Avocado Ranch Dressing
Creamy and tangy Avocado Ranch Dressing goes perfectly over a salad or as a dip. This is a must-have recipe for any ranch dressing lover!
I know I am not alone in my love of ranch dressing. I also secretly love how more and more restaurants just bring out sides of ranch or add it to your take-out bag without even asking. One of my favorite dressings to ask for used to be the Chick-Fil-A avocado ranch dressing, that is until this recipe came along. Freshly blended avocado lime ranch dressing is far superior to all of its pre-made competition! This dressing is perfect on almost any salad and makes a stellar dip for onion rings!
AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING
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If you like ranch and avocado, then you aren’t living until you have enjoyed a homemade Avocado Ranch Dressing! My favorite way to serve this dressing is on a BLT Salad. For starters, it doesn’t get much easier than a BLT Salad. For all of its simplicity, that salad packs a flavorful punch, and this creamy dressing is the perfect complement to the salty bacon and acidic cherry tomatoes. Together, you can serve the perfect summertime side dish that I guarantee everyone will love.
AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING INGREDIENTS
Avocados- This recipe requires two medium avocados. Make sure they are ripe to get the best results!
Buttermilk- Buttermilk in itself is low-fat, so it doesn’t matter whether you select 1% or 2%.
Mayo- If you are trying to cut calories from your dressing, you can definitely substitute regular for low-fat mayonnaise
Sour Cream- This ranch dressing is already pretty low in calories as far as creamy dressings are concerned, but if you were looking for more ways to cut calories you can start here. Feel free to use a low-fat sour cream or even substitute sour cream entirely with low-fat plain Greek Yogurt.
HOW TO MAKE AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING
Get out your blender and get ready to throw everything in! It’s that easy!
- Add the avocado, buttermilk, mayo, sour cream, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, and lime juice into the blender or food processor. Puree the ingredients.
- Pour the pureed dressing into a mason jar.
- Next, add the chopped parsley and chives. Seal the lid and shake the jar to combine the ingredients.
- Add more salt and pepper to taste if desired.
- Finally, place the dressing in the fridge sealed airtight until ready to serve.
HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING?
Compared to some salad dressings on the market, this Avocado Ranch Dressing recipe is low in calories. Leading brands, like Hidden Valley’s Avocado Ranch, come in at 180 calories for a 1/4 cup while this recipe is only 128 calories for a 1/4 cup of dressing. With numbers like that you can afford to add a little more pizzazz to your salad.
TRY THESE OTHER AVOCADO RECIPES
- Easy Bacon and Avocado Pasta Salad
- Garden Fresh Guacamole
- Avocado Mango Rice
- Mini Bean Dip Cups
- Avocado Fries
- More SIDE DISH recipes…
TOOLS USED TO MAKE THIS AVOCADO LIME RANCH DRESSING
Blender: You can get away without having a food processor. However, in my experience, you can never fully function in a kitchen without an out-of-this-world blender!
Mason Jars: These jars not only serve their purpose in regards to storage. They score extra points on the presentation too!
*This post originally posted on 05/25/2015.
Avocado Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 medium avocados peeled and pit removed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup mayo
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (about 1/2 lime)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup Italian parsley chopped
- 2 tablespoon fresh chives chopped
Instructions
- Add the avocado, buttermilk, mayo, vinegar, sour cream, garlic, lime juice, salt, and pepper to a blender or food processor. Cover and puree until smooth. Scrape down the sides as needed.
- Pour dressing into a mason jar.
- Add the parsley and chives to the jar. Cover and shake to combine.
- Taste the dressing and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Made the recipe this evening and because I didn’t want such a large batch, I halved the recipe, but kept the 1 whole clove of garlic. Tasted a bit bland. I added salt, more lime juice and a very small sliver of white onion…still not really loving it. I’m hoping that maybe some time in the fridge will bring it all together. This is definitely not bad, and someone else may well love it.
So, so good. I don’t usually love avocado but this dressing just makes that salad and I could eat it almost daily for the rest of my life. It’s in our regular repertoire.
This recipe has 10 servings, but what is the serving size?
Most dressings are around 2 tablespoons if you are keeping a calorie count.
Yum! How lonog would it last in the fridge you think? Ty
3-4 days should be fine. It may last a bit longer with the lime juice though.
I like onion, would this work into the dressing ?
I’m already imagining the taste right now…. sooooo goooood! Will be making this in the very near future!
We need to try this out! We love ranch and avocado – I’m imagining this is the best sandwich spread for everyone…. no junk in our condiments!
What is a BLT salad!!???
How long does this keep in fridge??
Does it need to sit overnight or how many hours??
Please answer & thanks.
The BLT salad can be found here: http://realhousemoms.com/blt-salad/
How long does it last? Aubrey made some extra and it was still good 3 days later. The lime juice helps preserve the avocado.
My concern was how long would this last as avocados have a short life span. Do you know? Thanks. Sounds DEEEE licious!
Aubrey made some extra dressing and it was still good 3 days later. The lime juice helps preserve the avocado!
once the dressing is made, put the avocado pit (whole) into jar of dressing. Lasts much longer!
I am totally trying this! But will probably omit the mayo for Greek yogurt.