This creamy avocado aioli is the perfect dip for veggies or French fries. Use it as a flavorful spread on your favorite lunchtime sandwich or even as a salad dressing. Made with simple ingredients, it is easy to make and full of flavor.
One way to make sure my kiddos eat their veggies is by serving them with creamy dips. The problem, of course, is that so many dips are filled with unnecessary sugars and preservatives.
My solution is to make homemade creations instead, which I am sure doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
While making homemade condiments may sound daunting, many are actually super simple to whip up when needed. That is definitely the case for this avocado garlic aioli.
It’s so creamy and has a beautiful depth of flavor. Plus, the avocados give it the most beautiful green color.
Whether you are looking for a veggie dip or something to slather on your sandwich, this aioli is a delicious choice.
What is an Aioli?
Aioli means “garlic” and “oil.” It’s these two ingredients that make up a traditional aioli that you may find in some Mediterranean dishes. It’s made by emulsifying raw garlic and olive oil using a mortar and pestle (source).
If you look up aioli in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, though, you’ll find it is actually defined as a garlic flavored mayo (source). That is because most aiolis today are made up of the same ingredients as mayo, plus some.
Mayo is an emulsion of eggs and oil. So, add a little garlic, some form of acid, and salt, and you get what we recognize as an aioli.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Simple – This recipe is so easy to make. Just add a few ingredients to a food processor and blend!
Great way to use up homemade mayo – Instead of using eggs and oil separately in this recipe, I use my homemade avocado mayo. Since homemade mayo does not last as long as store bought, this is a great way to use up any extra you have before it goes bad.
Healthy ingredients – Many store bought dips or condiments in general come loaded with preservatives and extra add ins. This aioli is only made with whole, simple ingredients.
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Ingredients
Mayonnaise – I use my homemade avocado mayo (find the recipe here). If you use store bought, I recommend finding one that uses an avocado oil for its base rather than highly processed oils like canola or soybean oil.
Avocado – It should be ripe.
Lime Juice – If you don’t have any lime juice, you can substitute with lemon juice. I just love the flavor lime gives this!
Garlic – A key ingredient to any traditional aioli.
Salt
Black Pepper
Tools You May Need
Spatula
Small bowl for serving
How to Make Avocado Aioli
Combine all ingredients into a food processor and pulse on high until smooth and creamy, scraping the sides down with a spatula as needed.
Taste and adjust any seasonings if needed.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
How to Serve Avocado Aioli
There are so many ways you can serve this simple recipe. Here are a few of my favorite ways to enjoy avocado aioli:
Dip – Perfect for dipping raw veggies into or even French fries or sweet potato fries!
Salad dressing – Take your salad up a notch by using this as a delicious and refreshing dressing.
Creamy spread – Delicious on your favorite sandwich, made with sourdough bread of course!
FAQ
Traditionally, aioli is made up of just two ingredients – olive oil and garlic. Most aiolis today also include eggs and some form of acid, such as lemon or lime juice.
Not technically, although an Aioli is sometimes used as a term to describe mayonnaise that includes additional flavoring. A traditional aioli is just olive oil and garlic. Whereas, mayo is made up of eggs and oil.
However, today’s aiolis commonly include eggs as well. You could argue that an aioli is simply a fancy term for flavored mayo.
Aiolis are high in fat thanks to the oil and eggs (in my recipe’s case, the mayo). So, if you are watching your fat in take, keep this in mind. However, if using good quality ingredients, you’ll find aiolis can be packed full of nutrients.
For example, garlic has vitamin C and vitamin B6 and has been shown to help boost your immune system (source). Avocados are also full of vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids (source).
Avocado aioli will not keep its color for very long. For ultimate freshness, use it within a couple of days. Store in the refrigerator after mixing together in an airtight container.
More Condiment Recipes From the Farmhouse
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- Easy Homemade Herb Butter
- Best Basil Walnut Pesto Recipe
- How To Make Sour Cream From Raw Milk
- Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese
If you try this recipe and love it, I would love if you could come back and give it 5 stars! Tag me on Instagram @farmhouseonboone.
Easy Avocado Aioli Recipe
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Mayo, I use my homemade avocado mayo
- 1 Large Ripe Avocado
- 1 Lime, Juiced
- 2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into a food processor and pulse on high until smooth and creamy, scraping the sides down with a spatula as needed.
- Taste and adjust any seasonings if needed.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Delicious!!! It’s an easy to adjust recipe. Mine was too salty so I added another avocado! Thank you for this recipe😊
Glad you got it to work for you!
Lisa, your sourdough recipes are always perfect! I am looking forward to trying your mayo and aioli recipes. Question: could one add fermenting liquid such as from fermented onions to your recipe? Or is it not recommended for this recipe.
Thank you for your website and proven recipes.
I’ve not personally tried this, but I think you can do it.
This looks so delicious Lisa! Cannot wait to try it…so healthy!
Thanks for sharing!
Love the farm pictures. That’s my kind of tour!! I took my kids on a dairy farm tour a few months ago. They had both an organic and conventional operation, but I sure was glad to see the organic side and know that is where our families milk came from! Also looking forward to trying the recipe. Love how simple it looks.
I just printed out the recipe. I can’t wait to serve this to our family & friends on Sunday afternoon during the football games. All of the recipes you share with us Lisa, are not only easy but delicious.
Thank you again for sharing with us.
Annie
I only ever buy organic and have for about the last 8 years!! God bless the organic farmers!!!!