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Creamy Avocado Tahini Lime Cilantro Dressing

A thick, silky blender dressing where buttery avocado and nutty tahini meet bright lime, fresh cilantro and a whisper of toasted sesame seeds for crunch.

Creamy Avocado Tahini Lime Cilantro Dressing

Ingredients

  • 2½ tbsp40 gTahinistirred well
  • ½ cup diced70 gAvocadopitted and scooped
  • 1 lime, juiced44 gLime juice
  • ⅓ cup70 gWatercold
  • ¾ cup chopped14 gFresh cilantroleaves and tender stems
  • 1 medium15 gGreen onionsroughly chopped
  • 1 clove3 gGarlicpeeled
  • 1 tsp6 gMaple syrup
  • ½ tsp1 gGround coriander
  • ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt
  • 2 tsp6 gSesame seeds

Steps

  1. Prepare first: pit and scoop the avocado, roughly chop the green onion, peel the garlic, and pick the cilantro leaves and tender stems.
  2. Put the tahini, lime juice and garlic in the blender and pulse a few times to loosen the tahini.
  3. Add the avocado, green onion, cilantro, maple syrup, coriander and salt.
  4. Pour in half of the cold water and blend until smooth, about 30 seconds.
  5. With the blender running, add the remaining half of the water a little at a time until the dressing is pourable but still creamy.
  6. Scrape the dressing into a jar and stir in the sesame seeds for a little crunch.
  7. Drizzle over leafy salads such as romaine or spinach; keep covered in the fridge and use within 2 days, stirring before serving.

Contains: Sesame.

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

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