This SERIOUSLY is better than ranch but sooo much like it. It’s crazy! I love to have this on hand to “dress” up my salads!!
INGREDIENTS
1 cup cashews, soaked for 2 hours
and drained
½ cup water
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
2 dates, soaked
Date soak water
2 large cloves garlic
2 T red onion
1½ T Herbamare
½ oz. Irish moss (optional!)
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1 T parsley, diced*
½ t dill, diced*
1 T green onion, diced*
* hand mix into blended dressing
INSTRUCTIONS
Blend all ingredients until super smooth. Then hand mix the diced ingredients. Ideally, this will sit in the fridge in an airtight container for at least an hour or two to congeal before eating. But it will be yummy straight up too!!
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ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Just type whatever you have to say below. We’d love to hear from you, no matter what it is. Well, as long as it is related to the dressing in some way!
Why do the nuts need to be soaked? I don’t get it since I am a raw newbie.
Thanks, Shirley
P.S. Love your website
Ooooh, I love Newbies and Newbie Questions! Glad you’re here! <3 Cashews don’t have to be soaked for anything, actually. BUT in this recipe it really helps to get your dressing nice and creamy — they’ve already been softened up and so blend much more fully without much effort. If you don’t yet have a Machine like a Vita-Mix, the soak will help immensely. Even with the Vita-Mix it’s a huge help!
xxo Eva
P.S. THANK YOU for the love!!
Also made this recipe. So yummy, had it on my tossed salad with Grandma’s dressing and ranch bit on it which I forgot I had it in the fridge. Sooo yummy!!!
Always a nice treat to make this one!! Glad you enjoyed it!! (And HI!)
Hi eva, just wondering if the irish moss needs to prepared-soaked before hand or if this happens while it sits in the fridge? Thanks so much for the recipes, you keep me inspired! linden x
Hey Linden! You’ll want to click on the link at the text of Irish Moss to get info on how to prepare it — I wrote a whole post on it there. Lemme know if that does not answer your question!
xxo Eva
Eva I really think this is way BETTER THAN RANCH!!! For a few days I was craving a good Ranch dressing and I ran into this recipe and sure enough it was yummy… By the way, I used the Irish Moss and I was very happy with the result. It was really inspiring to use Irish moss in savory dressings (as silly as it may sound I had stored in my pastry section and never thought of it in salad dressings but it makes perfect sense… and takes the silky texture to another level, plus adds a bit of nutrition… I loved it!! I love your posts and your endless effort to share raw food recipes and content with others!!! Respect, love Cristina Archila
Cristiiiina! AWESOME!! Thank you so much for the feedback! As you WELL KNOW, I adore your site and style, so any time you have something nice to say over here it gets me blushing! ha! In any case, I’m glad you enjoyed it and hope to see some fun savory recipes from you with Irish moss. It’s such a pleasant mouth feel for me to have recipes with it, and I just love it in general. Lemme know if you share any soon!!
So much love to you!!
xxo Eva
I just made this and it didn’t turn out as white as the picture shows. Did I do something wrong?
I couldn’t find any Irish Moss so I used agar agar. It tastes good and I’m sure after it sits it will be even better. Thanks, Heidi
Hey there Heidi!!
I have GOT to post a new picture that is not a stock photo! BUT I will tell you — mine does still come out looking VERY close to that white ~ and the picture I DO actually now have on my computer from a pro photo shoot was quite similar as well… How are your cashews? Are they dark in color at all or a very light variety? If they taste good, you’re fine!! I hope the agar agar worked well — and would love to hear if it continued to thicken after sitting a bit!!
xxo Eva
The cashews were not too dark, maybe it was the dates and the nuts together that made the beige color. It was yummy and even my daughter (she’s 10) keeps asking for some, so it was a hit.
I had never used the agar agar and I will have to do some research before I do it again to get the full effect. It wasn’t stand up a spoon in it thick, but it was not runny.
I will definitely keep this recipe on hand and make it often.
Thanks, Heidi
lol! Maybe. That is AWESOME that you have your 10-year-old daughter asking for it. Hey — just FYI — this is GREAT to make ranch-flavored kale chips. Is she hooked on those yet???
xxo Eva
Oh my goodness! I saw the link to this on Facebook (via Don’t Fear the Vegan). I had everything in the house (except I substituted agar agar, which worked great), so I gave it a try. I am so happy! I have never liked any of the recipes I have tried for homemade vegan ranch. This one is yummy, and the color and texture are great! Thanks!
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Hi Eva,
It’s me again…
I don’t have fresh dill. How much dried would you use instead?
Sharon
Hi Sharon! I’d split it into 1/3 the amount (a good rule of thumb for dried versus fresh!)
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good dressing.
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