Best Avocado Ranch Salad Dressing Recipes

AVOCADO RANCH SALAD DRESSING

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This recipe goes very well as a vegetable dipping sauce!

Provided by Emily Kisling

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Salad Dressing Recipes Sour Cream Dressing Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

¼ cup ripe avocado
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon buttermilk
1 ½ teaspoons distilled white vinegar
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon dried parsley
1 pinch dried dill weed
⅛ teaspoon onion powder
1 pinch garlic powder

Steps:

Mash avocado in a bowl, then stir in mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, and vinegar. Sprinkle with salt, parsley, dill, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir until well blended, chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.6 calories, Carbohydrate 2.3 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 131.2 mg, Sugar 0.4 g

BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD WITH AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING

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Categories Salad Salad Dressing Avocado Spring Kosher Lettuce Butter

Yield serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

Avocado Ranch Dressing
1 large avocado, peeled and pitted
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions (green parts only)
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more to taste
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
Kosher salt and cayenne pepper, to taste
2 large or 3 small heads butter lettuce
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh chives
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 large hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
Half-pint cherry tomatoes, halved

Steps:

For the dressing: In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and puree until smooth and creamy.
Core the lettuce heads and separate them into individual leaves. In a large bowl, toss the lettuce leaves with enough of the dressing to coat them lightly; you may not need it all. Arrange the lettuce on a platter. Sprinkle with chives and parsley, then with chopped egg. Scatter the cherry tomatoes around the lettuce. Serve immediately.
Enjoy with Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Chardonnay or another elegant, cool-climate Chardonnay.

SPINACH SALAD WITH AVOCADO-RANCH DRESSING

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Categories Salad Pepper Vegetable No-Cook Avocado

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted, divided
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or 2 teaspoons dried
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 5-to-6- ounce package baby spinach (about 8 cups)
1 medium red bell pepper, sliced
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed

Steps:

1. Scoop 1 avocado half into a blender; add buttermilk, dill, vinegar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Puree until smooth. 2. Cut the remaining avocado half into 1/2-inch chunks. Combine spinach, bell pepper and chickpeas in a large bowl. Add the dressing; toss to coat. Divide among 4 salad plates and top with the chopped avocado.