You’re going to want to put this avocado lime ranch dressing on everything. Smooth, creamy, tangy, and loaded with fresh herbs, it’s absolutely irresistible.

Pouring avocado lime ranch dressing over a salad.

The perfect condiment can really do wonders in pulling a dish together, and this, ladies and gents, is that condiment. Rich, creamy, and loaded with fresh herbs, just like your favorite ranch dressing but with a subtle south-of-the-border twist from the cumin, lime, and cilantro, it’s pure deliciousness. Plus, it’s made extra creamy with the addition of some luscious Hass avocado. Tossed into your favorite salad or drizzled over some grilled meat and veggies, it’s SO good!

Why We Love This Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing

The perfect spin on a classic. Everyone loves a good ranch dressing. This has all of the qualities of that all-time favorite except with some added creaminess from the avocado and a brightness from the lime juice.
Easy. You literally just have to throw all of the ingredients into the blender and press a button.
Versatile. I provided a wonderful salad recipe that this dressing pairs beautifully with but it goes well on so many others as well. I even like drizzling it over grilled meats and/or veggies.

Recipe Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this avocado ranch lime dressing and a super delicious salad with black beans and roasted sweet potatoes to pair it with. Be sure to scroll to the recipe card below for detailed measurements.

Ingredients for smoky cumin roasted sweet potato cubes. — Ingredients fo the Sweet Potatoes

Veggies, greens, black beans, queso fresco, pepitas, and avocado in separate bowls. — Ingredients fo the Sweet Potatoes

For the Roasted Sweet Potatoes: Sweet potato, olive oil, salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and cumin.
For the Dressing: Avocado, olive oil, mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, fresh lime juice, apple cider vinegar, fresh dill, fresh cilantro, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, salt, and pepper.
For the Salad: Salad greens, radishes, cherry tomatoes, canned corn, canned black beans, toasted pepitas, avocado, and queso fresco.

How to Make Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing Salad

Here’s a quick look at how to make this unbeatable salad with avocado lime ranch dressing.

Tossing cubes sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and cumin. — Season the sweet potato cubes.

Cumin roasted sweet potato cubes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. — Season the sweet potato cubes.

Prep. Preheat your oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Roast the sweet potatoes. Toss the sweet potato with the olive oil and seasoning and spread them over the baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking.

Adding ingredients for avocado lime ranch dressing to a blender. — Add the ingredients for the dressing to a blender.

Avocado lime ranch dressing in a blender. — Add the ingredients for the dressing to a blender.

Make the dressing. Blend together the avocado, olive oil, sour cream, buttermilk, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, herbs, and seasonings until smooth.

Adding veggies, black beans, pepitas, avocado, and queso fresco to a bowl full of salad greens. — Add the ingredients for the salad to a salad bowl.

Assemble the salad. Toss together the greens, veggies, black beans, pepitas, and roasted sweet potatoes. Top with avocado, queso fresco, and dressing. Toss the salad and serve.

Tossing a salad with avocado lime ranch dressing.

Recipe Tips And Variations

Fresh ingredients. I’m a stickler for using fresh herbs and citrus in my salad dressings. The flavors are just so much brighter than they would be were you to use bottled lime juice and/or dried herbs.
Blend slowly. Start the blender on a low speed and only turn it up if needed. Blending at too high of a speed can cause the olive oil to oxidize, turning it bitter.
Get the right consistency. Everyone has their preferences when it comes to dressing consistency. Start with 1/4 cup buttermilk but, if you find the dressing to be too thick for your liking, add a bit more, 1 tablespoon at a time. If you feel your dressing is too thick, go ahead and add a bit of extra avocado or sour cream.
Make it spicy. Feel free to add a pinch of paprika. Blending a bit of a seeded, diced jalapeno into the dressing would also do the trick.
Add some protein. Make this salad a meal by adding some sliced grilled steak or grilled chicken thighs. Shrimp would be yummy too!
Try a different salad. I love the mixture of greens, veggies, and mix-ins in this recipe, but this dressing is a fantastic addition to a wide variety of salads.

Ways to Serve Avocado Ranch Lime Dressing

This creamy, tangy, dolled-up ranch dressing is an awesome addition to so many different salads. Try it on my Tex Mex Chicken Salad or even on this classic Cobb Salad. You can also use the dressing drizzled over my Reverse Sear Steak or Grilled Blackened Chicken, and it’s so good with simple Grilled Zucchini.

Proper Storage

Seal the dressing in a glass jar with a tightly fitting lid and store it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can also freeze the dressing for up to 2 months. Allow it to thaw in the fridge, and then give it a good shake before using it.