Copycat Chick-Fil-A avocado lime ranch dressing is a tasty variation on original ranch dressing. Tangy lime juice, creamy avocado and a variety of spices join together to make seriously delicious sauce.

Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing
Making restaurant favorite sauces at home, like Polynesian sauce and Chick-Fil-A sauce, is so easy and is a great way to control the ingredients. Most of the sauces can be made with simple ingredients you might already have and it’s easy to adjust them to your taste preference.
Chick-Fil-A salad dressings, like their avocado lime ranch, can also be simple to prepare and tastes just like the restaurant. It’s so much better than the bottled versions and without all of the preservatives.
Does avocado ranch taste like avocado?
This dressing has a slight hint of avocado and spices.
Why You’ll Love Avocado Lime Ranch
This twist on ranch is one of our favorites because it’s so creamy and flavorful with the fresh, tangy taste of lime.
Ingredients Needed for Chick Fil A Avocado Ranch Dressing
- Mayonnaise – Adds a nice creamy base. You can use full fat mayonnaise like Dukes or Best Foods. You can also substitute with a vegan version.
- Avocado – 1 large avocado is needed. A ripe avocado will be dark green, almost black, and have a little give when squeezed.
- Ranch seasoning – Use prepackaged or homemade ranch seasoning.
- Olive oil – Could also substitute with avocado oil or canola oil.
- Lime juice and zest – The juice of one large lime, or about 1/4 cup of lime juice.
- White vinegar – Can also substitute with apple cider vinegar.
- Salt, Cumin, Sugar – These bring all of the flavors together.
How to make Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing
This creamy avocado lime ranch dressing is super easy to make. Just grab your ingredients and either a food processor or blender.
- Zest lime using a microplane. Set aside.
- Cut avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop the inside of the avocado into the food processor.
- Add in mayonnaise, lime juice, lime zest, vinegar, water, ranch seasoning, cumin, salt, and sugar.
- Pulse until the mixture is smooth.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Chick Fil A Avocado Lime Ranch storage
Make sure to store this dressing in an airtight container, like a jar, in the refrigerator. This will last for 3-4 days if stored correctly.
I would not recommend freezing this dressing. Mayonnaise does not keep well in the freezer.
Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing Chick Fil A Recipe tips
- Make sure to use a ripe avocado.
- I recommend chilling for at least an hour to let the flavors come together.
- This dressing is a little thick. If you would like it to be more of a dressing for a salad, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of milk or water to thin it out.
- This recipe makes around 2 cups of dressing. You can easily double the ingredients for more servings.
- Make this recipe Keto friendly by substitute the sugar with a sugar alternative or leave it out completely.
How to serve Chick Fil A Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing
This dressing is very versatile and can be used as a dressing or a dip. Try serving it on:
- Salads and pasta salads.
- On a burger, chicken sandwich or veggie burger.
- With seafood like shrimp, tuna, fish and more.
- As a dip for chips or vegetables.
- Over tacos or quesadillas.
Chick Fil A Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing FAQs
According to Chick-Fil-A, their avocado lime ranch is not dairy free.
Yes, they sell bottled avocado lime ranch at select grocery stores.
Chick-Fil-A reports that the dressing has 2 net carbs.
More easy sauce recipes
If you like making copycat recipes at home, be sure to give these a try.
- Taco Bell quesadilla sauce
- Restaurant style Mexican white sauce
- Wingstop ranch dressing
- Subway chipotle southwest sauce
- Wingstop ranch
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Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 avocado
- 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Cut avocado in half and remove the pit. Zest the lime and set aside.
- Scoop avocado into food processor or blender. Add in mayonnaise, oil, vinegar, ranch seasonings, lime juice, lime zest, sugar, cumin, and water in food processor or blender.
- Pulse until combined and smooth.
- Place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
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Notes
- Make sure to use a ripe avocado.
- I recommend chilling for at least an hour to let the flavors come together.
- This dressing is a little thick. If you would like it to be more of a dressing for a salad, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of milk or water to thin it out.
- This recipe makes around 2 cups of dressing. You can easily double the ingredients for more servings.
- Make this recipe Keto friendly by substitute the sugar with a sugar alternative or leave it out completely.
Peggy Smith
So easy and GREAT flavor.
heather
So happy you enjoyed it!
Paula May
Half a cup per serving??
heather
This makes just a little over a cup so I wrote it as close to 1/4 cup per serving. You can use as much or little as you want depending on how you are serving it. The leftovers keep well in the refrigerator for about a week.