Healthy avocado green goddess dressing is vegan and oil-free and is a flavorful, creamy dressing with fresh ingredients that take minutes to make in the food processor or blender.
If this is your first time making homemade salad dressing – congratulations – you’ve landed on one of the easiest dressing recipes ever!
Serve this delicious dressing over your favorite green salads with crispy air fryer croutons and vegan bacon bits. Or use it as a quick sauce for vegan tempeh tacos or quick BBQ chickpea wraps.
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⭐ Why This Recipe Works
- Avocados have added fiber, nutrients, healthy fats, and a texture perfect for making a creamy salad dressing without requiring olive oil or sour cream.
- If you want to make a thicker dipping sauce for raw veggies or fancy avocado toast, it is easy – use 2 avocados.
- Vegan green goddess dressing is a great way to use slightly overripe avocados. If there are a few dark spots or a bruise, cut it away and dump the rest in the blender.
- Avocado dressing is my favorite way to massage kale to make kale salad with a delicious herby flavor that transforms rice or grain bowls.
📋 Ingredients and Substitutions
Avocado. Use a ripe avocado that is soft but not mushy. You don’t need fancy cuts or slicing – cut it in half, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh. Job done! Can’t find a ripe avocado? Try the freezer section – frozen avocado works brilliantly for this recipe.
Lemon Juice. Acidic citrus juice, like lemon or lime juice, helps preserve cut avocados. Of course, we use fresh lemon juice for its zesty flavor. I’ve tried using a little apple cider vinegar but find that it doesn’t have as fresh a flavor as using lemon juice.
Green onions. The green onion flavor complements the avocado's fresh herbs and lightness without overpowering it. And hello – use the green parts too! My preference as a substitute is shallots because they have a mellow, slightly sweet flavor.
Garlic. This is a dressing recipe that loves fresh garlic cloves. If you are a garlic lover, use more than two. Garlic powder won’t carry quite as much flavor, but you can use ½ a teaspoon as a substitute.
Fresh basil. In terms of herbs, basil is the main ingredient. Use 1 cup of loosely packed leaves and thin stems.
Parsley. I prefer flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, but curly parsley, which is a little more peppery, will also work.
Chives. It isn’t onion overload adding chives, but if you want to skip them, I advise adding an extra green onion.
Please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete list of ingredients with measurements plus recipe instructions.
🔪 Instructions and Pro Tips
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor or high-speed blender, and blend the ingredients until you have a creamy, smooth texture.
- For a thinner dressing, add more lemon juice or a little water.
- Taste and add salt or more black pepper if desired.
🌡️ Storage / Freezing
Although you should use the dressing right after making it for best results, we’ve stored it in an airtight container overnight, and it stayed fresh. It’s been tested by keeping the dressing separately and, in a separate test, over a dressed Romain salad. We enjoyed both the next day.
🥗 Serving Suggestions
This versatile dressing is one of my favorites for a 'Shrek salad' - green salad with cucumber, lettuce, green onions, and snap peas.
💭 Frequently Asked Questions
Classic green goddess dressing is a California special (think San Francisco, 1923). In the original recipe, the green part comes from various fresh herbs, and the thickness is a factor of mayonnaise and oil with optional anchovies for a savory taste. Our vegan version will make a few obvious substitutions, keeping it plant-based and easy.
Avocado green goddess dressing and other bottled green goddesses are not naturally spicy, but you can easily add a little spice if you like. The easiest solution is to add more ground black pepper. You can also toss a pinch of cayenne pepper or red chili flakes. Do this after blending. So you can get the spice profile exactly where you want it.
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👩🏻🍳 Recipe
Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
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Ingredients
- 1 medium avocado
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons chives - chopped
- 2 tablespoons parsley - chopped
- 2 cloves garlic - peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 medium green onions - scallions, white and green parts
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Cut the avocado in half, then remove the pit and scoop the flesh into a food processor or blender. Add all the ingredients except the salt. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Taste and add salt or black pepper as desired.
- Thin the dressing by adding more lemon juice or a little water.
- Makes about 1 ¼ cups.
Notes
- Nutritional information based on ¼ cup serving.
- This dressing is best if eaten fresh, but you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator overnight.
- You can use frozen avocado if you can’t find a fresh, ripe avocado.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimation only.
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