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Chipotle Ranch Dressing

February 15, 2016 by Emily 1 Comment

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This creamy paleo Chipotle Ranch Dressing is the perfect marriage of smoky spice and creamy texture. Your tacos, salads, and sandwiches will never be the same again.

Creamy Chipotle Ranch - This is the perfect blend of smoky spice and rich creaminess. Perfect for fish tacos, salads, and more!

 

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a fan of salad. Primarily for the goodies.

I like lettuce well enough, but the real point of salad, in my opinion, is all the other deliciousness you add.  I love piling high a mound of veggies, fruit, nuts (candied, toasted, or raw), protein (like beans or chicken), and something that feels decadent like some avocado, olives, a few crumbles of bacon, or any kind of cheese (back when we could have it). Then, you pull everything together with an incredible dressing.

Creamy Chipotle Ranch - Paleo & Vegan Friendly!
Sometimes, I’m all about something light. A simple vinaigrette, or even just some olive oil, balsamic vinegar or lemon juice, and a little salt and pepper. Other times, I’m all about something rich or sumptuous, like the creamy parmesan dressing of yore, or good ol’ paleo ranch.

It’s so easy to make different variations on ranch dressing–add a big handful of cilantro and use lime juice to make cilantro-lime-ranch, or add some jalapeños for some kick. In this case, I wanted something with enough punch to really stand out. This chipotle ranch dressing is the perfect marriage of smoky heat and creamy texture. It’s silky smooth and turns just about any veggies and proteins you combine into something amazing.

Creamy Chipotle Ranch is so easy! It makes for a week of awesome lunch salads or wakes up your dinners!
Your taco salads will never be the same. Your fish tacos will be out of this world. You can even spread it on a grilled ham sandwich or panini to take it to the next level. It’s a very versatile dressing that we’ve had on repeat lately. I just can’t get enough.

Notes on the recipe:

Make Your Own. You can make this recipe with homemade mayo (it literally takes about 2 minutes to make) or veganaise.

Or don’t. Our favorite store-bought mayonnaise is this Primal Kitchen variety made with avocado oil, and our favorite veganaise is Just Mayo, which you can pick up anywhere from Target to Costco. It’s gluten, dairy, soy, and egg free, and made with pea protein instead of eggs, but no joke, it tastes like the real thing.

The best tool for the job. This is a perfect job for an immersion blender. I use mine for making homemade mayo, but it’s also great for these small-batch blending jobs. It’s super affordable and if you don’t have one, you’ll be surprised how much you use it!

Check the heat! This recipes uses canned chipotle peppers in adobo. If you are gluten free, you need to check your labels to make sure the adobo sauce isn’t thickened with flour. We’ve had the best luck with La Costena brand. Also, to be clear this recipe DOES NOT use a full can. It uses 1 PEPPER depending on how spicy you like your dressing. 1 pepper is plenty for us. If you’re heat sensitive, you may want to start with 1/2 a pepper and work up from there.

Make them last. I never use a full can of these chipotle peppers, so I make them last by freezing them. I freeze leftover chipotles individually on a sheet of parchment paper. When they’re solid, I transfer them to a freezer-safe bag and then I can just pull one out when I need one for a recipe.

This Creamy Chipotle Ranch is vegan and paleo friendly. It's great on salads, sandwiches, wraps, and tacos. SO GOOD!
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Creamy Chipotle Ranch - This is the perfect blend of smoky spice and rich creaminess. Perfect for fish tacos, salads, and more!

Chipotle Ranch Dressing


  • Author: One Lovely Life
  • Yield: about 1 1/4 cups 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise or veganaise (homemade or store-bought)
  • 1/4 cup full-fat coconut milk (or dairy milk or water)
  • 1–2 chipotle peppers in adobo
  • juice of 1 lime
  • salt, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, blender, or using an immersion blender, puree all ingredients (start with 1 pepper!) until very smooth. Taste and add additional salt or chipotle pepper as desired.
  2. Dressing will keep in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

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Filed Under: appetizers & dips, condiments, marinades, & spreads, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Paleo, salads, snacks, Vegan, Whole30 Recipes Tagged With: Tex-Mex

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  1. Paige says

    February 15, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    This dressing looks amazing! I actually did a sponsored post last year for a similar dressing that hidden valley makes and I was obsessed and put it on EVERYTHING. I’m glad to know it’s super easy to make, and there are obviously less chemicals and preservatives in the homemade version!

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