Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing
Light, zesty, and creamy! This Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing is ready in 5 minutes and makes an amazing addition to your taco salad, street tacos, or just as a dipping dressing with veggies. Try adding this dressing on top of my Garlic Lime Chicken Tacos!
If you're looking for more salad inspiration, try out Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing, Kale Apple Salad with Honey Dijon Dressing, Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers, Roasted Cauliflower Turkey Salad With Lemon Dressing, or Chicken Sausage Greek Salad.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing
- Ready In: 5 minutes
- Makes: 8 servings
- Main Ingredients: avocado, olive oil, lime, cilantro
- Flavor Profile: creamy, avocado
- Dietary Info: vegan, gluten free, no seed oils, eggless
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: homemade salad dressing that's seed oil free and so easy to make
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- 5 Minutes: Enjoy homemade salad dressing without seed oils in less than 5 minutes!
- Bold Flavor: This Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing has bold flavor thanks to the creamy avocado and zesty lime.
- Easy to Make: I love this homemade salad dressing because it blends up in minutes in your blender!
- Use on Anything: While I call this a homemade salad dressing, it can also be a dip or spread too. Use it for salads, as a dip for chips and veggies, or even as a spread on sandwiches and wraps.
- No Seed Oils: While many store bought dressings are made with seed oils, this is made with organic extra virgin olive oil!
All you need to make this Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing is avocado, extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, cilantro, lime, salt, and pepper. Just 7 simple ingredients that are easy to find! This organic salad dressing is free of seed oils and is great to have on hand for salads, sandwiches, and more.
This homemade avocado dressing mixes up in minutes in your blender. Then it's ready to use for salads, sandwiches or as a dip. Try it on top of tacos like Chili Lime Ahi Fish Tacos, Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Street Tacos, or Garlic Lime Chicken Street Tacos.
Ingredients
- Avocado: Organic avocado is the base for this creamy dressing.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: I use organic extra virgin olive oil but avocado oil works just as well too.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: I love using organic apple cider vinegar as it brings acidity to dressings.
- Cilantro: Fresh cilantro gives this homemade salad dressing bold flavor.
- Lime: Organic lime helps prevent the avocado from browning as well as adding zesty flavor to this homemade salad dressing!
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing
- Use ripe avocados that are soft but not brown.
- You can use avocado oil in place of EVOO if you prefer.
- Feel free to adjust the water amount to get your desired consistency. If you do this, you may want to check salt and add a bit more if needed.
- If you want this extra creamy, you can add a few tablespoons of plain Greek yogurt in!
- If you want this spicy, add in jalapeño and a pinch cumin.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
How to Make Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing
- In a high powered blender, add the avocado, olive oil, water, apple cider vinegar, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
- Blend on high until the cilantro is completely blended. If you want a runnier dressing that isn’t as creamy, feel free to add more water until the consistency is to your liking.
How to Serve
- This is the dressing I use on Garlic Lime Chicken Taco Salad with Avocado Dressing, give it a try!
- Use this on my Simple Green Salad with Homemade Dressing for a creamy avocado dressing alternative.
- Enjoy as a dip for Lemon Herb French Fries for a lower sugar option besides ketchup.
- Top quinoa or bowls like my Turkey Avocado Brunch Bowl.
- Use as a dip for raw veggies like carrots, broccoli, bell peppers or cucumbers.
- Use on wraps or sandwiches as opposed to mayo for a creamy and healthier option!
Recipe FAQ's
Yes! You can make this dressing ahead of time and use it all week long.
Yes, you totally can!
Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface, this will help prevent browning. Use a smaller glass jar or tuppeware to reduce air exposure. The lime will also help this as well because of its high acidity.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. I use a small glass Tupperware to store this when I make it. And, you can press plastic wrap on top to help prevent browning.
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Homemade Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cilantro
- 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a high powered blender, add the avocado, olive oil, water, apple cider vinegar, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Blend on high until the cilantro is completely blended.
- If you want a runnier dressing that isn’t as creamy, feel free to add more water until the consistency is to your liking.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
- Use ripe avocados that are soft but not brown.
- You can use avocado oil in place of EVOO if you prefer.
- Feel free to adjust the water amount to get your desired consistency. If you do this, you may want to check salt and add a bit more if needed.
- If you want this extra creamy, you can add a few tablespoons of plain Greek yogurt in!
- If you want this spicy, add in jalapeño and a pinch cumin.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
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Bright and zesty with creamy avocado, this dressing is so delicious!