Name: Avocado Lime Dressing
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado (cut in half and pitted); 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar or rice vinegar; 1/2 jalapeno; 2 garlic cloves (peeled); 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves (coarsely chopped); 2-3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice; 3 tbsp water (more if you would like your dressing thinner); salt to taste

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This Avocado Lime Dressing just takes 5 minutes to make. Super simple and easy to make. A delicious and refreshing salad dressing.

Avocado Lime Dressing in a small dressing bowl and tomato slices topped with avocado dressing with slivers of jalapeno and chopped scallions, served on a white platter.

You may not be in the habit of making salad dressings at home but that may soon change after you realize how easy this 5 Minute Avocado Lime Dressing is. Blend a few ingredients and in 5 minutes you will have a delicious avocado dressing ready to go.

When asked, “what’s the name of this salad dressing?” or “what brand is this salad dressing?” make sure to let everyone know you made it! Your friends and family will be surprised by your culinary skills.

No one has to know how simple this dressing really is. I promise I won’t tell if you won’t 🙂

Pair this avocado lime dressing with any lettuce salad, summer tomato salad, blanched green beans or salad of your choice.

It’s just so delicious and simple to make, you don’t have to think twice about making it.

Combine a few ingredients and you’re ready to go!

And if you’re an avocado lover like I am, make sure to keep this one in your salad dressing arsenal.

How to make Avocado Lime Dressing

Begin with gathering all your ingredients together.

Ingredients for the Avocado Lime Dressing on a cutting board.

Cut the avocado in half and remove pit.

Cut avocado in half and remove pit for the avocado lime dressing.

Place all the ingredients in a chopper or blender and blend until smooth.

Ingredients for the Avocado Lime Dressing in a food chopper.

Blended ingredients plus avocado chunks for the Avocado Lime Dressing in a food chopper.

First blend all the ingredients and then add avocado chunks to blend together. Blend until creamy.

Avocado Lime Dressing will keep for 1-2 weeks in an airtight container.

For More Delicious Avocado Recipes, you may like these:

Avocado Cilantro Sauce

Avocado Salsa Verde

Avocado Tartar Sauce

For a different version of an avocado dressing made with Greek yogurt, you may also like this one by Pinch of Yum.

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Avocado Lime Dressing

This Avocado Lime Dressing just takes 5 minutes to make. Super simple and easy to make. A delicious and refreshing salad dressing.

4.75 from 8 votes

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Course: Vegetarian

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 4

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 5

Servings: (¾ cup)

Calories: 821kcal

Author: Catherine Arena

Ingredients

▢ 1 ripe avocado cut in half and pitted
▢ ¼ cup olive oil
▢ 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or rice vinegar
▢ ½ jalapeno
▢ 2 garlic cloves peeled
▢ ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves coarsely chopped
▢ 2-3 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
▢ 3 tablespoon water more if you would like your dressing thinner
▢ salt to taste

Instructions

Put all ingredients except salt and avocado into a blender or food chopper. Blend until smooth.
Add avocado chunks and blend again until creamy.
Add salt to taste. Taste and add more if needed.
Done

Notes

If you would like your Avocado Lime Dressing to be thinner, add a tablespoon of water at a time and blend until you like the consistency.

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