Dairy-Free Caesar Salad Dressing

Dairy Free Caesar Salad

I love the simplicity of a really good caesar salad. What I don’t like is the fact that most caesar salad dressings have raw eggs and anchovies in them. I recently discovered that sunflower seeds make a great base for creamy dips and salad dressings and that is the inspiration behind this dressing.

Ingredients

• 1/2 C Soaked sunflower seeds
• 2 T Tahini
• 3 T Lemon juice
• 1 T Olive oil
• 1 Clove garlic
• 1 Tsp Miso
• 1/2 Tsp Sea salt
• 1/2 Tsp Kelp powder
• 1/2 Tsp Black peppercorns
• 1/2 Tsp Granulated garlic
• 1 Tsp Maple syrup
• 1/2 Cup water

In a high-speed blender or food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth.

Dairy Free Caesar Dressing

Assembling your salad

• 1 Head of Romaine Lettuce, washed and chopped
• Crispy Tofu
• 1 Cucumber
• 1/2 Sweet Onion, sliced thin

In a large mixing bowl, combine the lettuce, fried tofu, sweet onion and cucumber and dress salad with a few spoonfuls of dressing and toss well. Sprinkle parmesan on top.

This dressing is so darn tasty that people won’t even know it is dairy-free.  I also found myself using this dressing as a veggie dip throughout the week. Enjoy this anchovy-free alternative to a caesar salad.

Posted by Danielle Heckman & filed under Garlic. This post has 2 comments.