
Creamy, bright, and packed with fresh flavor, this avocado cilantro lime dressing is the kind of thing you'll want to put on absolutely everything. It comes together in under a minute of blending, using a ripe avocado as the base for a texture that's luxuriously smooth without any dairy or emulsifiers. Extra-virgin olive oil is the only fat here, which means none of the refined vegetable or seed oils that sneak into nearly every store-bought dressing on the shelf. That swap matters more than it sounds — most commercial green goddess or avocado dressings rely on canola or soybean oil as a cheap filler, so making your own is genuinely the easiest way around it. A little garlic, ground ginger, and plenty of lime zest give it a complexity that tastes far more involved than the five-minute effort it actually takes. Drizzle it over grain bowls, use it as a dip for crudités, or toss it with crisp romaine — it holds beautifully in the fridge for up to two days, so a single batch can carry you through several meals.
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Combine the avocado, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, olive oil, 3 tbsp water, salt, ground ginger, and lime zest (if using) in a blender or food processor.
Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds. Scrape down the sides and blend again for 10 seconds.
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