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Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing

September 10, 2014 By Mary 3 Comments

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I remember years ago when I made the decision to start eating cleaner I started reading the ingredients lists of every packaged product I planned on buying. As I went to grab the “healthy” Italian dressing I always loved so much, and just out of curiosity (not thinking I was going to find anything bad) I turned the bottle around and saw a bunch of ingredients that were not very “clean”. I was pretty disappointed, but I discovered that making homemade salad dressings is affordable, easy, quick, and tastes so much better than the bottled stuff.
This dressing pairs great with iceberg or romaine lettuce. Toss in some grape tomatoes, thinly sliced onion and some real bacon bits and you have a meal.

Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing

Creamy Avocado Ranch Dressing

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 avocado, halved and pitted
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon red onion, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Puree avocado, lime juice and hot sauce in a food processor until the avocado is broke down, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients and process until the dressing is completely smooth. (The dressing can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.)
© Mary
Category: Main

 

Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated

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Filed Under: Recipe, Salads and Dressings, Savory Tagged With: avocado, buttermilk, cilantro, dressings, Garlic, hot sauce, lime juice, mayo, mayonnaise, pepper, Red onion, Salad, salad dressings, salt

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  1. Raymond

    September 10, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    Reblogged this on Prefer Healthy Style.

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  2. welllivingwithme

    September 11, 2014 at 12:12 am

    This looks interesting.. You are so creative.. I just have a question: What is this hot sauce you have mentioned?

    Reply
    • thecakechica

      September 11, 2014 at 6:06 am

      Tabasco sauce

      Reply

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