Avocado Cilantro Dip
This avocado cilantro dip is a much loved staple during the summer months. It is easy, delicious, and ready to be consumed in less than 5 minutes.
When I came up with this recipe, I thought I was a genius. It turns out I was right. 🙂
I’ve been making this avocado dip for years and have found it a perfect addition to any chip but it is especially delicious on tortilla chips. It is also great as a dipping sauce, topped on burgers, tacos, nachos, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, on sandwiches, wraps, as salad dressing, or spread on toast for breakfast.
It’s one of my favorite green sauces.
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Helpful tips
- I use fresh lemon juice in this recipe, but a good substitution is fresh lime juice.
- Want to spice it up? Use some of a seeded jalapeno or up the amount of chipotle powder.
- You can substitute this creamy avocado dip anywhere you would use guacamole.
- Whenever you either use the juice of a fruit or add it to the cocktail as garnish, it’s important for you to wash the fruit well. You don’t want to be ingesting pesticides.
- There are a few ways to clean your fruit (and vegetables). One way is to use a fruit/vegetable cloth, which is rough on one side and smooth on the other. Here’s how to use it: Wet the cloth with cold water, take the fruit in your hand and scrub the skin thoroughly with the rough side. Rinse and dry the fruit. If you want to shine your fruit, (like apples), after you dry the fruit, rub it with the smooth side.
- You can also wash the fruit: squirt some unscented, natural soap in your hand and rub the fruit between your palms. Take a vegetable brush and scrub the skin, rinse thoroughly and dry.
- Cilantro usually has dirt or sand on the leaves. An easy way to wash it is by filling a large bowl with cold water and hold the bunch of cilantro upside down and dip it in the water and swirl the leaves around. Shake excess water off the leaves and lay the cilantro on clean paper towels and blot dry.
- I use garlic paste but you can substitute it with garlic cloves.
- Want a pourable creamy avocado sauce, add sour cream instead of Greek yogurt and up the oil to 3/4 cup.
- Want to change up the flavor? You can use either fresh basil or parsley instead of cilantro.
- This dip stores well in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
How to make avocado cilantro dip
Pre-step
Get a food processor or blender, rubber spatula, and glass container.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – avocado, lemon, cilantro, Greek yogurt, avocado oil and kosher salt.
Step two
Open your food processor and place the washed cilantro in it.
Step three
Cut open the avocado, remove the pit, scoop out the flesh, and place in the processor.
Step four
Add yogurt, garlic, salt, pepper, chipotle powder, lemon juice, avocado oil, and horseradish.
Step five
Replace the cover on the food processor and either push the pulse button or process on high like I do.
You may need to take a rubber spatula and scrape down the sides so all the ingredients can be combined.
Step six
Transfer the delicious dip to a glass container. You can store it in the fridge for 2 weeks. But let me say that you’ll gobble this up.
See it in action.
So creamy and delicious!
I hope you enjoyed this avocado cilantro dip recipe!
And as always, may all your dishes be delish!
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Avocado Cilantro Dip
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cilantro packed
- 1.5 teaspoons garlic paste or 1 clove of garlic
- 1 avocado
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt plain, heaping
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon horseradish prepared
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder
Instructions
- Add all the above ingredients to your food processor and process on high until the ingredients are smoothly combined. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides when needed
- Taste and adjust salt as needed
- Transfer to a glass bowl
- Serve
- Enjoy
Equipment
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- I use fresh lemon juice in this recipe, but a good substitution is fresh lime juice.
- Want to spice it up? Use some of a seeded jalapeno or up the amount of chipotle powder.
- You can substitute this creamy avocado dip anywhere you would use guacamole.
- Whenever you either use the juice of a fruit or add it to the cocktail as garnish, it’s important for you to wash the fruit well. You don’t want to be ingesting pesticides.
- There are a few ways to clean your fruit (and vegetables). One way is to use a fruit/vegetable cloth, which is rough on one side and smooth on the other. Here’s how to use it: Wet the cloth with cold water, take the fruit in your hand and scrub the skin thoroughly with the rough side. Rinse and dry the fruit. If you want to shine your fruit, (like apples), after you dry the fruit, rub it with the smooth side.
- You can also wash the fruit: squirt some unscented, natural soap in your hand and rub the fruit between your palms. Take a vegetable brush and scrub the skin, rinse thoroughly and dry.
- Cilantro usually has dirt or sand on the leaves. An easy way to wash it is by filling a large bowl with cold water and hold the bunch of cilantro upside down and dip it in the water and swirl the leaves around. Shake excess water off the leaves and lay the cilantro on clean paper towels and blot dry.
- I use garlic paste but you can substitute it with garlic cloves.
- Want a pourable creamy avocado sauce, add sour cream instead of Greek yogurt and up the oil to 3/4 cup.
- Want to change up the flavor? You can use either fresh basil or parsley instead of cilantro.
- This dip stores well in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
