Zesty Avocado Lime Dressing
Do you guys write your go-to recipes down or do you keep them tucked away in your mind!? A lot of my regular recipes, like this Zesty Avocado Lime Dressing, I have tucked away in my thoughts and never get around to writing down the exact measurements, making the recipe according to taste and memory every time.
One of the reasons I started this blog was so I could keep track of my recipes and hold myself accountable for writing down the exact measurements of dishes and desserts for future use. I often refer back to old recipes on Ceara’s Kitchen for the precise measurements and ingredients I used. And when I made these delicious baked burritos (coming to the blog later this week!) yesterday, I KNEW I had to finally share this Zesty Creamy Avocado Lime dressing with you guys.
This Zesty Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing is my go-to sauce, dip, dressing (whatever you want to call it!) with Mexican food. It is tangy, super creamy (did I mention that already, lol!) with the perfect amount of lime and jalapeno to balance everything out.
If I’m eating this dressing as a dressing-like-dip, I add a bit less water, forming a thick and creamy avocado dip-like dressing.
If I’m using this Zesty Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing as a sauce I add a couple more splashes of water. Guys, the texture and creaminess of this avocado dressing is seriously p e r f e c t for smothering onto warm burritos straight out of the oven. Hubba hubba. 😀
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Creamy Zesty Avocado Lime Dressing
- Total Time: 4 mins
- Yield: 1 heaping cup sauce 1x
Description
A tangy, creamy Avocado Lime Dressing. This is my go-to dressing to serve with Mexican food. This dressing tastes amazing with quesadillas, tacos, burritos or salad!
Ingredients
- 2 avocados
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice*
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, lightly packed
- 1/4 jalapeno pepper*
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tbsp coconut sugar or cane sugar
- 1/3 – 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients into a blender (I used an immersion stick blender – a high powered blender will also work) and blend for a minute or so until creamy smooth. Note: Start with 1/3 cup of water and add more water by the tbsp until desired consistency is reached. I use 1/3 cup of water if using this recipe as a thick dressing (see photo in bowl) or 1/2 cup of water if using this dressing as a sauce (see burrito photo).
- Smother onto burritos, tacos, enjoy as a salad dressing or a dip for quesadillas!
Notes
1) If you are generally sensitive to lime flavors in recipes, start out with 2 tbsp of lime juice and work your way up to 4 tbsp of lime juice to taste. I like a really pronounced lime taste so I use a 1/4 cup in this recipe.
2) If you want this dressing spicier, add half of the jalapeno pepper or some of the jalapeno seeds into the dressing before blending it.
- Prep Time: 4 mins
- Category: Sauce
- Cuisine: Mexican
