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Avocado Dressing

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
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Serves 4
Category
Salad Dressings
Course
Side Dishes
Preparation Method
No Cook
Sources
Vegetable Cookbook

Love avocados? Try this lovely pale green avocado dressing! Serve over salad leaves, a rice bowl, leftover chicken—you name it! Call it our magic green sauce.

You can also dress it up. For example, add a spoonful next to a portion of chilled crabmeat salad. Beautiful!

Note that the consistency is thicker than your typical dressing but it’s still liquid enough to use as a salad dressing, too.

Ingredients
1 large avocado
2 garlic cloves, sliced
3 green onions, white portion only, sliced
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 green chili, minced
1 cup water

Instructions

Combine the avocado, garlic, and onions in the container of a blender or processor, then whirl until smooth. Add the oil, lemon juice, cumin, salt, and pepper, and water and whirl briefly. Stir in the green chili. Refrigerate and pour over 4 individual salads.

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Comments

<span>Katherine Jacque</span> Sat, 08/25/2018 - 23:32
I make a smooth avocado guacamole and freeze it in portions. I think this dressing would freeze well, too.
<span>Cj. De Rosa</span> Wed, 08/22/2018 - 10:47
If stored in a vacuum sealed bag, could this dressing be frozen?
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Thu, 08/23/2018 - 09:37

Hi, CJ. Avocados do not tend to freeze well, so we don't recommend it.

 <span>Shaun Mcdonnell</span> Wed, 08/22/2018 - 09:18
Could you comment on how long you can keep the Avocado Dressing (and) best storage method
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Thu, 08/23/2018 - 09:35

Store the dressing in an airtight container in the fridge for 5 to 7 days.

 <span>Stephen Brown</span> Wed, 08/22/2018 - 09:16
The recipe for avocado dressing calls for "half of a green chili" - what kind of chili do the recipe authors have in mind?
<span>Ruth Atkins</span> Sun, 08/26/2018 - 12:34
I do not normally purchase green chilis. Is there a substitute?
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/catherine-boeckmann">Catherine Boeckmann</a> Mon, 08/27/2018 - 17:14

We used Anaheim green chili. Pablano peppers work. If you want something more mild, use a green bell pepper. If you want more spice, use a jalapeño.