The Best Avocado Dressing Recipe For A Healthy Salad

5-Minute Creamy Avocado Salad Dressing with heart-healthy, fiber-rich avocados. Oil-free, vegan, and healthy. This dressing tastes incredible. It's made with umami-loaded miso, tangy lemon juice, and fresh herbs.

Avocado salad dressing on a bed of chopped red cabbage, carrot, green onion, and roasted chickpeas next to a white jar of avocado dressing.

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Avocados are rich in fiber, carotenoids, monounsaturated fats, and potassium. Avocado consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, especially when included as part of a balanced nutritious diet.

Plus, this dressing is rich in antioxidants from fresh herbs, as well as vitamin C from fresh lemon juice, and is salted with miso, which does not raise blood pressure in the same way salt does.

This oil-free dressing recipe was inspired by my 5-Minute Oil-Free Vegan Salad Dressing on this site, as well as this Everything Cashew Sauce.

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👩🏼‍🌾 Ingredients
🥑 Substitutions
🥬 What should I use Avocado Dressing on?
📖 How to Make Avocado Salad Dressing
✔️ Expert Tips
🙋🏽‍♀️ Recipe FAQs
🍽 Related Recipes
🥗 Pairing
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Avocado Salad Dressing
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👩🏼‍🌾 Ingredients

Avocado, lemon, rice vinegar, ginger, maple syrup, miso, and cilantro on a white backdrop.

Avocado
Lemon juice
Melow or white miso
Ginger
Rice vinegar
Cilantro or fresh herbs
Maple syrup

See the recipe card for quantities.

🥑 Substitutions

Avocado - substitute with ¼ cup tahini or avocado oil
Cilantro - use parsley or fresh herbs you have on hand
Maple syrup - Use two soaked pitted Medjool dates instead. Soak them in boiled water for 15 minutes before blending.

For more healthy vegan salad dressings, visit my Vegan Dressing Recipes page.

🥬 What should I use Avocado Dressing on?

This dressing is very versatile. One of my favorite salads to pair with this dressing is this simple health slaw.

Red cabbage, carrot, green onion, sesame seeds, chickpeas, avocado, lemon, rice vinegar, ginger, maple syrup, miso, and cilantro on a white backdrop.

1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
6 cups shredded red cabbage
2 large carrots, grated
4 scallions, thinly sliced
¼ cup chopped cilantro or fresh herbs (optional)
¼ cup sesame seeds

📖 How to Make Avocado Salad Dressing

For the full recipe with quantities, scroll down to the bottom of the post. This is an overview.

Crispy roasted chickpeas on a white rimmed baking sheet.

Step 1. If you are making the Chickpea Salad with Avocado Dressing, roast the chickpeas on a large baking sheet in a single layer. Follow my 3-step oven or air fryer recipe for the best Crispy Roasted Chickpeas every time.

Avocado, ginger, miso, lemon juice, and cilantro in the canister of a blender.

Step 2. Transfer the avocado, rice vinegar, lemon juice, miso, maple syrup, ginger, water, and herbs to the canister of a high-speed blender. Blend on high until smooth, adding more water and maple syrup until the desired taste and consistency. Serve over the desired salad or veggie bowl.

✔️ Expert Tips

If you own a high-speed blender, add the ginger to the canister without grating to save time.
To make one-half of the recipe, use a small blender.
Storage: Refrigerate leftover Avocado Salad Dressing in an airtight container for up to 2 to 3 days.

🙋🏽‍♀️ Recipe FAQs

Is oil-free dressing healthier?

According to the most recent research, the incidence of major cardiovascular events was lower among those assigned to a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts than among those assigned to a reduced-fat diet. There was no significant difference between these two groups. However, while olive oil may be a healthy source of fats, it is not as satiating as nuts and seeds which also contain fiber.
Avocados are packed with fiber and heart-healthy fats, making them a perfect oil substitute in dressings.

How do you stop avocado dressing from turning brown?

The lemon juice in this dressing helps to preserve its green color. It does not turn brown.

Why is my avocado dressing bitter?

Depending on the herbs you use, the avocado dressing may have a slightly bitter taste. Avoid bitter greens, or add more maple syrup to balance the flavors.