Avocado Caesar Green Beans

This Avocado Caesar + Green Beans Combo Is Magic.

Like, we’re here to talk about green beans, but pick anything from the garden and dunk it in this sauce and it will be your favorite food all summer.

Bjork’s parents were over for dinner a few weeks ago and I made a batch of air fryer chicken (because, what else?). We needed just one more thing to make it into a meal. I had a bag of green beans. I had a craving for this avocado caesar dressing. It was a perfect recipe meet-cute right there in a moment of pre-dinner chaos, and now it’s our summer meal formula.

The salty, bright creaminess of the caesar-like sauce gets all wrapped up with the tender, summery-fresh green beans and lil crispy bits on top and it’s just so good. Fun to look at, fun to eat, and a new summer favorite.

Caesar green beans on a plate with air fried chicken.

This + any protein is kind of the meal formula for us at the moment. And I feel like you could replicate this formula with almost any garden vegetable! Grilled or roasted zucchini, asparagus, or fresh tender garden lettuce (like a real Caesar).

Easy proteins I usually turn to:

Air fryer chicken (my go-to)
Air fryer salmon
Baked chicken meatballs
Grilled brats or chicken sausages

Finally, a special word of endorsement for the avocado caesar dressing in this recipe. No matter what veggie we serve it with, they absolutely love it. I have heard the same from so many of you on Instagram – specifically that your kids like it! I do not know what it is about this sauce, but if you are feeding kids, I hope this sauce alone unlocks something for you at mealtime.

It’s lemony and tangy and finger-licking delicious with minimal ingredient usage. My favorite!

Cook Your Green Beans!

I boil them for about 3-4 minutes so they get tender and bright green. If you cook them for longer than 5 minutes or so, you will likely end up with green beans that turn dull green. Bright green ftw!

Blitz Up Your Avocado Caesar Dressing.

I love this little blender (affiliate link) for quick sauce blitzing! This avocado caesar is SO GOOD.

Make Your Panko Crispies (If You Want).

Pop a batch of these in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds at a time, stir, and repeat until they’re nice and golden! They keep really well in the fridge for use in lots of things – currently loving them in this big yummy Italian salad.

Assemble With The Toppings.

Green beans first, then dressing, then panko, then Parmesan. Red pepper flakes, freshly ground black pepper, or lemon zest if you’re feeling it!

You’re Done! Yum!

You can serve this in one big family-style dish (as shown) or put the little piles of green beans on individual plates and build that way. Either way, get in there and cut up the beans so they mix with the punchy, creamy caesar and the crunchies. So good.