Ranch is a necessary condiment, no? Its great for salads, it makes snacking on veggies that much better, and you wouldn’t dare have a buffalo cauliflower wing without it, right?? The only problem is, I haven’t found many store bought vegan versions that I have enjoyed. Not to mention, they aren’t that healthy, with lots of oils.

Enter: homemade vegan cashew-based ranch.

This ranch is simple to make, comes together in about 5 minutes, and tastes so fresh because of the fresh herbs. However, if you don’t have fresh herbs available I have a dried herb option in the notes, still really good!

Now what to use it for? The options are endless, my friends. We use this for dunking buffalo cauliflower wings, veggie wraps, drizzling on salads, dipping pizza, and my kiddos love to dip veggies (especially cucumbers) in this. The thickness will depend on how much liquid you use, you’ll want more liquid if you’re using it for a salad, and thicker if you’re using this as a dip, but its all personal preference. Also, because its cashew based it will thicken up a bit the longer it sits.

Recipe

Vegan Ranch

This creamy ranch is creamy, tangy, and full of fresh herbs,- perfect for drizzling on salads, dipping veggies, smothering over cauliflower buffalo wings, whatever your ranch-loving-heart desires.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword dressing, ranch, vegan

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Total Time 10

Equipment

blender

Ingredients

¾ cups raw cashews soaked
¼ cup vegan mayonaise
¼ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
1 dash pepper
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
¼ cup unsweetened almond milk (or plant milk of choice)
¼ cup water
2 tbsp italian parsley, chopped finely
1 tbsp dill, chopped finely
1 tbsp chives, chopped finely

Instructions

Soak your cashews for a few hours, or boil for a few minutes.
Add cashews, mayo, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, apple cider vinegar, and lemon juice to blender.
Combine milk and water in a measuring cup. Add most of liquid mixture to blender.
Blend thoroughly.
Once blended, check consistency and add the rest of the liquid, or more if needed (you can add more than recipe recuires if you want it thinner.)
Chop herbs very finley. Add to blender and blend quickly and slowly to mix in. Alternatively, pour base mixture to a bowl and hand mix the herbs in. Any combination of herbs works, if you want more dill add more dill, you're looking for about ½cup total.
Taste ranch. Add more salt or acid if needed, otherwise it's ready to enjoy!

Notes

If you want to use dried herbs instead of fresh, use the same herbs: parsley, chives, and dill. Start wit ½ tsp of each, going up to 1 tsp.

If you try this, let me know what you think!