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Roasted Red Pepper Avocado Garlic Dressing

A silky, coral-tinted avocado dressing with sweet red pepper, sharp fresh garlic and a smoky paprika finish that clings to crisp leaves.

Roasted Red Pepper Avocado Garlic Dressing

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup diced120 gAvocadopitted and scooped
  • ⅔ cup chopped100 gRed bell pepperseeded and roughly chopped
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicpeeled
  • 1½ tbsp20 gApple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp14 gOlive oil
  • 3 tbsp45 gWatercold
  • ¾ tsp2 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ¼ cup leaves6 gFresh basilleaves only
  • ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Prepare first: seed and roughly chopped the red bell pepper, peel the garlic, pick the basil leaves, and pit and scoop the avocado.
  2. Add the red bell pepper, garlic, cider vinegar and half of the cold water to the blender and blend until the pepper is completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
  3. Add the avocado, olive oil, smoked paprika, basil, salt and black pepper and blend until silky.
  4. With the blender running, pour in the remaining half of the water a little at a time until the dressing is pourable.
  5. Check the seasoning and adjust with a pinch more paprika if you like, then spoon over leafy salads; refrigerate leftovers covered and use within 2 days.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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

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