Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing

What’s the secret to making delicious homemade food that helps you stay on track with your macro goals? It’s all about the sauce! Having a flavorful sauce to drizzle over your protein and vegetables elevates the whole meal. Suddenly you’re eating something super tasty that you’ll want to make again instead of something you’re forcing yourself to eat for the sake of being healthy. That’s why you’ll usually find a sauce, dressing, or aioli in my recipes!

Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing

This jalapeño-avocado salad dressing was originally introduced in my cookbook, ONE: One Dish Meals, but you’ll find it in a few other recipes on my blog as well. This tangy, creamy dressing is perfect for adding flavor to your food without adding a bunch of fat. You can add this dressing to bowls, tacos, wraps, and salads. 

Jalapeño-Avocado Salad Dressing Ingredients:

When it comes to making a good homemade dressing, having fresh ingredients and herbs is everything. Here are the ingredients you need to make jalapeño-avocado dressing:

• Greek yogurt
• Reduced-fat buttermilk
• Avocado
• Cotija cheese
• Onion powder
• Garlic (or frozen cubes)
• Salt
• Pepper
• Lemon juice
• Jalapeño, chopped
• Parsley
• Green onions
• Fresh cilantro

How to Make Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing

The best part about macro-friendly sauces is they’re so easy to make and add so much to the dish. 

Here’s how to make jalapeño-avocado dressing:

1. Gather the ingredients. Gather your dairy items, avocado, jalapeño, and other seasonings. 
2. Blend the ingredients. Combine all the ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. 
3. Serve and enjoy. Use this dressing as a topping for salads, tacos, and more!

You can keep this jalapeño-avocado dressing in the fridge for three to seven days, or throw it in the freezer to save for later, or make a double batch and do both. 

Just know that it will thin out after freezing, but it’s still good and just a little extra drizzly!

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Is this Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing Recipe Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free?

This dressing is naturally gluten-free, but it isn’t dairy-free. To make it dairy-free, you can swap out the buttermilk, Greek yogurt, and cotija cheese. Personally, I haven’t tried dairy-free ingredients in this recipe yet, but here are some of my favorite dairy-free swaps. If you make a dairy-free version of this dressing, share it with me on Instagram! 

Serving Suggestions

Jalapeño-avocado dressing pairs well with just about any bowl, wrap, and taco. But if you want some meal ideas, here are some great recipes for you to try!

• Sheet Pan Tacos
• Pineapple Jalapeño Pork Sandwich 
• Easy Air Fried Fish Tacos 
• Jalapeño Cilantro Pork and Cauliflower Rice Bowl 
• Light Mexican Caesar Salad

Similar Recipes

Need more macro-friendly dips, dressings, and sauces? Here are some of my favorites from the blog. 

• Cilantro Tomatillo Ranch 
• Macro-friendly Calabrian Chili Mayo
• Honey Chipotle Creamy Vinaigrette 
• Macro-friendly Cilantro Pepita Sauce
• Macro-friendly Green Goddess Dressing
• Quick Romesco Sauce

Jalapeño-Avocado Dressing Recipe

Macro-friendly sauces are EVERYTHING. They add flavor and healthy fats to any dish. We always have one or two made up in the fridge. Sauces (or jars) are a staple in most of my cookbooks–especially in LEAT and PLANNED. 

If you are looking for more delicious macro-friendly recipes, definitely check out my cookbooks. Each of the five books makes macro-counting as easy as possible! Every recipe has been pre-calculated and loaded into My Fitness Pal, Macros First, and Lose it to make your life easier. Click here to shop my cookbooks. 

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