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Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing

April 25, 2016 by Emily Cooper 56 Comments

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Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil.Ā 

Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil. #paleo #vegan #glutenfree #healthy

Did anyone else notice the little heart in the picture above. Legend has it that only those who truly love pickles are able to see it.

And that’s when we will learn who will be totally disgusted or totally on board with today’s recipe. I’m not here to judge, but if you don’t like pickles you’re doing life wrong.

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This is coming from the girl who ate pickle sandwiches. As in just bread, a little bit of mayo, and a mountain of dill chips. The ladies at the deli station in our college dining hall looked at me like I was crazy. They must have had x-ray vision or something, cuz they got that ish spot on.

Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil. #paleo #vegan #glutenfree #healthy

And being the crazy non-food wasting kinda gal I am, I didn’t want to belittle this jar of precious liquid gold to the kitchen sink. A couple of swigs in (no shame), it came to me.

Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil. #paleo #vegan #glutenfree #healthy

You put vinegar in a salad dressing, so why not pickle juice?! No more brines left behind.

You could easily use the leftover pickle juice with some olive oil and a squirt of Dijon straight in the pickle jar, but I wanted to make something a little more cray cray to better personify my status in the realm of pickle love. Because making sandwiches and salad dressings out of them clearly wasn’t enough. So I added some creaminess with a guest performance by my friend avocado to really put this green tang of thang over the edge.

Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil. #paleo #vegan #glutenfree #healthy

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Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil. #paleo #vegan #glutenfree #healthy

Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing


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4.9 from 10 reviews

  • Author: Sinful Nutrition
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: about 2 cups dressing 1x
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Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil.


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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups dill pickle juice
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, combine avocado, and pickle juice. Run processor until smooth and creamy.
  2. With processor running on low, stream in olive oil through the chute until combined.
  • Category: Dressings

Keywords: pickle, dill, salad, dressing, vegan, recipe

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adapted from Back To Her Roots

I used my favorite pickles that I shared on instagram a while back, since there’s no added preservatives or additives which is hard to find in the pickle aisle.

Most contain some sort of coloring and funky preservatives, so I thank the pickle universe that they finally gave me one I can worship. Especially since they’re the same price! But feel free whatever pickle tickles your fancy!

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Filed Under: 10 Ingredients or Less, 30 Minutes or Less, Food, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: dressing, pickle, vinaigrette

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  1. rachel @ Athletic Avocado

    April 25, 2016 at 6:56 am

    oh my gosh I love pickles! What an awesome way to incorporate the pickle juice into something eatable and delicious šŸ™‚

    Reply
  2. GiGi Eats

    April 25, 2016 at 9:49 am

    THIS THIS THIS!!! I FRIGGIN LOVE THIS! great way to use extra pickle juice and avocado oil kicks BUTT!

    Reply
  3. Hannah @CleanEatingVeggieGirl

    April 25, 2016 at 9:52 am

    What a super awesome and creative way to use leftover pickle juice! I bet this would definitely be delish with sauerkraut juice too!

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      April 25, 2016 at 9:55 am

      Ooo! I like the way you think! šŸ˜‰

      Reply
  4. Karen

    April 25, 2016 at 2:19 pm

    Fantastic idea, Emily! Looks like I know what I’m making for lunch… Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

    April 25, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    Haha, such a fun idea! I LOVE pickles…LOVE!

    Reply
  6. Alexandra Caspero

    April 25, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches are still one of my favorites! Ha! Love this yummy pickle dressing, I’ll be trying it!

    Reply
  7. Diane

    June 1, 2016 at 8:24 pm

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    ★★★★★

    Reply
  8. Amitty

    June 2, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    How long will this keep?

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      June 3, 2016 at 7:51 am

      About a week. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  9. greekgirl64

    June 7, 2016 at 11:43 pm

    I thought I was the only freak who ate mayo and dill pickle chip sandwiches!

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      June 9, 2016 at 11:00 am

      OMG are we long lost twins?! šŸ˜€

      Reply
      • Mary Lou

        July 13, 2017 at 11:40 am

        I no longer feel alone! I, too, ate/eat pickle sandwiches…….and I used to drink the pickle juice! Can’t wait to try this!

        Reply
        • Emily Cooper

          July 14, 2017 at 2:16 pm

          Yay! Pickle lovers unite! šŸ™‚ Hope you enjoy!

          Reply
  10. Sandylee

    June 9, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    Funny ! My favorite treat after school was pickle sandwiches with mayo and Velvetta cheese back in the 70’s. When I’m not feeling well…that’s still one of my comfort foods! Your my kinda a people! Trying the recipe right now. Throwing pickle juice down the drain induces an episode of mourning. Something I don’t want to experience šŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      June 9, 2016 at 5:45 pm

      Pickle sandwiches for life! šŸ˜€ Pickle juice down the drain is like a stake in my heart.

      Reply
      • Sandylee

        June 9, 2016 at 6:20 pm

        I just made this and it’s really good ! It’s a keeper ! Thanks. I saw a comment about sauerkraut juice, which I’m all over that. I’m thinking olive juice too. Yes !

        Reply
  11. Jean Owen

    June 10, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    I used to eat dill pickle and mustard sandwiches after school. In addition I have made Italian dressing with dill pickle juice. I’m positive I will love this.

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily Cooper

      June 14, 2016 at 2:34 pm

      Italian dressing is SUCH a good idea for pickle juice! Thanks for sharing! šŸ˜€

      Reply
  12. Jean Owen

    June 15, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    Green olive juice is good, too.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      June 17, 2016 at 10:41 am

      If only I liked olives!!

      Reply
  13. Kristy

    December 22, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    I love dill pickles! I also eat dill pickle sandwiches, but I do toast, butter and slices of pickles….the butter and pickles are super good together!

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      December 27, 2016 at 2:29 pm

      Oh man, I’ll have to try that combo!

      Reply
  14. Darin

    January 27, 2017 at 4:49 pm

    I don’t see one review, is this stuff good? Sounds delish!

    Reply
  15. Christy

    March 2, 2017 at 11:11 am

    This is delicious! I served it over a side salad with bacon cheeseburger casserole!! YUM! Oh also I didn’t quite have enough pickle juice so I used a mixture of pickle juice, pickled okra juice and banana pepper juice!

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily Cooper

      March 2, 2017 at 11:50 am

      So glad to hear Christy! I love your creativity too!

      Reply
  16. Billy

    June 19, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    This looks great! I love dill pickle flavoring when it comes to snacks and even sunflower seeds. So I think this would be a great dressing to try. I’m curious what type of salad / food I’d want to serve it with, but I will figure it out! Thank you for sharing your recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  17. marilyn

    August 25, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    I use dill pickle juice in homemade pimento cheese, you can use less mayo and it is yummy

    Reply
  18. Shawn

    October 6, 2017 at 6:17 pm

    What could I use instead of avacodo?

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      October 11, 2017 at 8:28 am

      You could simply not use it, but it wouldn’t be a creamy dressing. I do that all the time when I’m lazy. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  19. Linda

    November 5, 2017 at 12:58 am

    Thanks for the dill pickle sandwich ideas. I have been eating dill pickle and peanut butter sandwiches all my life and I just found an amazing dill Pickle juice recipe that is great. I don’t necessarily like avacados but this looks so good, I have to try it!

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      November 5, 2017 at 8:10 am

      Pickles and peanut butter are my favorites, I can’t believe I haven’t tried them together yet!

      Reply
  20. Ioana

    January 10, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    Now I know what I can do with the pickle juice. I was always throwing it away. Never seen something like this before. Can’t wait to try this

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  21. DIY Home Sweet Home

    February 13, 2018 at 9:21 pm

    I love pickles and this sounds delicious. I shared it on my blog along with 6 other dill pickle recipes. Hope you’ll get a chance to hope on over and check them out!
    http://www.diyhsh.com/2018/02/7-craving-busting-dill-pickle-recipes.html

    Reply
  22. Deborah Brooks

    July 11, 2018 at 11:50 am

    I am loving all of these dill pickle ideas! Perfect for summer

    Reply
  23. rebecca

    July 11, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    haha! pickle sandwiches! love that! and this looks so delicious! I’ve never added pickle juice to salad dressing, I’m going to have to try it

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  24. Abbey Sharp

    July 11, 2018 at 2:36 pm

    this is so genius and SO simple. I wanna put this on all my summer salads!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  25. Kelly

    July 11, 2018 at 9:44 pm

    Seeing as I love both pickles and avocados, I’m so in on this recipe. Looks delicious!

    Reply
  26. Jessica Levinson

    July 11, 2018 at 10:33 pm

    Sounds like a delicious idea to me! And super easy too!

    Reply
  27. Jenny

    July 20, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    This was super easy to make tonight. Husband and I just started a Keto diet and needed a tasty low carb high fat dressing. We make homemade pickles and just finished a jar off so pickle juice was easy to find! Thanks for the recipe! We will try it on our salad tomorrow.

    ★★★★

    Reply
  28. Lisa

    August 23, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    I want to want to try this, as much as I love pickles, but I detest avocados. Any suggestions for substitutions?

    I, too, ate pickle sandwiches. But no mayo. I always used peanut butter. Oh my that is a great combination.

    Reply
  29. Herb

    January 25, 2019 at 11:00 pm

    I hate to have to bring this to your attention, but you pour it down the CHUTE not the SHOOT. Two different things, spelled differently, sound the same, like pear and pair or knight and night. They are called homoohones.

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      January 26, 2019 at 10:12 am

      Ah thanks Herb! Don’t know where my brain was on that one. All fixed!

      Reply
  30. LaNae

    January 31, 2019 at 2:38 am

    Is there something I could substitute for the avocado? My family is not a big fan.

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      January 31, 2019 at 1:06 pm

      Hmm I haven’t tried anything else for a creamy component, but know that you can’t really taste the avocado in it. You can also make a vinaigrette-type of dressing and leave it out entirely. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  31. Big Mike

    April 11, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    I wanna try this. My only problem is I love Bubbies pickles but always drink the pickle juice as I eat one. Will try my best to save some for this recipe. Especially since I love avocado dressing.

    Reply
  32. Jackie

    August 24, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    I made homemade pickles. So my left over juice had fresh dill, garlic, red paper flakes and peppercorns. I blended it all up with a little grey poupon, a little mayo and an avocado. I loved it. Can’t wait to make more pickles then use the juice again for a dressing. I might even have some small pickle chunks in my dressing. Who else was already putting pickles.in the salad? I love pickles and now this dressing makes me so happy. So sad I didn’t know of this years ago. All that time wasted šŸ™

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Emily Cooper

      August 30, 2020 at 9:22 am

      This made my day Jackie! Love the idea of leaving some pickles in the dressing too!

      Reply

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