Avocado Aioli
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Avocado Aioli is a super flavorful dip or spread that jazzes up all types of recipes from tacos to steak fries to sandwiches. Try our short-cut method to make your own homemade avocado aioli!
What Is Aioli?
The name “aioli” literally means “garlic and oil” and originally comes from the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France, and Italy. More recent versions of this French-Provençal sauce resemble a garlic mayonnaise, incorporating egg yolks and lemon juice.
After tinkering with various ways to make homemade aioli, we decided making aioli from scratch is HARD to get right. (Truth be told, we had several flops before a success.) That’s why we decided to take a short-cut and use the following basic ingredients, including store-bought real mayo.
Ingredients
- Avocado – Adds a creamy richness and lovely green color that brightens any dish. Toss any leftover avocados in our Avocado Pasta.
- Real mayonnaise – I like Avocado Mayo, since it has cleaner ingredients.
- Fresh lemon juice (or lime juice, to change it up) – adds a deep flavor.
- Minced fresh parsley (or cilantro, to change it up)
Why Make Homemade Aioli?
One of the biggest challenges when trying to eat a real foods/whole foods diet is condiments! Most condiments are jam-packed with additives, preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, and many other mystery ingredients. When time allows, you’ll find that making your own condiments like BBQ sauce, salad dressings, and pesto is not only healthier, but they are must tastier too! This proved to be especially true with our aioli.
We did take a short-cut by using real mayonnaise in this recipe, so look for the one with the fewest ingredients or buy one in the health food section.
How to Make Avocado Aioli
You’ll be surprised at how easy homemade avocado aioli actually is to make. Simply use a food processor to combine all of the ingredients listed below in the recipe.
What Should I Use Avocado Aioli On or With?
- Steak Fries
- Roasted Asparagus (or your favorite roasted vegetables)
- Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders – serve as a dip, along with your favorite BBQ sauce and Honey Mustard Sauce
- Gourmet Chicken Sandwiches
- Cheddar Chive Burgers
- A dip for chips or raw veggie sticks
- Topping on deli sandwiches
Recipe FAQs
Seal and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The flavor is better after it sits for 24 hours.
Because of the mayonnaise base, we don’t recommend freezing it.
Since this recipe is mayonnaise-based, it contains eggs and oil but NO dairy.
Note: Always check an aioli recipe and make sure it does not include sour cream, buttermilk, or cream to make sure it’s dairy-free.
More Great Dipping Sauces
If you like the idea of this recipe, be sure to give these dipping sauces a try:
Avocado Aioli
Ingredients
- 1/2 large ripe Hass avocado
- 1/3 cup real mayonnaise (I like Avocado Mayo, since it has cleaner ingredients)
- 2 garlic cloves (smashed or minced)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Blend all the ingredients until creamy in a small food processor or blender. Seal and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Flavor is better after it sits for 24 hours.
Can you substitute the mayo for something else, like Greek yogurt?
I think that sounds like a tasty substitute.
Awesome just the way it is. However, we like spicy And next time I will add a little bit of hallopino pepper
Jalapenos sounds like a great addition Alice. Thanks for leaving a review.
Made this to dip for my #AldiFind of the week: eggplant fries and it was delicious!
Mmmm… makes me want to run to my Aldi and see if I can find those! Thanks for sharing Angel.
This is so yummy 😋 my husband treated me to chick fi la delivery where I got their market salad and fruit cup.. I could not order the avocado ranch dressing so I decided to make this instead .. OH WOW!! I did not have any parsley nor lemon but substitute lime and it’s so much better then their dressing .. Hugs
Hi Lydia! So glad we could come to the rescue of not having the CFA dressing! 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and tell others about your substitution as well.
This is astonishingly good! I have made it a few times for BLT sandwiches and also to top hamburgers. I shared it with family last summer and they all agreed that it was a must have addition to summer picnics!
So awesome to hear this, Laura. Thanks for taking the time to share!