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Is Ranch Dressing Vegan?
Regular ranch dressing is not vegan, it contains dairy products like mayonnaise, buttermilk, and sour cream.
When I first became vegan over 20 years ago, I made a lot of homemade salad dressings because honestly you really had to because there weren't many palatable options (if any) on the market.
Nowadays, there are the store-bought vegan ranch dressings brands like Hampton Creek and Daiya. They are best for back up because they aren't really as wholesome as homemade salad dressings.
I love to make this vegan ranch for special occasions, it is good for 1 week refrigerated so it can be made fresh weekly. Use half the water and it makes a lovely dip for Cauliflower Nuggets or Baked Tofu Nuggets.
Ingredients In Vegan Ranch Dressing Recipe
Cashews
Water
lemon juice
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Dried Parsley
Dried Dill
Fresh Chives of Green Onions
How To Make Vegan Ranch Dressing Recipe
Soak cashews for at least an hour, if you have a high-speed blender, you can skip this step.
Rinse cashews and place in a high-speed blender with water, lemon juice, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.
Stir in parsley, dill, and chives. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
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Nutrition
- Energy:
- 53 kcal / 222 kJ
- Fat:
- 4 g
- Protein:
- 1 g
- Carbs:
- 3 g
Cooking Time
- Preparation:
- 5 min
- Ready in:
- 5 min
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups raw cashews, soaked for an hour
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives or green onions, finely chopped
- 1/2- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place washed cashews, water, lemon juice, onion powder, garlic powder and salt in a high-speed blender and process until creamy.
- Stir in parsley, dill and chives. Store in. an airtight container for a week. It will thicken as it sits in the refrigerator so stir before serving.
Notes
Hello! I would like to try, however, I’m allergic to all kinds of nuts. Are cashews required in order to make the ranch dressing?
Corey, you can substitute with sunflower seeds
Outstanding!! Thank you.
Raw cashews have 720 calories per cup, so I sense the nutrition info might have a typo.
Using this ranch on my veggie wraps. Veggies never tasted so good!!!
Andrea, thank you. I manually did it and definitely plugged in some wrong figures. I adjusted it.
Michelle Blackwood, thank you for your blog post.Really thank you! Awesome.
You are welcome, I really appreciate it. Have a great day.