This easy parsley avocado spread is packed with protein, healthy fats, and vibrant flavors. Use it as a salad dressing, veggie dip, or condiment for sandwiches – the options are endless!
Add the parsley, yogurt, avocado oil, avocado, lemon juice, garlic, and salt to a food processor.
2 cups parsley, .50 cup greek yogurt, 1 avocado, 1 cup avocado oil, .25 teaspoon sea salt, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 cloves garlic
Turn on high for one minute.
Open the cover and scrape down the sides with a spatula. Cover and process for another minute or until creamy.
Dollop on a salad, on bread or just eat by the spoonful.
Eat
Enjoy
Notes
Helpful tips
If you don't have a food processor, you can use a blender instead.
I get my avocado oil at Trader Joe's but if you can't find the oil, you can substitute extra-virgin olive oil for it.
There was no need to mash avocados, you only have to cut up the avocado as the food processor will do all the work.
I always strip the parsley leaves off the stems because they add a strong flavor that I believe isn't appropriate for this spread.
Use Greek yogurt (plain) as it gives the spread more substance than thinner, traditional yogurt.
Want to add some spice to your creamy avocado spread? Add a teaspoon of red pepper flakes or a few shakes of chipotle powder.
Wash your lemon before juicing as you don't want any residual pesticides in your spread. Here is my preferred way: Run the lemon under cool water and take this vegetable/fruit cloth and rub the skin with the coarse side. Rinse it off and it's fine to juice now.
If you don't have this cloth, you can squirt some natural, unscented hand soap (I get mine at Whole Foods) and rub the skin of the fruit. Take a vegetable brush and scrub the skin. Rinse thoroughly before juicing.
How to wash Parsley:
Fill a big bowl halfway with cold water.
Take the bunch of parsley by the stems and dunk them in the water.
Swish and swirl the parsley and if there is any sand/dirt, it will fall to the bottom of the bowl. Repeat a couple of times with fresh water.
Lay the parsley on a paper towel and pat the plant with another paper towel to dry off the leaves.