Oil-Free Creamy Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing

Jump to Recipe

This Creamy Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing is rich, zesty, and dreamy. Did I mention that it’s super easy? You simply stir it together in a jar or mug. No blender, no food processor. Spelling Caesar makes my brain hurt. Spelling Caesar is tricky, but making this glorious Caesar dressing is simple.

This dressing is fantastic with

• Kale Ribbons Caesar Salad with Garlic Shake and Croutons or dry pan-roasted chickpeas
• Romaine lettuce salad with Garlic Shake and Oven-Baked Tofu or Addictive Coconut Bacon Flakes
• Great for dipping veggies and bread
• Veggie wraps

Ingredient Notes

What is cashew butter?

Cashew Butter is the same in concept as peanut butter or almond butter. You can make your own by blending cashews in a food processor until smooth. Some people make roasted and/or salted Cashew Butter, other people make it with un-roasted and unsalted cashews.

This recipe uses raw, unsalted cashew butter. If you want to use Roasted Cashew Butter, I’d imagine that adding roasted flavors might bring nice toasty notes to this dressing. However, if there is salt in your cashew butter, I would not add salt to this dressing until you’ve tasted it first.

I use Artisana Raw Cashew Butter. The only ingredient is raw organic cashews. Also, if you want to keep this an oil-free recipe, just confirm that your cashew butter is oil-free. I enjoy the simplicity of stirring together a creamy dressing without having to bust out additional equipment.

Mustard

You may use whichever prepared mustard you would like. If you are vegan or making this for vegans, confirm that the mustard you are using does not contain honey. Also, be sure to use prepared mustard and not ground mustard powder – I’ve done it and I had some bitter dressing.

Let’s Make Oil-Free Vegan Caesar Dressing

Add all ingredients into a jar or large mug. Mix well with a fork or whisk until creamy.

Serving Notes

Around 3 Tablespoons is a good amount of dressing for a generously dressed salad. Around 1/3 cup is a nice amount for a generously dressed big salad. When you saw the words “big salad” did you instantly think of Seinfeld?

Start with less than you think you need if tossing the greens with the dressing and then taste a piece of lettuce before adding more.

I’m a dressing person. I serve some extra dressing on the side when I want a richer salad experience. Other times, I dip my dry salad directly into the dressing.

Adjust the flavor

You might want to add more lemon juice to make it zestier or fresh-forward. Other adjustments include more water for thinning, more black pepper if you like peppery, or more cashew butter if you want it to be more neutral or thicker.

It may thicken up in the fridge

To thin dressing back out, just add more water.

Recipe adapted from the Kate Flowers cookbook Freedom Foods 1.0.

For your shopping convenience, this post contains affiliate links.

If you like this recipe you might also enjoy Oil-Free Vegan Mayo and Addictive Coconut Bacon Flakes.

Did you make this Oil-Free Creamy Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing?

What did you eat it with? Any variations? Tell me about it in the comments below.