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    Home » 10 Ingredients or Less

    Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing

    April 25, 2016 by Emily Cooper 58 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. 

    Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing in Glass Jar

    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.

    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.

    What makes this creamy dill pickle dressing delicious & healthy

    • dill pickle juice
    • avocado
    • olive oil

    How to make this pickle dressing

    In a food processor or high-powered blender, combine 1 ½ cups of dill pickle dressing, 1 ripe avocado on high power.

    Jar of pickle juice for creamy dill pickle dressing

    Turn speed down to low, and slowly stream in ¼ cup of olive oil until fully combined. Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

    Pro Tips:

    • For an extra flavor boost, add a teaspoon of garlic powder, and ½ teaspoon dried dill.
    • If you like a little added texture, add a couple tablespoons of chopped pickle.
    • No avocado? Make this dill pickle vinaigrette instead!

    FAQs

    Can you make this dressing without a food processor?

    To get that creamy texture, it's best to use a food processor or high powered blender. You could also use an immersion blender, but without one it is hard to fully blend avocado.

    How long does this dressing last?

    It can keep up to 5 days in the refrigerator in a sealed container.

    Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing next to Salad

    Money-Saving Tips for this Dressing

    Use store brands. Utilize store brands for a more affordable option that doesn't sacrifice flavor or quality.

    Buy in bulk. Purchase items that you use often like oil in larger containers for a more cost-effective option.

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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


    ★★★★★

    4.9 from 10 reviews

    • Author: Emily Cooper, RDN
    • Total Time: 5 mins
    • Yield: about 2 cups dressing 1x
    • Diet: Vegan
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    Description

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


    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 1 ½ cups dill pickle juice
    • 1 ripe avocado
    • ¼ 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.
    3. Store in refrigerator in sealed container for up to 5 days.

    Notes

    *nutrition facts estimated

    • Prep Time: 5 mins
    • Category: Dressings
    • Method: No-Cook
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
    • Calories: 46
    • Sugar: 0
    • Sodium: 94
    • Fat: 5
    • Saturated Fat: 1
    • Unsaturated Fat: 4
    • Trans Fat: 0
    • Carbohydrates: 1
    • Fiber: 0
    • Protein: 0
    • Cholesterol: 0

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

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    Tag @sinfulnutrition on Instagram and hashtag it #sinfulnutrition

    adapted from Back To Her Roots

    Make it a great day!

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    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 🙂

      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! 😉

        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 01, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    8. Amitty

      June 02, 2016 at 9:42 pm

      How long will this keep?

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        June 03, 2016 at 7:51 am

        About a week. 🙂

        Reply
    9. greekgirl64

      June 07, 2016 at 11:43 pm

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

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        June 09, 2016 at 11:00 am

        OMG are we long lost twins?! 😀

        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! 🙂 Hope you enjoy!

            Reply
    10. Sandylee

      June 09, 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 🙂

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        June 09, 2016 at 5:45 pm

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

        Reply
        • Sandylee

          June 09, 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.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        June 14, 2016 at 2:34 pm

        Italian dressing is SUCH a good idea for pickle juice! Thanks for sharing! 😀

        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 02, 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!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        March 02, 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 06, 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. 🙂

        Reply
    19. Linda

      November 05, 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 05, 2017 at 8:10 am

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

        Reply
      • Janelle Lantz

        December 31, 2022 at 9:07 am

        If you do not like avacados and you like peanut butter I would try the peanut butter almost like a peanut sauce with dill flavor like the consistency of Asian peanut dressing

        Reply
        • Emily Cooper

          January 12, 2023 at 5:15 pm

          Oh you're talking my language Janelle! Can't wait to try this with peanut butter!

          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 🙁

      ★★★★★

      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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