well. You can vary the thickness to make this dill pickle ranch dressing into a dip by using less pickle juice. You can also try this amazing Dill Dip Recipe.
Common Questions
Stored in the fridge in an airtight container, it should stay fresh for 4-5 days. A great way to store it is in a mason jar.
I think that this would be delicious with pasta salad, potato salad, or on top of any chopped salad. Add grilled chicken or hard-boiled eggs for protein.
Make sure to make the salad differently every time! I love to have romaine lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, diced cucumbers, chopped red onion or green onions, and more!
Kick the flavor up a bit by adding chopped bacon and cherry tomatoes to your salad as well. When it comes to ingredients and more vegetables, you can’t go wrong!
The store bought creamy dill pickle salad kits normally have green leaf lettuce, cauliflower, green cabbage, red cabbage, feta cheese & kale with creamy dill pickle ranch & dill croutons
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Dill Pickle Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup mayo
- ⅓ cup dill pickle juice
- ⅓ cup dill pickles
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add the ingredients to a blender or food processor.
- Blend until smooth. Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally Published August 2, 2022. Revised and Republished July 30, 2025.
Amazing!!
Perfect, no need to make any adjustments- it’s perfect as is. Blended everything in the vitamix using fresh parsley I had and extra dried dill. I guess that’s an adjustment but I just really love dill.
Amazing. I used to buy a ready made salad kit ONLY for the pickle dressing it came with. Not anymore! This is delicious and so easy. Thank you so much.
Very good!
I will be making this all the time
I didn’t have any sour cream so I used my Greek Yogurt… It was delicious! Thank you for sharing.
It’s so yummy, even with 1/2 fat mayonnaise and low-fat sour cream.
Hey there, a big hit for anything you want. Greek yogurt & non fat mayo. the rest no brainer. great as a salsa with cayenne pepper.
Amazing!! we loved this…so tasty and a really yummy dip as well!
Every time my dad comes for a visit he asks for your great pickle salad dressing. I do try to make it for him every time, thanks for a great recipe!
This stuff is amazing! I think I have a new favorite!