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This thick and creamy vegan avocado ranch dressing and dip is easy to make using our homemade vegan ranch or a store-bought version for a shortcut. Featuring the flavors of lime and cilantro, this dairy-free dressing is perfect for adding to salads, wraps, grain bowls, veggie burgers or tacos. It's also great for dipping all your favorite veggies.
If you thought ranch dressing couldn't get any better, then you have got to try this avocado version.
Classic ranch flavors combined with avocado, lime and cilantro take typical ranch dressing to a whole new level.
And the best part is that it's incredibly easy to make in less than 10 minutes!
Ingredients you'll need
- Vegan Ranch Dressing - homemade or store-bought (for homemade you'll need vegan mayo, soy milk, apple cider vinegar, dried parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, dried dill weed, white pepper and salt)
- 1 Avocado - pitted and peeled
- 1 lime - juiced
- Fresh Cilantro Leaves
How to make vegan avocado ranch dressing
First, make the vegan ranch dressing following these instructions.
If you are using store-bought vegan ranch, you can skip this step.
Add dressing, avocado, freshly squeezed lime juice and cilantro leaves to the bowl of a food processor.
Blend on high speed until all ingredients are incorporated well (you will probably have to scrape the sides during the process) and dressing has a creamy consistency.
Transfer to an airtight container (I find a mason jar works best) and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to infuse the flavors.
Pairing ideas
This dressing is perfect for topping salads, quinoa or rice bowls, tacos and veggie burgers like our vegan ranch chickpea burgers or Buffalo chickpea burgers.
It's also great in wraps and for using as a dip for veggies, tortilla chips or crackers.
Storing
Store the dressing in the refrigerator in an airtight container or sealed mason jar.
Stir well before each use.
It will keep for about 3-5 days before the avocado starts to turn brown.
More vegan avocado recipes
- Avocado Hummus
- Avocado and White Bean Hummus
- Easy Guacamole
- Avocado Toast - 4 Ways
- Avocado Pasta Salad
Shortcut Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 batch vegan ranch dressing (for a shortcut version, use 1 cup store-bought vegan ranch)
- 1 avocado (pitted and peeled)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- First, make the vegan ranch dressing following these instructions (with the exception of refrigerating as this comes later). If you are using store-bought vegan ranch, you can skip this step.
- Add dressing, avocado, freshly squeezed lime juice and cilantro leaves to the bowl of a food processor. Blend on high speed until all ingredients are incorporated well (you will probably have to scrape the sides during the process) and dressing has a creamy consistency.
- Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to infuse the flavors.
(Please refer to the post above for instructional photographs for this recipe)
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Notes
This post originally appeared on Watch Learn Eat on March 2, 2015. It has been republished to reflect both recipe and photo revisions. Changes to the story were also made.
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Christie
MMMM that sauce looks so incredibly tasty and so versatile! It would be perfect with my salad!
Sherri Hall
Thank you! I can't stop eating it lol 🙂
Tara | Deliciously Declassified
This dressing sounds so fresh and delicious! Definitely takes store-bought ranch up a few notches 🙂
Watch Learn Eat
Thanks Tara! 🙂
dooseet
blender is the best invention ever! and you made a ready dressing so much better 🙂
Watch Learn Eat
Thank you! 🙂
Claudia | Gourmet Project
it looks so creamy and delicious. what else? oh, yes: thanks walmart 🙂
Watch Learn Eat
Thanks Claudia!
jane @ littlesugarsnaps
What a great way to pimp the storebought dressing. Adding to your veg intake too. And so versatile. Genius.
Watch Learn Eat
Thank you Jane!