dressing — Recipes — Shit You Will Actually Cook

This avocado dressing was supposed to be a homemade replication of the Trader Joes Goddess dressing… but a few things happened. #1 we are in the middle of a global pandemic and I couldn’t find basil. #2 I am half Mexican and it felt wrong mixing together avocado with lemon, basil, and parsley with absolutely no cilantro or lime. I might look like your average white boy… but I am not lemon and avocado white. ( calm down, I know lemon and avocado are actually quite tasty too).

Anyways, enough with the bullshit and onto the recipe:

Ingredients:

1 avocado

1 cup cilantro

Juice from 1 and 1/2 limes

2 Tbs apple cider vinegar

2 cloves garlic

1 green onion

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup water

1-2 tsp. Salt… season to taste. Start with one tsp, taste it and add more if necessary.

Step 1:

Place avocado, onion, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, vinegar, and salt into a food processor. Pulse until smooth.

Step 2

Slowly pour in water while the processor is running.

Step 3

Do the same with the olive oil.

This is what the final consistency looks like. It is decently thick… ( that’s what she said?) Kind of like a ranch consistency. Adjust seasonings as needed. Add more salt or more lime juice to your liking. This makes about 2 cups of dressing.

If you are new to cooking it might seem scary to not have exact amounts of salt or etc. but that is why it is important to taste as you go. The more you cook, the more you will find that recipes are up for interpretation.

This dressing goes well on salads, but can also go well with pretty much anything. I put it on chicken, fish, shrimp, etc. Go wild.

Let me know if you give this recipe a try. I know times are a bit tough right now and more of you are cooking from home so I want to make more of an effort to get more simple recipes out to you.

Stay safe!