If a salad is only as good as its dressing, this avocado lime ranch dressing will make any salad instantly amazing!
It’s low carb, gluten free, keto-friendly and seriously addictive. If you like classic ranch dressing, you’re going to love this recipe!
It’s also nice and thick, so it can double as a dipping sauce for raw veggies and chips.
Ingredients
- Ripe avocado. It’s ok if the avocado is a little mushy, as long as it hasn’t turned black.
- Mayonnaise. Full fat is best. Low fat mayo just doesn’t taste the same.
- Sour cream. I often use low fat sour cream and still get the same creamy texture, so it’s an option if you’re looking to cut a few calories. You could also substitute Greek yogurt.
- Fresh limes. We’ll be using both the lime juice and lime zest for this dressing.
- Dried parsley
- Dried onion. Try to use the dried minced onion that’s located in the spice aisle of the grocery store. It just gives more oomph than regular onion powder. But feel free to substitute onion powder if necessary.
- Dried garlic
- Salt
How to Make Avocado Lime Ranch Salad Dressing
No slicing, dicing or chopping here! Simply place all of your ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
If you like a thinner consistency, add a little water, one tablespoon at a time, until it’s how you like it.
If you have time to make this recipe in advance, you’ll get the best results when the flavors have time to mellow together.
Serving Suggestions
We all know that person who puts ranch dressing on everything, don’t we? I can’t really blame those people. Ranch dressing is amazing.
Here are some of my favorite ways to enjoy it:
- Pour it on salads, obvi. Try my Southwestern Chicken Salad. They’re a perfect match.
- Toss with cold pasta and veggies for a ranch-style pasta salad.
- Use as a condiment for burgers, chicken and even pizza.
- Serve it as a dip for fresh veggies or potato chips.
Storage Instructions
Keep this creamy avocado dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will last for up to a week.
We love having it on hand for dipping, drizzling and spreading!
FAQs
For those following a low carb or keto diet, this homemade dressing is perfect!
While it is not low calorie or low fat due to the mayonnaise and sour cream content, it does have heart-healthy fats from the avocado, making it a better choice than original ranch dressing.
You can definitely use fresh herbs in this recipe instead of dried.
If you want to substitute fresh ingredients for dried, simply double the measurements. Dried herbs are more concentrated, so you’ll need half as much.
You could also add 2 tsp. of fresh cilantro to amp up those Southwestern flavors.
Plain Greek yogurt can be substituted for sour cream in this recipe.
You could also try regular plain yogurt, but the results would not be as tangy as if you used the Greek variety.
Although I have heard that Chick Fil A makes a similar dressing, I have never tried it, so I don’t know how this recipe compares.
When you try this avocado lime ranch salad dressing, I’d love to hear about it!
Drop a rating or leave a comment below. Enjoy!
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Avocado Lime Ranch Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 lime
- 1 avocado pitted, skins removed
- 1/2 Tbsp. dried minced onion
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
- Zest and juice the lime. Place both the zest and lime juice into a food processor or blender.
- Add the rest of the ingredients. Process until smooth. Add 1 Tbsp. water for a thinner consistency.
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