Avocado Dressing (Vegan Salad Dressing)

This plant based vegan avocado dressing is creamy, delicious, and chock full of flavor. You can't go wrong when this salad dressing's ingredients are avocado, cilantro, lime, and almond milk. Simple to make AND healthy - gluten-free, dairy-free, low carb, sugar-free, and keto.

Vegan Avocado Salad Dressing

The Taste

OH my. The taste. By far one of my favorite salad dressings. This reminds me a bit of fresh guacamole but in a dressing form, and minus the tomatoes.

By the way, if you're looking for a really delicious fresh guacamole recipe, you must try this one! We eat it as a meal sometimes, but maybe I shouldn't admit that? 🙂 Easy Fresh Homemade Guacamole

Simple and Easy

This avocado dressing is quick and simple to make and tastes WAY better than store-bought dressings. I will never buy this as a bottled dressing again! They just can't bottle that fresh taste.

Healthy

This healthy salad dressing recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, low carb, keto, and has no sugar added. It's so

With only 2 grams of net carbs, 10.9 grams of fat, and 1.1 grams of protein, this dressing should fit nicely into your daily fat, carb, and protein requirements if you are following a low carb or keto diet.

You can find the full nutritional analysis at the bottom of the recipe card, but here are the most important numbers if you are following a low carb and ketogenic diet:

10.9g fat | 1.1 g protein | 2 g net carbs

Ingredients and Tools

Ingredients

• Avocado
• Unsweetened Almond Milk
• Olive oil
• Cilantro
• Onion
• Garlic
• Lime Juice
• Jalapeno Pepper
• Kosher Salt

Tools

• Blender or Food Processor
• Cutting Board
• Chef Knife
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons

Variations

There are several ways you can change up this dressing!

• Play with your peppers. You can add more pepper to make it spicy, or you can even try a different type of pepper to kick up the heat.
• You can adjust the quantity of almond milk based on the thickness you desire.
• Substitute different types of nut milk if desired.
• Depending upon the recipe you are serving this with, you could add some fresh or dried herbs. Oregano, cumin, thyme, etc., would all be excellent additions.

How to Serve

There are a variety of ways to serve this vegan salad dressing. Here are few options I think you'll like, plus a few NON-vegan ways to use this dressing (just in case). 🙂

• Serve this as a salad dressing or as a dip.
• Use as a sauce with roasted vegetables of any kind.
• Great as a sauce with beans. I made black beans and used this as a topping - so good!
• A great addition to chilis and soups too.
• For non-vegans or those with family members with mixed dietary needs, this dressing works great as a sauce for tacos, fajitas and as a topping for beef, chicken, pork, or fish.
• Use this as a condiment or substitute for mayonnaise.

Instructions

Here's how to make this avocado dressing recipe vegan!

1. Place the avocado, almond milk, olive oil, cilantro, onion, garlic, lime juice, jalapeno pepper, and salt in a blender or food processor and blend until creamy, thick, and smooth.
2. Taste and adjust salt as needed. If the salad dressing is too thick for your liking, add water or additional cream to dilute and make it runnier.

Helpful Tips

• Adjust the dressing with almond milk to your desired consistency.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days. For having avocados, this preserves quite well!
• In case you are not vegan - you can make this salad dressing with heavy cream.

FAQs

Here are the most common questions that people as us:

How long will this dressing keep?

This dressing can be made up to 2 days in advance if it's stored in an airtight container.

How can I lower the fat of this dressing?

You can lower the fat of this avocado salad dressing by using low-fat almond milk. You could also lower the quantity of olive oil used in the recipe.

Avocado Dressing Vegan

This beautiful dressing is creamy, delicious, and chock full of flavor. You can't go wrong when its main ingredients are avocado, cilantro, lime, and almond milk. Simple to make and healthy - gluten-free, dairy-free, low carb, sugar-free, and keto.

5 from 5 votes

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Author Kori Butler

Prep Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 8 minutes mins

Course Dressing, Sauces, and Seasoning

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 113 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 avocado (ripe)
• ▢ ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ ½ cup cilantro
• ▢ 2 tablespoons onion (diced)
• ▢ 1 clove garlic (minced)
• ▢ 2 tablespoon lime juice
• ▢ ½ jalapeno pepper diced (seeds removed)
• ▢ ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

 

• Place the avocado, almond milk, olive oil, cilantro, onion, garlic, lime juice, jalapeno pepper, and salt in a blender or food processor and blend until creamy, thick, and smooth.
• Taste and adjust salt as needed. If the salad dressing is too thick for your liking, add water or additional cream to dilute and make it runnier.

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Kori's Tips

• Don't miss all of our helpful hints, substitution ideas, cooking tips, and other delicious recipes that can be found in our post. Check it out!
• If needed, adjust the dressing with almond milk until it reaches your desired consistency.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days. For having avocados, this preserves quite well!
• In case you are not vegan - you can make this salad dressing with heavy cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 2ouncesCalories: 113kcalCarbohydrates: 4.9gProtein: 1.1gFat: 10.9gSodium: 123mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 0.7g

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