Beef Free Vegan Veggie Sticks with Ranch
Crisp, colorful, and genuinely satisfying, this snack plate is the kind of thing you can throw together for a crowd and watch disappear in minutes. The real star is the cashew-based ranch dip — soaked raw cashews blended with lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, onion, dill, and parsley create something remarkably creamy and tangy without a drop of dairy. It chills in the fridge while you prep the vegetables, which gives the flavors time to meld and the texture time to thicken into that classic, spoonable consistency. Carrots, celery, cucumber, and red bell pepper are cut into neat, uniform sticks that make dipping easy and the whole spread look effortlessly put together. Store-bought ranch almost always contains dairy or other animal-derived ingredients, so having a homemade version you can trust is genuinely useful. A scatter of fresh chives over the top adds a little color and a mild oniony bite that ties everything together beautifully.
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4 servings
For the ranch dip
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked in cold water for 30 minutes, then drained
- ½ cup water
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried dill
- ½ tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
For the veggie sticks
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
- 3 stalks celery, cut into sticks
- 1 medium cucumber, cut into sticks
- 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips
For serving
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Soak the cashews in cold water for 30 minutes, then drain and discard the soaking water.
- 2
Add the drained cashews, water, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, dried dill, dried parsley, salt, and black pepper to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth and creamy, about 1–2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. The dip should be thick enough to coat a spoon but still pourable — add water 1 tsp at a time if it is too thick.
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