Do you love Chick-fil-A avocado lime ranch dressing? You can now skip the drive-thru and make it at home. Made with simple ingredients, this avocado lime dressing is easily blended in a food processor or blender to create a wonderfully creamy consistency. The perfect avocado cilantro lime dressing recipe!
If you’ve ordered Chick-fil-A’s southwest chicken salad, you’ve likely tried their avocado dressing that comes with it. It’s a creamy ranch dressing with a cilantro lime flavor that goes perfectly with just about any Tex-Mex dish.
Made with Greek yogurt, this dressing recipe is quickly and easily blended together to achieve an ultra-creamy consistency. Not only is this dressing great on a salad, it’s the perfect topping for tacos, nachos and fajitas.
What do I need to make Avocado dressing?
- Plain Greek yogurt – I like Fage 5% Greek yogurt, which is super creamy and has no added sugar.
- Avocado – choose an avocado that is relatively ripe, but without browning. (I know, this can be difficult at times.) Check your frozen foods section, as frozen avocado chunks are becoming more readily available available. Also, avocado mash is prepackaged and sold in the refrigerated foods section.
- Olive oil – a good quality extra virgin olive oil is ideal.
- Lime juice – fresh squeezed lime juice is great and will provide ideal flavor.
- Cilantro – fresh cilantro with stems removed will provide great flavor and freshness.
- Garlic – you can use either fresh cloves or minced garlic that comes in a jar.
- Chili Powder
- Cumin
- Garlic salt
- Ground pepper
For exact ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post for the recipe. Thanks!
How do I make avocado lime dressing?
To make this homemade salad dressing, you’ll need either a food processor or a blender. For this dressing I’m using my Ninja Food Processor, which works great for making dressings.
To make this avocado dressing, begin by adding all of the ingredients to the food processor. Process for about 30-45 seconds. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Process again in 30-45 second increments.
To make your dressing thinner, add extra lime juice. To make the dressing thicker, add extra yogurt or half of an avocado.
This dressing would also be a great option on the Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad.
Once your dressing has reached a desired consistency. Transfer to a mason jar or a resealable container, and keep refrigerated. This avocado lime ranch dressing will last for up to 7 days, when kept refrigerated.
This dressing is also fantastic as a dipping sauce. Try it with my Beef Quesadillas, Taco Cups or as a topping for my Taco Stuffed Peppers. Check out all of the easy taco recipes 5 different ways, plus all of the essential sides and toppings that go along with making amazing tacos.
Ingredient Substitutions and Recommendations for Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing:
- Olive oil – you can substitute avocado oil for olive oil in this recipe. Avocado oil is a great healthy option for dressings.
- Cilantro – if you’re not much of a cilantro person, you could use curly-leaf parsley as a substitute. The flavor profile will change slightly.
- Spices – I’ve included chili powder, cumin, garlic salt and pepper for a subtle Tex-Mex flavor. Feel free to mix it up a little with spice combinations.
Frequently asked questions about avocado dressing:
Avocado lime ranch dressing can be healthy if you make it at home. Bottled, store-bough dressings typically contain high fructose corn syrup and unhealthy, toxic oils like corn, soybean and rapeseed oil.
Avocado lime ranch dressing will be creamy like ranch, but will have more of a citrusy, lime flavor.
This dressing is made of Greek yogurt, avocado, olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, garlic, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt and pepper.
Once made, store the avocado cilantro dressing in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Kept refrigerated, it will keep for up to 7 days.
According to Chick-fil-A’s nutrition website, the calories for the avocado lime ranch dressing is 310 calories.
Love a great homemade salad dressing recipe? Check out our other homemade dressings that are better than store bought!
- Dill and Yogurt Salad Dressing
- Chick fil A Creamy Salsa Dressing
- Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing
- Lemon Olive Oil Dressing
- Honey Balsamic Dressing
- Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe
- Healthy Caesar Dressing
- Healthy Homemade Italian Dressing Recipe
- Jalapeno Ranch Dressing at Cupcakes and Kale Chips
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Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing
Equipment
- Citrus Juicer This hand-held citrus juicer is ideal for fresh lemon and lime juice!
- Food Processor My Ninja Pro 9-cup Food Processor is fantastic for making dressings!
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 ripe avocado about 3/4 – 1 cup
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice juice of 3-4 limes
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro with stems removed
- 3 cloves garlic or 1 tablespoon of jarred minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- To a food processor or blender add all the ingredients; yogurt, avocado, olive oil. lime juice, cilantro, garlic, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt and ground pepper.
- Blend or process on medium speed for 30-45 second increments. Stop to scrape down the sides of the processor/blender. Continue to process in 45 second increments until completely smooth and creamy.
- For a thinner dressing, add more lime juice. For a thicker consistency, add another 1/2 of an avocado or 1/2 cup of yogurt.
- Once desired consistency is achieved, it is ready to be served.
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