Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing

Cookgirl's Note:

Nutritional yeast is a godsend for folks who are vegan or those dairy-intolerant. I think this recipe gives traditional Caesar salad dressings a run for their money. Nutritional yeast is available in bulk in well-stocked grocery stores. I forgot the recipe source!?

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
• 2 tablespoons almonds, blanched and ground
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine the mustard, nutritional yeast, almonds, and garlic. Make a paste.
2. *Whisk in the water, lemon juice, soy sauce, olive oil and white pepper.
3. *I prefer to blend the ingredients together in a mini-blender or using a hand-held immersion blender for a creamier consistency.
4. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Adjust seasonings if necessary.

Reviews

[maddie.]

This was nearly perfect. I added 1 tablespoon of agave, about a half cup of reconstituted arame (seaweed, commonly used in vegan caesar dressing to replace the anchovies for fishiness), and THEN it was perfect. Thank you for the recipe!

[magpie diner]

Mmmm mmmm - loved it! Whether or not you want to call it "Caesar", it is a delicious dressing that can hold it's own with romaine in the same fashion. Would make a great dip too if you cut back on the water. I love how little oil is in this, but still rich from the almonds. I need a dressing to inspire me to make salad sometimes (lazy me), and this absolutely did. I followed your suggestion and ground up the almonds first, then threw the rest of the ingredients in - easy peasy. Thanks for posting!! (Update...used this for a pasta salad - so good, I had people asking for the recipe. Just let it come to room temperature or dress right before serving).

[Mindelicious]

DH really enjoyed this dressing! He did say it was a bit mustardy (he isn't a huge mustard fan so the flavor probably really stuck out for him) so I added a bit of agave to cut the sharp mustard flavor and he loved it. Now if only I wasn't too lazy to make some croutons he could have a decent caesar salad ;) Thanks a lot Cookgirl!! Made for Veg*n Swap 26!!