Creamy Scallion Avocado Dressing

The good ol' green and creamy avocado comes together with herbs and buttermilk for a wonderful creamy dressing to brighten up salads.  I love a good homemade salad dressing; to me they're tastier than store bought and well, I know exactly what's in them.  I honestly can't even remember the last time I bought a salad dressing from the grocery store.  Reading the labels on dressings can just be so disappointing to me.  I still sometimes walk by the dressing isle just to see if anything looks good, especially when I'm feeling too lazy to cook and make a dressing, but each time I pick up a few bottles and just keep walking.  My disappointment is the long string of ingredients, sodium levels and the sneaky sugar levels.  Sugar, HFCS and preservatives are the biggest issues I have with store bought dressings.  I just don't get how even the supposedly "better" brands still load up on that nasty HFCS.  I simply refuse to buy those dressings so I try to only make my own.

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Easy Creamy Avocado

I have an unwavering love for the creamy nutritious and delicious avocado.  I try to use avocado in my cooking all the time or just incorporate it somehow into meals whenever possible.  The avocado naturally gives a dressing more creaminess and fabulous green color which will make you fellow avocado lovers very happy.

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Scallion Greens

Scallions aka green onions are an awesome way to add a mild onion flavor that will not offend onion haters.  I love scallions for that reason, plus they're a green vegetable that's nutritious without an overpowering flavor.  They compliment so many dishes, especially warm weather dishes.  I use them so much these days because they grow like weeds in my husband's garden.  Don't be surprised if you see a lot of scallions incorporated into my recipes this time of year.  They're full of vitamins A, C, K and super low in calories so they're a great way to add flavor without hurting the waistline.

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Give this creamy scallion avocado dressing a try and let us know what you think!

Creamy Scallion Avocado Dressing

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This is a creamy dressing great for greens and veggies.

• Author: Katia
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 1x
• Category: Salad Dressing

Ingredients

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• ½ Avocado, seeded
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 Tbsp water
• ½ Tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp dried parsley or ½ Tbsp fresh
• ¼ tsp dried dill or 2 tsp fresh, chopped
• ⅛ cup green onion, chopped
• ¼ tsp granulated garlic (powder ok too)
• ½ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp ground black pepper

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Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a blending jar or a deep narrow bowl and use a hand blender or immersion blender to blend all ingredients until smooth.

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