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    Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce

    March 27, 2018 By Rene 7 Comments

    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes!

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    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes | ThisSavoryVegan.com #sauce #dressing #vegan

    Are you ready for your new favorite sauce? I mean put it on everything, eat it with a spoon kind of favorite sauce? Well, here it is! It takes 5 minutes to put together and can be used on just about anything (and you're going to want to put it on just about everything!).

    What's in Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce?

    This sauce is a simple combo of cilantro, basil, garlic, red onion, avocado, jalapeño, lemon juice. So many bright, fresh flavors!

    All of this is whipped up with some olive oil and in just 5 minutes you are looking at a flavor explosion in sauce form!

    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes | ThisSavoryVegan.com #sauce #dressing #vegan
    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes | ThisSavoryVegan.com #sauce #dressing #vegan

    How to serve Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce

    And I wasn't messing around when I titled this "Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce". You will have this once and dream about all of the things you can put it on.

    From potatoes, to salads, to tacos or bowls...there really is no end to what you can use this sauce with.

    Want to make this more "dressing-like"? Thin it out with a bit of water. Are you sensitive to spice? Omit the jalapeño and you are good to go.

    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes | ThisSavoryVegan.com #sauce #dressing #vegan

    Need more recipe inspo? Check these out:

    • Chipotle Lentil Potato Bowls
    • Vegan Meatball Salad
    • Vegan Spring Potato Salad
    • White Bean, Rice & Kale Vegan Burritos
    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes | ThisSavoryVegan.com #sauce #dressing #vegan
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    5 from 4 votes

    Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce

    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes!
    Course sauce
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Keyword basil, sauce
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes
    Servings 1 cup
    Calories 1002kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 avocado peeled & pitted
    • 1 cup cilantro loosely packed
    • 2 cloves garlic peeled
    • ¼ red onion roughly chopped
    • 5 large basil leaves
    • 1 jalapeño roughly chopped
    • ½ lemon juiced
    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • salt & pepper to taste
    • water as needed

    Instructions

    • Add all ingredients (except for salt, pepper & water) to a food processor. Blend on high, scrapping down the sides as needed.
    • Taste sauce, add salt & pepper and adjust other seasonings as needed. Pulse a couple more times.
    • Add water as needed to achieve desired consistency. 
    • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 1002kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 102g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 1238mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 5g | Iron: 2mg

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one and make a purchase I will receive a small percentage of the sale. Please know I would never link a product unless I have personally used it and loved it!

    If you make this recipe be sure to snap a photo + post it + and tag #thissavoryvegan and @thissavoryvegan!

    The perfect marinade, dressing or dip - this Creamy Dreamy Green Sauce is packed full of fresh herbs, avocado and a slight kick from jalapeño. Ready in 5 minutes | ThisSavoryVegan.com #sauce #dressing #vegan
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    Comments

    1. Alexandra C Colacito

      February 13, 2023 at 1:24 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this to go on your kale and white bean burritos. Haven't put the burritos together yet but the dressing is tasty. Re. leftovers -- can you freeze this dressing, do you think???

      Reply
      • Rene

        February 23, 2023 at 8:21 am

        You can definitely freeze it, but I think it will always taste best eaten within the first few days.

        Reply
    2. Tyler

      June 07, 2019 at 11:26 am

      would leaving out the cilantro entirely still make a good result?

      Reply
    3. Lou

      March 29, 2018 at 8:24 pm

      Do you think a shallot would work in place of the red onion?

      Reply
      • Rene

        March 31, 2018 at 8:29 am

        Sure!

        Reply
    4. Carrie Mann

      March 28, 2018 at 2:58 am

      Would this work with parsley instead of cilantro? I can't stand cilantro! Other than that, it sounds delish!

      Reply
      • Rene

        March 28, 2018 at 8:06 am

        It will definitely give it a different flavor - but for someone who doesn't like cilantro that might be a good thing 🙂 I would opt for flat-leaf parsley rather than curly-leaf parsley. Let us know how it turns out!

        Reply

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