Avocado Dressing
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Description
A creamy avocado dressing for salad or dipping, with zesty lemon, yogurt, and plenty of fresh herbs. This recipe is vegan as written.
Ingredients
- 1 medium ripe avocado
- 3 tablespoons plain yogurt I use soya
- 2 handfuls soft herbs like parsley, dill, chives, basil, etc.
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Zest of a lemon
- Juice of a lemon ~3 tablespoons
- 1 clove garlic optional
- ½ teaspoon sea salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper to taste
- Pinch hot pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a mixing container (if using an immersion blender), bullet blender, or small food processor. Mix on high speed until fully combined and smooth.1 medium ripe avocado, 3 tablespoons plain yogurt, 2 handfuls soft herbs, 1 clove garlic, Zest of a lemon, Juice of a lemon, 3 tablespoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon sea salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, Pinch hot pepper flakes
- Serve immediately or refrigerate in a sealed container for a maximum of two days before serving.
Notes
- The serving amounts are approximate (I think this would make enough for a salad to serve six) but it makes about 300ml (~1 ¼ cup) as written.
- Thin with water if you prefer a thinner dressing, blending it in as needed.
- Grate garlic if needed: if your blender isn't very strong, you can grate the garlic before adding it so that you don't end up with big pieces in the dressing.
- No blender: try mashing the avocado very well, very finely chop the herbs, and grate the garlic. Whisk everything but the oil to combine, and then add the oil in a very slow stream, whisking constantly, to combine. It won't be as smooth but it'll still taste good.
- Refrigerate your avocados: if you have too many ripe at once, or want to ripen them more slowly, keep your avocados in the refrigerator. I always buy bulk boxes from crowdfarming and once they're ripe keep them cool until I'm ready to use. Ripe fruit will last at least a week this way.
- Yogurt: use any unsweetened yogurt type. Note that something like coconut will add a slight taste of coconut to the dressing. If you don't want to use yogurt, add a second avocado instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.