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April 27, 2021

Avocado Tahini Sauce

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Once you make this avocado tahini sauce, you’ll find yourself drizzling it over everything from grain bowls to grilled chicken skewers! Do yourself a favor and meal prep a double batch because this beautiful sauce will keep for a week in the fridge!

glass jar filled with avocado tahini sauce

I can’t stress how important it is to have an arsenal of tasty sauces at your disposal, especially when it comes to meal prep. That way, you can keep your proteins and vegetables as a blank slate for mixing and matching throughout the week while jazzing them up at the end with a delicious sauce such as this one! Here’s while you’ll love this gorgeous avocado tahini dressing:

  • Vegan and gluten free
  • Dairy free
  • Smooth and creamy
  • Vibrant green color
  • Bright and citrusy
  • Herbaceous and garlicky
  • Incredibly quick and easy
Contents hide
1 Ingredients & Substitutions
2 Using a Blender vs. a Food Processor
3 Instructions
4 Expert Tips
5 Frequently Asked Questions
6 What Dishes Go Well With This Sauce
7 Avocado Tahini Sauce
7.1 Equipment
7.2 Ingredients 1x2x3x
7.3 Instructions
7.4 Notes

Ingredients & Substitutions

  • AVOCADO
  • TAHINI
  • LEMON JUICE
  • SPINACH
  • PARSLEY
  • GARLIC
  • HONEY
  • SEA SALT

While this base recipe calls for parsley, you can easily substitute any tender leaved herb such as chive, cilantro or tarragon. Another delicious swap is to trade lemon juice for lime. Try cilantro and lime in this recipe drizzled over tacos!

You can leave out the tahini if it’s not your fave and try greek yogurt for the same creaminess. Just omit the water in that case.

There’s no perfect substitute for avocado as it’s the star of this tahini dressing. However, if you find your avocados are rock hard or gross and brown, you may want to try this cilantro jalapeño salad dressing instead! It uses garbanzo beans to achieve it’s delicious creaminess.

The spinach in this avocado tahini dressing doesn’t add much flavor to the sauce. Instead, it helps achieve a bright green color so it doesn’t end up looking more like baby food! In addition, it adds some bulk and a one-two punch of vitamins and minerals so you can feel good about having a second helping!

avocado tahini sauce ingredients in individual bowls

Using a Blender vs. a Food Processor

You can use either a food processor or high speed blender. Typically, a blender is going to yield a creamier texture. However, it works best with thinner sauces. If they are too thick, most blenders have a hard time doing it’s job and you end up needing to add too much liquid to it in order to blend properly.

For this avocado tahini dressing, I prefer a food processor. You’ll still need to add some water at the end in order to thin this sauce to your desired consistency. If I’m going to use it as a dip for veggies, then I will keep it on the thicker side. For drizzling over grain bowls I like it to be a medium thickness that can coat the back of a spoon.

Instructions

Luckily, this avocado tahini sauce couldn’t be any easier! You can blitz it all together in less than 5 minutes. You’ll put all the ingredients except for the water into the blender and pulse until well combined.

Slowly drizzle in the water until you achieve the desired consistency. You may not need the full amount.

Pour into an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

  • avocado tahini sauce ingredients in a food processor
  • avocado tahini sauce blended smooth in a food processor

Expert Tips

With any form of cooking, it’s so important to get comfortable tasting as you go and making adjustments, and that’s especially true with sauces.

There’s going to be variability in the size of your avocado, pungency of your garlic, or acidity of your lemons each time you make this recipe. Because of that, you’ll have to taste and tweak as you go.

I find I often need an extra pinch of salt, a touch more spinach, or an extra clove of garlic to get that bold but perfectly balanced flavor profile.

Just have fun with it though and get creative to ‘make it yours’!

Frequently Asked Questions

What works better, a blender or food processor?
For this recipe, I prefer using a food processor.

Can you swap out lime for the lemon juice?
Absolutely! The flavor is just as delicious and works so well with things like tacos and grilled meats.

How long does this sauce last in the fridge?

I think it’s best in the 3-5 day range but I’ve had success keeping it up to a week in my fridge with no spoilage issues.

Can you meal prep this sauce?
I highly recommend meal prepping this sauce on a Sunday and using it in a multitude of ways throughout the week.

Can I use frozen spinach?

Unfortunately frozen spinach won’t work in this recipe. The point of the spinach is to add a vibrant green color and grassy freshness which frozen spinach won’t achieve.

Will the avocado make the sauce turn brown over time?

Nope! That’s why we add the fresh spinach to the mix and the citrus juice from the lemon will also keep it from browning.

glass jar filled with avocado tahini sauce

What Dishes Go Well With This Sauce

The versatility of this sauce is unparalleled! My favorite ways to use this recipe is:

When thick:

  • As a dip for crudités and pita triangles
  • As a spread inside tortilla wraps
  • As a spread on sandwiches and burgers

When thinned:

  • Drizzled over buddha bowls
  • With grilled chicken or steak skewers
  • Tossed with a hearty kale salad

I speak from experience when I say this sauce is delicious smeared on a brioche bun with these delicious rosemary garlic turkey burgers. OR, try it with these mediterranean quinoa patties.

glass jar filled with avocado tahini sauce

Avocado Tahini Sauce

Katie Clack
Once you make this creamy, dreamy avocado tahini sauce, you'll find yourself drizzling it over everything from grain bowls to grilled chicken skewers! Do yourself a favor and meal prep a double batch because this beautiful sauce will keep for a week in the fridge!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Course Sauce
Servings 1 cup

Equipment

  • food processor or blender

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 large avocado
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 1/2 cup fresh spinach
  • 1 large clove of garlic (or 2 small)
  • 1 lemon, juiced (about 3 tablespoons lemon juice)
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley (see notes)
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Scoop out your avocado half into the food processor and add the tahini, spinach, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt and parsley. Pulse until well combined.
  • With the motor running, drizzle in the 1/4 cup of water. If you like a thinner consistency, add more water 1 tbsp at a time.
  • Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • This sauce will keep up to a week in the fridge.
  • You can substitute chives or cilantro for the fresh parsley.
  • If your lemon isn’t very juice, you may need to use the juice of two lemons.  Taste as you go!
Keyword avocado, dairy free, dressing, gluten free, sauce, tahini, vegan, vegetarian
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  1. Loren says

    April 27, 2021 at 3:44 pm

    5 stars
    This is so good! We put it on EVERYTHING!

    Reply
    • Katie Clack says

      April 27, 2021 at 4:06 pm

      Thank you Loren! I love it’s versatility too!

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