Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil.
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 dill pickle salad dressing 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. Didn't stop me.
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Ingredients
- dill pickle juice
- avocado
- olive oil
Instructions
In a food processor or high-powered blender, combine 1 ½ cups of dill pickle juice and the flesh from 1 ripe avocado on high power.
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.
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.
more pickle-loaded recipes
Dill Pickle Vinaigrette Dressing
Dill Pickle Baked French Fries
Mayo-Free Dill Pickle Coleslaw
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Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: about 2 cups dressing 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups dill pickle juice
- 1 ripe avocado
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine avocado, and pickle juice. Run processor until smooth and creamy.
- With processor running on low, stream in olive oil through the chute until combined.
- 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
adapted from Back To Her Roots
Make it a great day!
Are you a pickle fan?
What's your favorite salad dressing?
rachel @ Athletic Avocado
oh my gosh I love pickles! What an awesome way to incorporate the pickle juice into something eatable and delicious 🙂
GiGi Eats
THIS THIS THIS!!! I FRIGGIN LOVE THIS! great way to use extra pickle juice and avocado oil kicks BUTT!
Hannah @CleanEatingVeggieGirl
What a super awesome and creative way to use leftover pickle juice! I bet this would definitely be delish with sauerkraut juice too!
Emily Cooper
Ooo! I like the way you think! 😉
Karen
Fantastic idea, Emily! Looks like I know what I'm making for lunch... Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, such a fun idea! I LOVE pickles...LOVE!
Alexandra Caspero
Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches are still one of my favorites! Ha! Love this yummy pickle dressing, I'll be trying it!
Diane
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amitty
How long will this keep?
Emily Cooper
About a week. 🙂
greekgirl64
I thought I was the only freak who ate mayo and dill pickle chip sandwiches!
Emily Cooper
OMG are we long lost twins?! 😀
Mary Lou
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!
Emily Cooper
Yay! Pickle lovers unite! 🙂 Hope you enjoy!
Sandylee
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 🙂
Emily Cooper
Pickle sandwiches for life! 😀 Pickle juice down the drain is like a stake in my heart.
Sandylee
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 !
Jean Owen
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.
Emily Cooper
Italian dressing is SUCH a good idea for pickle juice! Thanks for sharing! 😀
Jean Owen
Green olive juice is good, too.
Emily Cooper
If only I liked olives!!
Kristy
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!
Emily Cooper
Oh man, I'll have to try that combo!
Darin
I don't see one review, is this stuff good? Sounds delish!
Christy
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!
Emily Cooper
So glad to hear Christy! I love your creativity too!
Billy
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!
marilyn
I use dill pickle juice in homemade pimento cheese, you can use less mayo and it is yummy
Shawn
What could I use instead of avacodo?
Emily Cooper
You could simply not use it, but it wouldn't be a creamy dressing. I do that all the time when I'm lazy. 🙂
Linda
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!
Emily Cooper
Pickles and peanut butter are my favorites, I can't believe I haven't tried them together yet!
Janelle Lantz
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
Emily Cooper
Oh you're talking my language Janelle! Can't wait to try this with peanut butter!
Ioana
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
DIY Home Sweet Home
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
Deborah Brooks
I am loving all of these dill pickle ideas! Perfect for summer
rebecca
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
Abbey Sharp
this is so genius and SO simple. I wanna put this on all my summer salads!
Kelly
Seeing as I love both pickles and avocados, I'm so in on this recipe. Looks delicious!
Jessica Levinson
Sounds like a delicious idea to me! And super easy too!
Jenny
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.
Lisa
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.
Herb
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.
Emily Cooper
Ah thanks Herb! Don't know where my brain was on that one. All fixed!
LaNae
Is there something I could substitute for the avocado? My family is not a big fan.
Emily Cooper
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!
Big Mike
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.
Jackie
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 🙁
Emily Cooper
This made my day Jackie! Love the idea of leaving some pickles in the dressing too!
Benjamin
Simple and delicious
Ellen
Simple and absolutely delicious. I added a tiny squeeze of honey mustard as well, which really took it over the edge.