The skill of being able to create a great dressing quickly is one of the best skills to have. Luckily, this recipe for Creamy Cilantro Lime Avocado Dressing is quick, easy, delicious and the perfect topping to your favourite salad. Plus, with it’s bright green colour it’s ideal for your family’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. If you are planning a green meal, or looking to add some green food items to your meal plan this Cilantro Lime Avocado Dressing is perfect!
As a kid I loved celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with my family. Stories of our Irish heritage and leprechauns were so interesting and fun. I’ve tried to pass on some of those traditions to my boys including making Leprechaun Treasure Cupcakes and having a green themed meal. From salad to broccoli and cupcakes it’s a unique and yummy tradition that this Creamy Cilantro Lime Avocado Dressing fits perfectly with.
Creamy Cilantro Lime Avocado Dressing
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 1/3 cups (325 mL)
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup (150 mL) Almond Breeze® Unsweetened Original
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil
- 1/2 ripe avocado, diced
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh cilantro
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) lime juice
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) lime zest
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt, freshly ground pepper and ground cumin
Directions
Dressing: In blender, combine Almond Breeze, olive oil, avocado, green onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, salt, pepper and cumin; blend until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.
Tip: For a thinner consistency of dressing, add an additional
1/2 cup (125 mL) Almond Breeze® Unsweetened Original.
Nutrition Facts
Per 2 Tbsp. / 30 mL: Calories 40, Fat 4g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 75mg, Carbohydrate 1g, Fibre 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 0.4g
I love that this dressing is made with Almond Breeze® because it adds a subtle nutty flavour to the dressing and combined with the avocado the result is perfectly creamy. We know once you’ve tried this delicious dressing you will be making it a part of your meal routine on St. Patrick’s Day and many other days too!
A delicious creamy dressing that is perfect over almost any protein - chicken, beef, legumes etc. The avocado and almond milk make the dressing perfectly creamy.
- 2/3 cup 150 mL Almond Breeze® Unsweetened Original
- 2 tbsp 30 mL olive oil
- 1/2 ripe avocado diced
- 1 green onion sliced
- 1 tbsp 15 mL fresh cilantro
- 1 small clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp 15 mL lime juice
- 1/2 tsp 2 mL lime zest
- 1/4 tsp 1 mL each salt, freshly ground pepper and ground cumin
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In blender, combine Almond Breeze, olive oil, avocado, green onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, salt, pepper and cumin; blend until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.
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Tip: For a thinner consistency of dressing, add an additional 1/2 cup (125 mL) Almond Breeze® Unsweetened Original.
We’d love to hear about your St. Patrick’s Day traditions – how does your family celebrate?
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As always, all opinions are my own.
That sounds so good! It’s like quac in dressing form. I can’t wait to try this!
Oh my gosh that looks so good! I have been trying to find new salad dressings that are actually somewhat healthy this would be a great way to go!
I love making my own salad dressings! This would taste so yummy with my lunchtime salads!
I am a salad feign, so new dressing recipes are always on my radar. This one sounds totally fantastic!
That sounds like a great dressing. I think it would have just enough bite to taste just right. I like it when dressings have a little kick to them.
A lime green salad dressing for St. Patrick’s day is such a unique idea. I am always looking for a new dressing to liven up my salads, I’ll have to try this.
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OMG! That looks so good! Great recipe! I’m going to make this on the weekend!
I love making salad dressings! This looks sooo good! I can’t wait to try it!
This dressing looks amazing! I am always looking for new ways to change up my salads and this looks perfect.
I need to cut out dairy from my diet for my IBS. This dressing sounds like a tasty alternative to my usual dairy-filled one.
I love trying different dressings with my salads. Homemade is the way to go. I can’t wait to try this.
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Looks very amazing. I used to work that had a similar dressing for a special summer salad.
This dressing has everything that I love. Avocados, healthy and a rich color….mmmm