Garlic Avocado Spread
Packed with healthy fats super easy to make, this easy garlic avocado spread can be a great teammate to your toast, sandwiches and so much more.
The creamy avocado is perfectly balanced with the hint of pungent flavor from the garlic and the acidity from the lemon juice, and comes together into a delicious avocado spread- kind of a healthier version of my avocado butter spread. If you love your morning avocado toast, you’ve got to give this recipe a try.
All guacamole lovers will enjoy this spread- it is basically avocado in a slightly different, more versatile format. What’s best is the fact that this spread is vegan, and a great healthier substitute for mayo in most of your recipes.
This spread is great for someone who loves avocados and is on the hunt for a dairy free, vegan, vegetarian recipe that features them as the hero ingredient. And of course, don't forget to try my avocado lime crema too.
Quick Look: Garlic Avocado Spread
- 🔪Prep time: 5 minutes
- ⏲️Cook time: 0 minutes
- 👪 Servings: 2
- 📋Main ingredients: Avocado, olive oil, garlic, parsley, lemon, seasonings.
- ♨️Cooking method: Combine all ingredients in a food processor 🡢 blitz until you get a smooth mixture 🡢 refrigerate or serve immediately.
- ⭐Difficulty: Very easy.
- 🥣Serving ideas: Use it as a sandwich spread- teamed up with my homemade chicken deli meat and lots of veggies for a filling lunch.
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What's So Great About the Recipe?
- It's ridiculously easy to make. You'll need just a ripe avocado and some pantry staples.
- It comes together in just 5 minutes- it has to be the easiest no-cook condiment out there- like my jalapeno lime sauce.
- It's so versatile! You can use it as a bread spread or double it up as a dip to go with your favorite appetizers- even some Texas toothpicks.
Recipe Ingredients
- Avocado: You’ll need a fresh, ripe avocado for this recipe.
- Garlic: A couple of fresh garlic cloves can add a nice bit of pungent flavor to the spread, which can nicely balance the creaminess from the avocado.
- Lemon juice: Freshly squeezed lemon juice not only brightens up the spread, but also stops the browning of the avocado mixture aka oxidation.
- Olive oil: You’ll need copious amounts of olive oil to bring some more richness to the spread. I would recommend using extra virgin olive oil for best results or my lemon infused olive oil for some extra citrusy zing.
- Parsley: I also added some fresh parsley to get the avocado spread to have that nice green color.
- Seasonings: I kept the seasoning for this avocado spread pretty simple- just some sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper. You can use some garlic parsley salt too if you want to.
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions & Variations
- If you don’t have fresh garlic, you can use garlic powder instead. I like to use my air fried garlic sometimes to lend the spread a bit of a smoky depth.
- To get some more of that zesty flavor to the avocado spread, you can also add a sprinkle of some lemon zest.
- Lime juice can also be a good alternative to lemon juice for this recipe.
- If you don’t have parsley, you can use some fresh cilantro instead, or even some basil if you want to. I end up using my Air Fryer dried parsley sometimes.
How to Make Garlic Avocado Spread
Combine the avocado flesh and all the other ingredients in a food processor.
Blitz until you get a smooth, creamy spread.
💭Top Tip
To make the spread creamier, you can also add some Greek yogurt into it.
Tips & Tricks to Nail the Recipe
- To add some more flavor to the garlic avocado spread, you can also add some red pepper flakes into the mixture. I like to add my homemade jalapeno flakes whenever I have them at hand.
- If you like a bit of texture, you can combine the rest of the ingredients in a food processor, and then add some minced garlic into the avocado mixture towards the end.
- I used a food processor to get the perfect creaminess, but if you want the spread to have a slightly chunky texture, you can use a fork to mash the avocado.
- Use an infused salt like lemon infused salt or spicy jalapeno salt to lend the garlic avocado spread a bit of extra flavor.
How to Use Garlic Avocado Spread
This healthy garlic avocado spread can be put to use in a ton of ways. You can spread a thick layer of this on your bread toast in the morning, top it with some microgreens and a drizzle of chili crunch oil. I like to take it a step further and add my oven dried tomatoes for some extra texture.
This spread can also taste incredible with some nachos, tortilla chips, pita chips and veggie sticks. You can pair it with a nice roasted zucchini dip or my favorite lemon white bean dip. You can also loosen up the spread a bit and use it as a salad dressing. I like to add a splash of my habanero oil into the dip to lend it a nice bold flavor.
Recipe FAQs
If you’re leftover with some of the garlic avocado spread, and you want to store it for later, simply transfer it to an airtight container, drizzle some lime or lemon juice on top, and then refrigerate it. It should stay fresh for 2-3 days.
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Garlic Avocado Spread
Ingredients
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ⅓ cup parsley chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pinch black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Combine the avocado flesh and all the other ingredients in a food processor.
- Blitz until you get a smooth, creamy spread.
Notes
- Use a food processor or a fork to smash the avocado flesh if you want the spread to have a chunky texture.
- Make sure you squeeze in the lemon juice immediately after you peel and smash the avocado. This will help prevent browning.
