Artificial Flavors Free Vegan Cashew Ranch Dressing
Most store-bought ranch dressings are loaded with artificial flavors, stabilizers, and ingredients you can barely pronounce — which makes finding a clean version genuinely tricky. This creamy, blended dressing skips all of that by building its flavor entirely from real herbs and pantry staples. Soaked raw cashews create a silky, dairy-free base that blends up impossibly smooth, while dried dill, parsley, and chives deliver that classic ranch character without a drop of anything artificial. A hit of lemon juice and apple cider vinegar adds brightness and tang, and the optional Dijon mustard gives it just a little extra depth if you want it. You can dial the consistency from thick dip to pourable dressing just by adjusting the water, making it endlessly versatile for salads, veggie platters, grain bowls, or wraps. A quick rest in the fridge lets everything meld together beautifully, and the result tastes far better than anything that comes out of a bottle.
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8 servings
- 1 cup raw cashews
- ½ cup water, plus more to thin
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 small garlic clove
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried dill
- ½ tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp dried chives
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dijon mustard (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Place the cashews in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 30 minutes, then drain and rinse well.
- 2
Transfer the drained cashews to a high-speed blender. Add the ½ cup water, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic clove, onion powder, garlic powder, dried dill, dried parsley, dried chives, salt, black pepper, and Dijon mustard, if using.
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