Thursday, April 15, 2021

Low Carb Avocado Salad Dressing & Dip

This is a tasty & flavorful salad
dressing or dip.
Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cups of fresh avocado, cut into chunks

1/4 cup full fat Greek yogurt sour cream

1/4 cup keto mayonnaise (I use Primal Kitchen Avocado Mayo)

1/2 cup heavy cream (for dressing) 1/4 cup heavy cream (for dip) 

I teaspoon dried minced cilantro**

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon pink Himalayan or sea salt

2 teaspoons minced green onion (white & green parts)

2 tablespoons avocado oil

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon Green Dragon hot sauce*** or Green Tabasco Sauce to taste (If desired,  1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper may be substituted for the green sauce.)

Method:

Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and process until well blended.

Alternate Method:

Add all of the ingredients to a bowl. Use an immersion blender to mix all of the ingredients until well blended.

Makes 2 1/2 cups dressing or 2 1/4 cups dip. Store in an airtight container or bottle.

**3 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro may be substituted for the teaspoon of dried cilantro.

***I purchase Green Dragon Sauce at Trader Joe's markets. 

Nutritional info per 2 tablespoons salad dressing (with yogurt), approximately: 76.4 calories ~ 7.9 grams fat ~  0.58 grams net carbs ~ o.55 grams protein

Nutritional info per 2 tablespoons salad dressing (with sour cream), approximately: 79.3 calories ~ 8.3 grams fat ~ 0.6 gram net carbs ~  0.36 grams protein

Nutritional info per 1/4 cup dip (with yogurt), approximately:                      147.5 calories ~ 15.3 grams fat ~ 1.1 grams net carbs ~ 1.2 grams protein

Nutritional info per 1/4 cup dip (with sour cream), approximately:            154 calories ~ 16.25 grams fat ~ 1.16 grams net carbs ~ 0.8 grams protein

Note: This dressing is great on salads or as a dip for veggies!


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