Creamy Avocado Dressing
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Creamy Avocado Dressing
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Recipe video above. This is a dressing that uses avocado to make it creamy, rather than mayonnaise or loads of oil. It doesn't taste very avocado-ey because avocados are dense so it needs to be thinned out to make it pourable as a dressing. Rather, think of the avocado as the better-for-you means to get a creamy dressing fix!Excellent use for avocados that are a bit overripe or with brown spotty bits. Use as dressing for all your favourite salads. Particularly good salads that call for Ranch, Caesar or other mayo-rich dressings.Makes 1 1/4 cups - enough for a side salad for 6 to 8 (depending on how much you use!)
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Ingredients
Creamy Avocado Dressing:
- 1/2 cup ripe avocado (smush into cup to measure, or estimate - 1/2 medium avo)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp sour cream or yogurt (Greek or plain, unsweetened) - OPTIONAL (Note 1)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, small , minced using garlic crusher (Note 2)
- 4 tbsp water (to thin out, it's very rich!)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
EXTRA FLAVOURING OPTIONS:
- See Note 3
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a Nutribullet or small food processor and blitz until smooth. (Inc Extra Flavouring Options)
- Use water to thin to just pourable consistency (so it's not super gloopy and thick).
- Taste and add the following to taste: salt, pepper, lemon, oil. Use as salad dressing!
- Keeps 3 days in the fridge without going brown. See Note 3 for how to keep even longer!
Notes
- Sour cream or yogurt - adds bit of fresh creaminess to this dressing. Still very tasty without.
- Garlic - best to use a garlic crusher because it makes the minced garlic "juicy" which is perfect for dressings (rather than minced using a knife - garlic pieces are dry - this is perfect for high heat cooking like stir fries).
- Flavouring options:
- Storage - keeps for 3 days in the fridge, won't go brown. (Only reason I wouldn't keep for longer is the fresh garlic in the dressing - if you exclude or sub with 1/4 tsp dried garlic powder, it should be good for up to 5 days).
- Nutrition per serving.
- Mexican / South Western - use lime instead of lemon, add 1/4 cup coriander/cilantro leaves, 1.5 tbsp chopped red onion, 1/4 tsp cumin powder
- Fresh herbs - 1/4 cup chopped parsley, dill, coriander/cilantro, chives (any combo you choose)
- Coriander/dill - 1.5 tbsp each coriander and cilantro (wonderful flavour combo)
- Ranch - add 1/4 tsp EACH dried dill, parsley, chives, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, plus 1/2 tsp white sugar
- Extra lemony - add the zest of 1 lemon
- Greek - add 2 tsp dried oregano and a squeeze of extra lemon (use for Greek Salad!)
- Italian - add 1.5 tsp mixed dried Italian herbs (or use a combo of parsley, oregano, red pepper, basil)
- Dried herbs - use 1.5 tsp dried herb mix of choice
Nutrition Information
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Calories
71cal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
150mg
(6%)
Potassium
52mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
42IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 71 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 71cal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 150mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 52mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 42IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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