This dill pickle dressing is the perfect dressing for those who love dill pickles, and even those who don’t. I snuck some cottage cheese in there to make it a higher protein dressing. I like to make a Caesar-like salad and use romaine lettuce as a base with shaved parmesan cheese and homemade croutons.
If you’re looking for other salad recipes check out my Asparagus Kale Salad and my Roasted Brussel Sprout Salad.
Why you’ll love this dill pickle dressing
- High protein: with the addition of cottage cheese, this dressing has about 15g of protein!
- Versatile: since this dressing is a good source of protein, and is really tasty, you can use it as a salad dressing but also as a dip for veggies!
What you need to make this dill pickle dressing
You don’t need anything fancy for this recipe. As long as you have a jar of pickles on hand, you’re good. All the quantities are in the recipe card below.
- mayonnaise
- cottage cheese
- dill pickles & pickle juice
- fresh dill
- garlic
Substitutions & Additions
Substitutions
- Make it vegan: I use vegan mayo for this recipe, but obviously the cottage cheese is not vegan. You could try a dairy-free plain yogurt to replace the cottage cheese, or use 1 cup of vegan mayo instead.
- Mayo free: if you don’t like mayo, or you don’t want to use mayo, you could try using plain greek yogurt instead, or use 1 cup of cottage cheese. I haven’t tried either of these substitutions, but I imagine they would work. You may need to use less pickle juice.
Dill Pickle Dressing FAQs
Dill pickle dressing creamy dressing made with dill pickles, pickle juice, fresh dill, mayonnaise, and cottage cheese. I mostly use it as a salad dressing, but it’s also delicious as a dip for veggies, or as a spread in a sandwich or wrap.
Store it in an airtight container or jar in the fridge for up to 5 days. Shake or stir before using, as it may separate slightly over time.
For a thicker consistency, add more mayonnaise or cottage cheese. To thin it out, add more pickle juice or water until it reaches your desired texture.
Classic dill pickles are the best type to use. Sweet pickles will really change the taste of this dressing and aren’t recommended.
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and add anything you think it needs, and then add to an air tight container.
Dill Pickle Dressing
Equipment
- 1 blender
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ½ cup pickle juice brine from the jar
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 2 medium dill pickles
- 4 Tbsp fresh dill
Instructions
- Add mayo, cottage cheese and pickle juice to the blender and blend to combine.
- Add the garlic, pickles and fresh dill to the blender. Blend until everything is smooth and the garlic and pickles are fully blended.
- Use as a salad dressing or dip. Store in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
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Damn this is good! used some of it for salad, used the rest for dip. really yum
Thank you for the feedback! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!