avocado dressing
This month’s assignment for The Salad Bar Monthly Blogging Group is a salad using avocado. So why not avocado dressing? My husband makes avocado dressing without adding any fat other than the avocado itself. I thought I’d jazz up his dressing with some herbs, veggies, lemon juice, and yes, a little olive oil. The flavor turned out really well.
10/3/13 I’ve increased the amount of water in the recipe and updated the photo to show the thinner dressing. I also made a version using Thai basil and a serrano instead of cilantro and a jalapeno. Different but equally good!
Avocado Dressing
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Author: Mary
Recipe type: salad dressing
Serves: 5
Ingredients
- flesh of 1 just-ripened avocado
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup scallion, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. chopped jalapeno
- ¾ cup water
- 2 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. lemon juice
- ½ tsp. salt
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- a few grinds of black pepper
- 1 clove garlic
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except garlic in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Then add garlic and blend briefly. (I find that garlic blended too long, especially in my Vitamix, can develop a bitter taste.)
Can’t wait to see what everyone else made!
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Yummy in my tummy!
Debra Elliott recently posted..Avocado Corn Chip Salad with Chili Dressing #TheSaladBar
Thanks Debra! I liked the looks of your salad, too, with the chopped sweet onions, bell peppers and avocado!
Looks amazing! I bet if you thin it out with a little more water, it would be excellent on almost everything!
Liz recently posted..Guacamole Salad #TheSaladBar
I’ll have to try that!
OK, now I have tried that and have updated the recipe, I prefer it with more water.
Your dressing sounds delicious! I love the addition of the cilantro.
Michelle recently posted..Grilled Chicken Avocado Salad #thesaladbar
Thanks, Michelle!
Yummy!! We love avocado dressing more than regular unhealthy ones.
Kiran recently posted..Peach Upside-Down Brown Butter Cake
Me too!
Love avocado as a spread!
yummychunklet recently posted..(Makeup) ffwD: beef chuck daube with carrots & macaroni
Thanks for stopping by, Yummy!
Sounds delicious, Mary. I love making dressings with avocados!
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And I still have to try your spinach basil cilantro pesto, it’s on my list!
Mary,
I’ve been walking around all week thinking of avocado vinaigrette and then I came to your page here the other day and saw that you had done it. I love the kick of jalepeño that you added.
Thanks, Mireya! Yes, try this one or come up with a different avocado viniagrette and report back how it came out!