Dairy Free Ranch Dressing

Dairy Free Ranch Dressing is rich and creamy and simple to make. Fun and creative then use it on tacos, appetizers, salads and as a dip.

Whether it is the beginning of a new year or hovering around the holidays I am always trying to be my best self. One of the ways I can do this is by improving the way I eat. Do you know you can have a plant based ranch dressing with just a speck of the fats as the original? It’s true!

I have mentioned before that we get a lot of family visiting throughout the year. Something that I have missed having on hand is ranch dressing. Ed doesn’t use it and I am vegan so those are good reasons why it does not show up in our refrigerator. I remember, way back when, that I use to really like ranch dressing and for some reason it seems to have become a favorite for the world. At least in my little world. Since I have become so adventurous this year with homemade condiments such as my Homemade Almond Mayonnaise I thought why not tackle ranch dressing. It was fun, easy and delicious. I hope you will give it a try.

Dairy Free Ranch Dressing

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 1 1/2 cup dressing

Serving Size: whatever you like

Ingredients

1 cup cashews, soaked for at least 4 hours

3/4 cup dairy free milk (I used Almondmilk Light)

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon maple syrup

2 teaspoons onion powder

1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

1/2 teaspoon dried chives

1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

Put the soaked cashews in a food processor. Add the dairy free milk. Process until you can get it as smooth as possible. There will be the tiniest bits of cashew but hardly noticeable.

Pour apple cider vinegar and maple syrup into the mix and process another minute.

Add the remaining ingredients and mix. If it seems to thick then add more non dairy milk.

Pour into container and store in refrigerator.

This will keep in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

Silk has many varieties of Almondmilk and this time I wanted to try their Almondmilk Light. My thought process was that I should use it in all of my recipes that call for a non-sweetened dairy free milk if it is going to be less in calories and still add the minerals and key vitamins that I need. Win-win in my book. I gotta say it is delicious and I feel great about working towards making myself stronger and happier. Let’s bloom together. Bloom = Your best self.

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This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.

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