Waste Less Cooking: Avocado Feta Ranch Dressing

Don't throw away that discolored avocado or the juice left in your feta container. This recipe from chef Keith Lord will turn your scraps into a luscious dressing.

March 01, 2019

Ingredients

SERVINGS: 3/4 Cup(s)

2 large bruised, overripe avocados, halved, seeded, and skinned
1/4 cup liquid from feta cheese
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried dill
1/4 teaspoon dried chives
pinch kosher salt
to taste Cracked black pepper

Instructions

In a food processor or high-speed blender, combine avocado, feta liquid, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, dill, chives, and salt; pulse in short spurts until combined.

Season to taste with black pepper. Adjust consistency by adding more avocado to thicken the dressing or more feta liquid to thin it.

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