Creamy, tangy, full of flavor, this healthy Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing is life changing deliciousness! Not only is it fast, easy and perfect for salads and dipping veggies, but it tastes just like the real deal. Deliciously punchy undertones of vinegar goodness with rich velvety flavors will hook you with the first bite. Take your favorite salads and veggie bowls to the next level with this fabulous dressing; it is sure to absolutely delight your taste buds, making it this week’s awesome Whip It Up Wednesday recipe.
Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients, and gluten free.
Hi there, Ameera here!
This week’s Whip It Up Wednesday is our utterly delicious Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing. We wanted to make something fun, bold, and full of tangy rich flavors and most importantly tastes like the non-vegan version. And oh wow, did we create an incredible Caesar dressing that is sure to put a smile on your face!
Whip it up Wednesday
As you already know, every Wednesday, we feature a quick and easy recipe that can be “whipped up” in 20 minutes or less. This recipe can be made in a few quick minutes which really helps speed things up in the kitchen.
Our Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing is the perfect accompaniment for your veggie/salad bowls, or simply over some steamed veggies. We couldn’t stop dipping veggies into this deliciousness, it is so gosh darn good!
Annnd, of course, we LOVE our veggies in all there beauteousness plain with their delicious natural flavors, but there are times (sometimes often – who are we kidding lol) when you need to “spice up life” with a fabulous dressing/dip that just sends your tastebuds on a roller-coaster ride of flavor! And this is just the dressing or dip that is sure to do that for you.
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Rainbow Veggie Bowl
Here’s how we prepared this rainbow bowl of healthy tastiness:
- Salad Greens
- Zoodled Carrots
- Cucumber Ribbons
- Tomato Wedges
- Sliced Radishes
- Sliced Red Onions
- Shredded Red Cabbage
- Pasta (We used Penne)
- Roasted Chickpea “Croutons”
- Hemp Seeds
- Oil Free Vegan Caesar Dressing
Perfect Score
After successful recipe testing, this loveliness was a master piece and ready for some additional taste testers… and it just so happened that Dad was ready for his “late lunch.” Dad was asking if we’d had anything that needed to be “tested,” which is quite frequent. LOL
I casually stated, “We made some Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing, if you’d like to try it.” – knowing that this delicious dressing was going to knock his socks off, and boy was I right. He was raving about this new dressing – giving it a “perfect score in the dad taste-testing world.” Yahooooo!
I mean, how could it not be a perfect score? This Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing checks off all the must haves for everything a great salad dressing should be: healthy, delicious, boasting no oil, no processed ingredients, and no processed sugar. Give it a try on your next salad, you’ll be glad you did!
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Products Used:
- High Speed Blender
Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 3/4 Cup 1x
- Category: Dressing, Sauces
- Cuisine: American
Description
Creamy, tangy, full of flavor, this healthy Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing is life changing deliciousness! Not only is it fast, easy and perfect for salads and dipping veggies, but it tastes just like the real deal. Deliciously punchy undertones of vinegar goodness with rich velvety flavors will hook you with the first bite. Take your favorite salads and veggie bowls to the next level with this fabulous dressing; it is sure to absolutely delight your taste buds, making it this week’s awesome Whip It Up Wednesday recipe.
Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients, and gluten free.
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw cashews
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 4 Tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened plain plant milk
- ¼ teaspoon molasses (optional)
- 1 Tablespoon white miso *
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons capers
- 1/8 teaspoon dried ground mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, cover the raw cashews in boiling water, set aside to soak for 20 minutes (or fast method, place raw cashews in a small pan, cover with water and boil for 10 minutes, then briefly rinse with cold water to cool them down).
- In the meantime, measure out all your remaining ingredients directly into the high-speed blender, then set aside.
- After 20 minutes (or 10 with quick method), drain the cashews and discard the water, then add the cashews into the high-speed blender with all the dressing ingredients and emulsify until smooth.
- Taste test the dressing and add more seasonings, if needed.
Notes
*Miso: We used Miso Master Organic Mellow White Premium Lite Miso, Certified Gluten Free. Miso really lends itself to balancing flavors when you don’t use oil. You can also substitute with chickpea miso for a soy free version.
*Tips: Refrigerating the dressing can cause it to thicken up, you may wish to add a splash of water to thin out, if needed.
*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
*Chickpea “Croutons”: Drain and rinse one 15 oz. can of chickpeas and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, black pepper, and sweet paprika, mix well to evenly coat the chickpeas. Then place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake in a 400 F oven for 10 minutes, longer if you want them crispy.
*Serving: Makes approximately 3/4 cup of dressing.
*Storage: Refrigerate and use within 5 days.
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Perfect timing, ladies! Caesar salad had always been a Christmas tradition at my house for years–probably because it’s so simple, and by the time it comes to making the salad, I’m exhausted from so much cooking! I don’t think I’ve made it once since going WFPB, but this looks amazing! Yay–now I can have my tasty, no-bottled-dressing Caesar salads again! Thanks–you really know how to rock a salad. 🙂
Hi there Elizabeth 🙂
Awesome! We are so excited that you’ll be trying this recipe! Caesar Salad is a wonderful Christmas tradition, and we hope you enjoy our WFPB version! <3 Thank you so much for taking the time to write! <3
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
So yum! Easy and quick to make. Worked well in the Vitamix and Magic Bullet.
Hi there Naomi 🙂
Yaaayyy! We are so glad that you enjoyed this dressing and that it worked well in your Vitamix and Magic Bullet! We appreciate your wonderful feedback.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
This looks amazing 🙂 I have a chickpea miso that I am going to try to make it with. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful recipes
Hi there Deb 🙂
Thank you so much for your kind words. Chickpea miso is wonderful too! We are so excited that you will be giving this recipe a try! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Another great recipe ladies! So easy and so delicious. Blended well in my magic bullet!
Hi there Carol-Anne 🙂
Yaaayyy! We are so thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe! Glad that it worked well in the magic bullet too! Thank you so much for taking the time to write and for your wonderful feedback <3
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Hi Ladies-
Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe. I absolutely love your recipes and they’ve helped me on weight loss journey. I’m not a true vegan, but enjoy eating lots of vegan recipes. You inspire me to improve my health.
Thanks again!!!
Hi there Jen 🙂
Wooo hooo!!!! We are so thrilled to hear that you enjoyed this recipe and our other recipes as well! We are glad to be of help to you on your weight loss journey and so happy our recipes can be of inspiration to you! Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and taking the time to write!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Oh my gosh! I just made this and tasted it out of the blender and it is AMAZING!!! I had to just stop and leave this comment before I even poured it out of the blender. Haha! I didn’t put in the molasses and it’s perfect! Can’t wait for everyone to try the salad tonight at dinner. Yum! Thanks so much!
Hi there Becky 🙂
Woo Hoo!!! We are so excited that you enjoyed this dressing! It’s definitely one of our go-to dressings. We appreciate your awesome feedback and taking the time to write! Thank you so much!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Wow!!! I was so skeptical. I did this exactly as you said except I was out of miso so I subbed a splash of Braggs liquid aminos. This is BURSTING with so many good tangy and Unami flavors! I’m using it as a dip for my cucumbers! Thank you!
Hi there Tiffany 🙂
Yaaaay!!! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your adjustments and wonderful feedback with us! We truly appreciate you taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Very good! Caesar salad was all about the parmesan cheese for me (before going wfpb), so I had a LITTLE doubt. Lol.
But boy, this made a great dinner along with your smashed potatoes.
Hi there Sandra 🙂
Woo hoo! We are glad that you enjoyed this recipe. We LOVE Caesar salad! We appreciate you sharing your wonderful review. Thank you so much for taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
This dressing is fantastic on top of a garden salad or spinach salad with sun-dried tomatoes. I add some roasted almonds and make it a meal. So good, and I never get tired of it.
Hi there Brad 🙂
Yaaaayyy! We are so thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe. Love the idea of roasted almonds. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome review with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
I’ve been making this dressing often and I love it. I wanted to try using PB2 Cashew powder instead of whole cashews and it worked out great, I used 1/2 cup of the cashew powder. I’m not sure if it is less fat or calories. I also think it would help if you don’t have a high speed blender.
Thanks again for all your hard work in making such incredible recipes!
Hi there Amy,
YAYYY!!! We are so happy that you have been enjoying this dressing with using PB2 Cashew powder! Thank you for letting us know that it works great. We appreciate you taking time to leave us an awesome review.
-Ameera and Robin
Just made this and then had to immediately make a second batch while the ingredients were still out.
Absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!
Passed the kid test too. Caesar is their favorite salad and we can now ditch the bottle from the store
Hi there Jody,
AWESOME!!! We are thrilled that you and your family enjoyed this dressing. Thank you so much for taking time to leave us a fantastic review.
-Ameera and Robin
Absolutely delicious! Thank you ladies!
Hi there Kathy,
YAYYYY!!! We are thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for taking time to leave us a fantastic review.
-Ameera and Robin