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Dress your salad like a pro with this quick and easy Avocado Dressing Recipe! It’s made from wholesome, simple ingredients, ready in 5 minutes, and the perfect pair for your favorite leafy greens.
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Avocado toast and Homemade Guacamole are staple ways to use up a ripe avocado, but if you haven’t used fresh avocado to make a salad dressing with an ultra creamy texture, you’re missing out!
This vegan salad dressing is essentially a combination between our popular Vegan Green Goddess Dressing and our 5-Minute Tahini Dressing. It’s full of flavor, healthy fats (it’s free of refined oils!), and plant-based nutrition that will take your salad recipe to the next level.
If you love our Avocado Pesto Pasta or Avocado Ranch Dressing, you will love this creamy salad dressing!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Avocado: We used a large avocado, or about 3/4 cup. For the best creamy texture, use a ripe avocado!
- Tahini: The taste and “strength” of tahini can widely by brand. If you have tried tahini in the past and found it to be overly strong and bitter tasting, try Soom Tahini, or check out this in-depth Tahini Review from Minimalist Baker. Good quality tahini should be fairly neutral and mild.
- Lemon: You’ll need fresh lemon juice from about 1/2 a lemon, or about 1 tablespoon. If preferred, you can also opt for fresh lime juice to make a creamy avocado lime dressing.
- Spices: Use the classic salt and black pepper combo, or add a garlicky taste with 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1-2 garlic cloves.
- Herbs: We have used fresh dill, fresh chives, and fresh cilantro and all are delicious. Feel free to change it up based on the recipe you are drizzling this dressing on. If you are using fresh herbs, opt for 1 tablespoon. If you are using dried, use about 1 teaspoon.
Equipment Needed
How to Make Avocado Dressing
- Place all ingredients in blender or food processor.
- Process on high for 15-30 seconds or until smooth.
- Add additional water, as needed, to achieve your desired consistency.
- Enjoy immediately or chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve!
Serving Suggestions
The obvious way to serve this Creamy Avocado Dressing is drizzled on any and all salads that could use a rich, creamy boost of flavor. But this dressing can be used for more than salads! Switch it up and use it as:
- A flavorful spread for sandwiches, black bean burgers, or lunch wraps
- Great dip for quesadillas, vegan crunch wraps, roasted vegetables, or crispy tortilla chips!
- Drizzled on twice baked potatoes, vegan chilaquiles rojos or tofu tacos
- Dolloped on grain bowls, burrito bowls, and more!
Recipe FAQs
If tahini isn’t your thing, you can swap in vegan mayo or sour cream. These These alternatives will make an equally delicious dressing, though much lighter in flavor. These ingredients also aren’t as thick as tahini, so we’d recommend reducing the water to 1 cup to start and increasing as needed. Or, try our popular Green Goddess Dressing made with just avocado!
When stored in an airtight jar like a mason jar, this homemade dressing will keep for up to 1 week. Perfect for a weekly meal prep!
Avocados oxidize quickly and brown when exposed to air, but there are a few ways to keep your dressing looking just as fresh as day one. First, make sure to include the lemon juice in the recipe. The acidity helps to slow the oxidation process and keeps the dressing vibrant in color.
Additionally, choosing the right sized jar can help. Avoid using jars that are too large. The more space between the dressing and the lid, the more air that will be trapped in the jar and cause the color and flavor to deteriorate more quickly.
Quick Tips
- Use a runny tahini. This isn’t necessarily the best recipe for using up the end of a jar of tahini when it’s extra thick. Instead, you want to use tahini that’s extra creamy and runny (pourable if possible!).
- Use less water for a thick dressing. If you want a thicker dressing or avocado sauce consistency for dipping fresh veggies or savory snacks, reduce the water to 3/4 cup and increase as needed.
- For a smoother texture, use a blender. A food processor will do really well, but it won’t be able to pulverize everything as smoothly as a high speed blender.
More Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes You May Enjoy:
Dressings
Italian Dressing
Dressings
5-Minute Tahini Dressing
Dips Spreads & Sauces
Vegan Avocado Yogurt Ranch Dressing {oil-free}
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Avocado Dressing Recipe
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings
Description
Dress your salad like a pro with this quick and easy Avocado Dressing Recipe! It’s made from wholesome, simple ingredients, ready in 5 minutes, and the perfect pair for your favorite leafy greens.
Ingredients
- 1 large avocado (about 3/4 cup)
- 1/2 cup tahini
- Juice from 1/2 a lemon (1 tablespoon)
- 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups water*
- 1 teaspoon dried dill (or 1 tablespoon fresh)*(see notes)
- 1 teaspoon dried chives (or 1 tablespoon fresh)*
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Optional: 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 clove garlic
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend on high for 15-30 seconds or until smooth. If dressing is too thick, add more water as needed to achieve desired consistency. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can replace water with vegetable broth for a more flavorful dressing.
- This pairs well with our Vegan Tempeh Bacon.
- Feel free to replace the dill and chives with any herb or herb blend that you would like. We have used cilantro in this recipe for tacos and it works well 🙂
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dressing
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition facts label provided by Nutri Fox.
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I used this dressing with a surf and turf salad my youngest made. They used Caesar dressing for theirs but I am dairy and gluten intolerant (double whammy) so I used this instead. Very happy with the end results. I sprinkled a little nutritional yeast in the dressing since I didn’t have any butter on the crab meat. Will definitely be drizzling this on some roasted veg and salads this week. Big fan!
Made this dressing last night to go with the walnut mushroom tacos and felt that the amount of tahini was way too much. It overpowered all of the other ingredients. I may try to make it again but using a lot less tahini.
So sorry that you didn’t like the tahini! Tahini brands vary in bitterness and “strength”, so I totally get that it may have been too much for your tastebuds. I hope you enjoy it more next time!
Hi, this recipe looks so attractive! But can I replace the dill and chive with some dried mixed herbs? Thanks!:D
Yes! You can use any herbs that you would like 🙂 We have tried it with cilantro too and it’s tasty on tacos. I’ll make a note in the recipee!
How is the tahini made or is it already made in a jar ?
It is already made! 🙂