Creamy Avocado Caesar Dressing is so easy to make and delicious too!

Published February 1, 2019
Updated November 13, 2025

A delicious, creamy, and thick avocado caesar salad dressing that tastes similar to your original, but better! Perfect for adding to your favorite salad. If you have never tried to make your own salad dressing, this one is a great recipe to start.  It is sure to be a crowd pleaser.  All you will need is a blender and a few ingredients including an avocado, garlic, anchovy paste, lemon, parmesan cheese, pepper, and dijon mustard.  Then combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth.

We are big fans of recipes using avocados, here are some of our favorites:

Avocado Fun Fact: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics describes that avocados are actually a fruit, yes, that is correct, an avocado is technically a fruit. When you use this creamy avocado caesar dressing, you will be eating a dressing filled with heart-friendly nutrients monounsaturated fat and vitamin E.

Ingredients

  • 1 avocado
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1-1/2 tsp anchovy paste
  • 1-1/2 lemon juiced
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 4 Tbsp water

Method

  1. Add ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates6gProtein4gFat9gSodium147mgPotassium262mgFiber4g

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Nutrition info is approximate and may contain errors.

An award winning recipe developer, Dietitian Kaitlin’s mission is to empower others to reach their health goals by encouraging them to get back into the kitchen. Co-author of Nourished: 10 Ingredients to Happy, Healthy Eating and Cooking with Diabetes.

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