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Creamy Avocado Dressing

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!)

Prep Time
5 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 71 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

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

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  1. Place all ingredients into a Nutribullet or small food processor and blitz until smooth. (Inc Extra Flavouring Options)
  2. Use water to thin to just pourable consistency (so it's not super gloopy and thick).
  3. Taste and add the following to taste: salt, pepper, lemon, oil. Use as salad dressing!
  4. 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

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

% 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.