Avocado Ranch Dressing

If you like Ranch dressing and you like avocado, then you’ll love this new recipe for Avocado Ranch Dressing!

It has all the herby flavors and creaminess of ranch, without the dairy, MSG (true story), or other unhealthy additives found in traditional ranch dressing.

This Avocado Ranch is a one-bowl recipe, takes all of five minutes to make, and then you have a versatile delicious dressing/sauce/dip on hand all week long.

Let’s start with the ingredients…  

I love avocado. You love avocado. Who doesn’t love avocado!? My tip for this recipe is be sure to get a ripe one, which is what gives the dressing its creaminess. And you’ll need only 1/4 cup, about half a medium-sized avocado.

Tahini is the other staple in this recipe. Tahini is sesame seed butter. I like Seed + Mill tahini, which can be ordered online and found at some Whole Foods locations, at least in the NY area. Seed + Mill also has a shop in NY’s Chelsea Market.

Next is the herbs ~ I like a combo of fresh herbs, such as parsley, cilantro and even a little dill. A little dill goes a long way, so I use less of that and more of the others. But knock yourself out with whichever herbs you like best!

And let’s not forget lemon, which adds a fresh bright flavor here, as citrus alway does.

The only other ingredients are garlic power, salt & pepper. Easy!

Now what can you do with Avocado Ranch Dressing? 

The question isn’t what can you do with Avocado Ranch Dressing. It’s what CAN’T you do with Avocado Ranch Dressing.

Salads, dips for chips or crudités, on grain bowls, with grilled anything, with falafel, and more.

And the dressing can be thinned out with water for drizzling on salads and bowls, or kept thicker to use as a dip or sandwich spread.

Where and how can you use this recipe for Tahini Ranch?

Be sure to comment below or tag me on Instagram if you whip up this creamy dreamy Avocado Ranch!

Like this recipe? You might like these…

Pumpkin Seed Pesto (vegan, GF)

Whipped Avocado with Herbs (vegan, GF)

Print Recipe

Avocado Ranch Dressing

Creamy dressing with fresh herbs, avocado, lemon and tahini

Course

Condiment / Spices, Dips and Spreads, Meze, Salad, Sauce

Cuisine

American, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Keyword

anti-inflammatory, dairy free, diabetes friendly, fall/autumn, gluten free, grain free, healthy, keto, kosher, low sugar, paleo, party food, raw, salads, salsas and sauces, spring, summer, vegan, vegetarian, Whole 30, winter

Servings

cups

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup ripe avocado about half a medium avocado
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/2 cup mixed fresh herbs such as parsley/cilantro/dill
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/3 cup filtered water to thin or less or more as needed
• to taste salt & pepper

Course Condiment / Spices, Dips and Spreads, Meze, Salad, Sauce Cuisine American, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern Keyword anti-inflammatory, dairy free, diabetes friendly, fall/autumn, gluten free, grain free, healthy, keto, kosher, low sugar, paleo, party food, raw, salads, salsas and sauces, spring, summer, vegan, vegetarian, Whole 30, winter Servings cups Ingredients 1/4 cup ripe avocado about half a medium avocado 1/4 cup tahini 1/2 cup mixed fresh herbs such as parsley/cilantro/dill 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/3 cup filtered water to thin or less or more as needed to taste salt & pepper

Instructions

1. in a blender or food processor puree all ingredients, thinning with about 1/3 cup of water; use less water if a thicker dressing is desired (such as for a dip), use more water for a thinner consistency (such as for drizzling over salads)
2. season dressing to taste with salt & pepper, then store in an airtight jar for up to one week in the refrigerator

Recipe Notes

Recipe yields 2/3 - 3/4 cup, depending on how thick/thin you prefer the consistency

Original recipe created by Jerran Boyer
www.healthnutchefs.com