This is a quick, easy oil free recipe for creamy vegan Caesar dressing with raw cashews, nutritional yeast, capers, lemon juice, vegan Worcestershire, dijon mustard and more. It uses a high speed blender, like a Vitamix. It’s one simple, fast and incredibly tasty cashew Caesar dressing. It makes ~1 cup dressing or ~8 servings. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Use within ~2-3 days, but always use your judgment with any leftovers.
No high speed blender? Soak the raw cashews for 4-6 hours, drain off the water, and use in this recipe. The texture for the dressing will be a little different than results with the high speed blender, but it should still taste good.
Enjoy vegan cashew Caesar dressing recipe on a Vegan Kale Caesar Salad or your favorite salad! It also makes a delicious sauce for wraps, bowls, and more. Use your imagination.
If you enjoy this recipe, don’t miss more UVK cashew recipes, like Vegan Ranch Dressing, Roasted Garlic Gravy, or Vegan Spinach Mushroom Wild Rice Casserole.
Let’s get blending 💚
Vegan Caesar Dressing
¾ cup raw whole cashews
½ cup water
2 tsp capers
2 tsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp vegan Worcestershire sauce (store bought or use a DIY version)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
Black pepper, to taste
- 1. In a high speed blender (i.e. Vitamix, Ninja), add all the vegan cashew Caesar dressing ingredients EXCEPT the black pepper. Blend until completely smooth and creamy.
- 2. Next, stir in the black pepper (to taste). Taste and adjust the flavor, if needed (more lemon juice or salt?). Serve on a Vegan Kale Caesar Salad, your favorite salads, wraps, bowls and more.
