
Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing
This dressing is so outrageously creamy and delicious it's guaranteed to earn the top spot on your "Most Wanted" list of salad favourites. With its rich, tangy flavour and a hint of umami, it's the perfect accomplice to crisp romaine and crunchy croutons. The best part? You can rustle it up in no time flat. Made from wholesome ingredients that are as kind to your body as they are to your taste buds, this dressing will have everyone at the table asking for the recipe—and they'll never guess it's vegan. One bite, and they'll be hooked.
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup raw cashews soaked in water for at least 4 hours
- 2 tbsp cooked chickpeas
- 2 tbsp aquafaba
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
- 1 tsp minced garlic (about 2 cloves)
- 1 tsp Bestcestershire Sauce (vegan Worcestershire sauce)
- 1 tsp capers including caper liquid
- ½ tsp dry mustard
- ½ tsp nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp salt
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the soaked cashews. Place in a food processor or blender along with 2 tbsp each cooked chickpeas, aquafaba, olive oil, and lemon juice, 1 tsp each minced garlic, Bestcestershire Sauce, and capers (including caper liquid), ½ tsp each dry mustard and nutritional yeast, ¼ tsp salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Process until the dressing is smooth and creamy (3–5 minutes), scraping down sides as needed with a rubber spatula. Makes ¾ cup.¼ cup raw cashews, 2 tbsp cooked chickpeas, 2 tbsp aquafaba, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tsp Bestcestershire Sauce, 1 tsp capers, ½ tsp dry mustard, ½ tsp nutritional yeast, ¼ tsp salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- If you refrigerate the dressing, remove it a few hours before use to allow the oil to properly liquify. Shake before using.
Breakout Trick
For soy-free, use soy-free vegan Worcestershire sauce.
Aquafaba is a fancy way of saying drained chickpea (garbanzo bean) water. Aquafaba is known in the vegan universe as an egg white substitute. The easiest way to get some is to open a can of salt-free chickpeas. Place a bowl under a colander and drain the chickpeas, reserving the flavourless, odourless liquid.
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 124mgPotassium: 62mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
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Delicious!
My family loved this!
This was hands down, the best Casesar Salad I have ever had!
Thank you for sharing this recipe