Chipotle Salad Dressing

This delicious, creamy Chipotle Salad Dressing is made with mayonnaise, canned chipotle peppers with adobo sauce, lime juice, a touch of honey, and fresh minced garlic. This homemade dressing has smoky flavors and is perfect for topping salads, burrito bowls, or for dipping chicken nuggets or french fries.

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• ❤️ Why you'll love it
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🥄 Equipment
• 🥫Storage
• 📖 Variations
• 💭 Tips
• 🙋 FAQ's
• 📚 Related Recipes
• 🍽 Serve with...
• 📖 Recipe
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❤️ Why you'll love it

Budget friendly: why spend money in the grocery stores when you can create your own delicious salad dressing right at home for a fraction of the cost!

Simple ingredients: this recipes is made with just 5 ingredients

Low carbohydrate: each serving of this honey chipotle salad dressing is just 2 total carbohydrate (1 net carb)!

🥘 Ingredients

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Mayonnaise: this is the base of this salad dressing. I prefer Hellman's or Dukes mayo, if you want to stay keto, choose a keto friendly mayonnaise.

Whole Chipotle Pepper with Adobo Sauce: These are often sold in a can with adobo sauce. These peppers can pack a punch, so start small and add on as your tastebuds allow.

Fresh Garlic: offers another flavor bite to this dressing.

Fresh Limes: choose limes that give when gently squeezed.

Honey: this adds a touch of sweetness to balance out the flavors.

🔪 Instructions

1. Add the mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, garlic, honey, and lime juice to a large bowl.
2. Using a hand whisk, blend together ingredients until well combined.
3. Store any unused dressing in the fridge in an airtight container up to 1 week.

🥄 Equipment

Large bowl

Hand whisk

Garlic press

Wooden citrus reamer

Fine mesh strainer

🥫Storage

Refrigerate: store salad dressing in an airtight container in the fridge up to 1 week.

📖 Variations

• Substitute Greek Yogurt for the mayonnaise
• Use a combination of sour cream and mayonnaise
• Add 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
• Substitute ½ teaspoon garlic powder for the garlic cloves
• Substitute lemon juice for the lime juice

💭 Tips

• Mixing by hand, you will still see flecks of chipotle pepper in the dressing. If preferred, using a food processor or blender is the best way to blend the ingredients for a completely smooth sauce.

🙋 FAQ's

📚 Related Recipes

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🍽 Serve with...

Some of my favorite ways to serve this chipotle dressing is on a green salad, taco salad, burrito bowl, or as a dip or sauce.

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