Bowery’s Creamy Avocado Dressing

by Sue Li

Prep: 7 min
Serves: 4

This creamy, decadent sauce can serve as a dressing or party dip. Use water to thicken or thin the recipe to your liking.

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Ingredients

1 clove garlic, smashed
2 medium ripe avocado, cut into 1-inch pieces, divided
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons lime juice

Preparation

Combine 1 avocado, sour cream, lime juice, and garlic to the bowl of a food processor or blender. Pulse to blend until smooth and with the processor running, add 1/2 cup water; season with salt and pepper.

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Made for Bowery by Sue Li.

Sue Li is a food stylist and recipe developer based in New York City. She is a frequent contributor to New York Times Cooking and previously worked at Bon Appétit and Real Simple Magazine. And way before that, she worked at Eleven Madison Park as a line cook and learned about the world of recipe-making after she tested all the recipes for the restaurant's first cookbook.

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