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Creamy Avocado Lime Tahini Dressing with Cumin

A silky, nutty avocado dressing brightened with lime and cilantro, with warm cumin and a gentle garlic bite that clings nicely to crisp greens.

Creamy Avocado Lime Tahini Dressing with Cumin

Ingredients

  • ½ whole110 gAvocadopitted and scooped
  • 1½ tbsp20 gTahinistirred well
  • 1 lime, juiced40 gLime juice
  • 1 cup chopped16 gFresh cilantroleaves and tender stems
  • 1 clove3 gGarlicpeeled
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cumin
  • ⅓ cup70 gWatercold
  • ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Prepare first: halve and pit the avocado and scoop out the flesh, rinse and roughly chop the cilantro, and peel the garlic clove.
  2. Put the avocado, tahini, lime juice, garlic and cumin in the blender.
  3. Add half of the cold water and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides once.
  4. Add the cilantro, salt and black pepper and blend until the dressing is pale green and flecked.
  5. With the blender running, pour in the remaining half of the water until the dressing is pourable; leave some out if you like it thicker.
  6. Taste and adjust with a little more lime or salt, then spoon over leafy salads. Store covered in the fridge for up to 2 days, pressing plastic wrap onto the surface.

Contains: Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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