Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing (oil-free; wfpb; vegan)
Try this Creamy whole food plant-based hemp heart and yogurt Caesar salad dressing, featuring capers, mustard, lemon, and black salt. Toss it with romaine lettuce or chopped kale leaves for the perfect Caesar salad. It's also delicious tossed with pasta.
Equipment
- high speed blender
Ingredients
- ½ cup hemp hearts or pine nuts
- 1 cup non-dairy milk (unsweetened and plain)
- ¼ cup non-dairy plain yogurt* (unsweetened and plain)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 Tbsp spicy brown or Dijon mustard
- 3 tsp capers (or olives) + 3 tsp caper (or olive) brining juice
- ¼ tsp black sea salt kala namak and pepper to taste (optional)
Instructions
- In a high-speed blender, blend all of the ingredients together until the dressing is smooth.
- Taste the dressing and adjust the lemon juice, capers and brine, salt, garlic, and mustard to taste.
- Serve immediately.
- Store any remaining dressing in an air-tight jar or container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Notes
* You can use any plain unsweetened non-dairy yogurt, such as Kite Hill, So Delicious, or my Creamy Non-dairy Yogurt, which is super easy to make and can be used in a lot of recipes. You can also substitute unsweetened plain non-dairy milk instead. It just won’t be as creamy.
Makes about 2 cups of dressing.