Raw Vegan Creamy Caesar Dressing

Raw Vegan Caesar Salad with Dairy-free Caesar Dressing

Psst… you can watch me make this Caesar dressing on Blythe Raw Live, just click here.

Some of the ‘tastiest’ creamy dressings, are also the ones loaded with dairy and other nasty additives that don’t promote health and kind of de-grade the beautiful bed of greens you’ve got in your bowl. This creamy caesar is completely dairy and additive free, and it’s really simple for you to make at home and store in the fridge for up to 1 week. Caesar salad is my favourite indulgence, the dressing is notoriously higher in fat so just keep that in mind if you’re intending on keeping your fats low through out each day. In the right amount, healthy fats like the ones found in pine nuts and macadamia nuts are great for your joints, brain, hair and skin!

Here you have it, a dressing that anyone who loves caesar will enjoy, whether they’re vegan or not!

Ingredients for the dressing:

1/2 cup Macadamia Nuts
1/4 cup Pine Nuts
3-5 Medjool Dates (depends on how sweet you like it)
5 Basil Leaves
1 tbsp. Nutritional Yeast
3-4 thumb sized Cloves of Garlic
1/4 tsp. Himalayan Salt
1/4 Cracked Black Pepper (or more to taste)
1/4 cup Coconut Water
4-5 lemons *juice only

Instructions:

Soak your pine nuts for up to 4 – 6 hours, add in your dates and maca nuts in the last hour. You don’t really need to soak macadamia nuts or dates but it helps to soften them and make for shorter blend time when you’re making your dressing. Once soaked, drain and add the nuts, dates and all other ingredients into your Vitamix. Blend on high, using your tamper to vigorously stir around the mixture until it’s totally creamy. You may need to turn off the Vitamix after 30 seconds or so and let it cool down before you keep going, just so it doesn’t heat the mixture too much.
Make a Caesar Salad:

Romaine Lettuce (we try to eat at least 1-2 bunches of greens per day)
Capers
Caesar Dressing
Garnish with Lemon Wedge and cracker black pepper

Fun (and optional) Add Ons:

Chopped Medjool Dates
Capers
Spirulina (1-2 tsp. per serving)
Sprouts (sunflower, iceberg lettuce sprouts etc.)
Dulse Flakes
Kelp Flakes

Storage: I use mason jars for storage, which you can purchase by the case on Amazon. You can keep this dressing for up to 7 days in the fridge.

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Sheleana Aiyana

Sheleana is passionate about getting back to nature through real food and empowering women to walk the feminine path of self-care and deep self-awareness. She's a birth doula in Vancouver, BC She's an avid reader, intuitive culinary goddess and cat lady in the making.