Impossibly Creamy Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
The salad dressing you'll want to dip pretty much everything into! Crisp greens, vegetables, and even tortilla chips will love this creamy fresh avocado green goddess dressing. Especially good with a big barbecue chicken salad!
Servings 6
Equipment
- Blender or
Ingredients
- 1 avocado ripe
- 1 jalapeno seeded and halved with stem removed
- 2 tsp garlic chopped
- 1 cup cilantro chopped
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 tsp lemon juice from 1 lemon half
- ½ tsp sugar or honey to taste
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper to taste
- 4 Tablespoons water see note below
Instructions
- Half the avocado by inserting a sharp knife into one side and working the blade around the outside. Hold one side in each hand and twist the halves in the opposite direction. Open the avocado and then hold the pit half in the palm of your hard.Carefully insert the long blade edge of a sharp knife into the pit with one quick motion moving the blade into the top of the pit. Holding the knife handle, twist the knife handle about ¼ turn and the pit should start to twist and move until it releases from the avocado.1 avocado
- Use a large soup spoon to scoop the avocado flesh from the skin and place into the bottom of the blender or food processor.
- Add in the cilantro leaves, jalapeno and garlic cloves along with the juices and seasoning and oil. Pour in the honey.1 jalapeno, 1 cup cilantro , 2 tsp garlic , 1 lime , 2 tsp lemon juice, ½ tsp sugar or honey, 3 Tablespoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon kosher salt , ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Starting on low and ramping up the speed, blend the dressing until smooth tamping down the cilantro as needed. Blend until the dressing is creamy and smooth, adding in the water as needed 1 T at a time until the desired consistency is needed (see note below).4 Tablespoons water
- Taste and adjust for seasoning to personal taste.
Notes
Wait to add water at the end. If using as a dip, you might not need to add any water. If using as a dressing, start with a bit of water and add more to achieve desired pouring consistency.
