This Avocado Ranch dressing/dip is a delicious and creamy dressing that is perfect for salads, sandwiches, or as a dip for your favorite vegetables.
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Why You'll Love It
- Made with ripe avocados, tangy buttermilk, and flavorful herbs and spices, this sauce is sure to become a staple in your kitchen.
- It tastes so much better than the store-bought bottled kinds you can buy at the grocery store. Plus it is loaded with healthy fats too.
- It's budget-friendly so you don't have to spend a lot of money at the market.
If you the Taco Bell or Chili's Avocado Ranch Sauce, then with this recipe you can make this restaurant favorite at home.
Ingredients
Ingredient Notes
- Milk - You can use any type of milk, however, I've found that whole milk will give you the best flavor.
- Lemon juice - Fresh lemon juice will give the best flavor to this sauce, however, you can also use lime juice to make avocado lime ranch dressing.
- Sour cream - A full-fat sour cream will give you the best texture, but low-fat can be used instead. If you do not have any, plain Greek yogurt is a great substitute.
- Mayonnaise - I recommend that you use real mayo and not Miracle Whip.
- Avocado - Look for an Hass avocados that are ripe but still slightly firm.
- Cilantro - This herb adds a fresh and herby flavor to the sauce.
- Garlic clove - Fresh garlic is best, but you can also use minced garlic from a jar or use garlic powder.
- Seasonings - You will need salt, pepper, and cumin to add some flavor to this creamy sauce.
- Sugar - This will add a touch of sweetness to balance out the tangy flavors from the lemon juice and sour cream.
Avocado Ranch Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 small ripe avocado
- 1 ½ Tablespoons cilantro chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- Salt to taste (½ teaspoon)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Place milk in a cup and pour lemon juice over. Stir gently and let it rest for 4-5 minutes, we are making buttermilk here.
- In a mini food processor combine all sauce ingredients and pulse until smooth.
- Taste to add more salt if desired.
Notes
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Nutrition
How to Make Avocado Ranch Sauce
- Place milk in a cup and pour lemon juice over it. Stir gently and let it rest for 4-5 minutes.
- In a mini food processor, combine all sauce ingredients and pulse until smooth.
- Taste to add more salt if desired.
Amira's Tips
- Don't have a mini food processor? You can use a blender instead or you can just stir the sauce together in a bowl.
- Make sure to allow the homemade buttermilk to rest for at least four minutes so that the milk has time to sour.
- Fresh avocados are the perfect avocados for this recipe, I do not recommend frozen.
FAQs
This has a slight celery or kale-like flavor along with a tangy ranch. It's delicious.
The secret to a restaurant-like dressing or sauce is to add both mayo and sour cream.
Storage
Store the sauce in an airtight container with a tight-fitting lid in the fridge for a couple days. I like to store mine in a mason jar on the fridge door.
Make Ahead
One of the best things about this avocado ranch sauce is that the flavor gets deeper if it rests. So, feel free to make up to 24 hours ahead of when you plan to use it.
Serve With
This delicious sauce goes great on top of so many different recipes. You can use it as a dressing for salads, and serve it on top of these Baja Shrimp Tacos. It also makes a great dipping sauce for these Grilled Shrimp Kabobs.
Variations
- Instead of using milk and lemon juice to make your buttermilk, you can use store-bought instead if you have it on hand.
- Want to add some spice to this tangy sauce? Add a couple of dashes of hot sauce to the mixture.
- Try using different fresh herbs like fresh dill.
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