This dairy-free southwest ranch dressing tastes so good you'll want to eat it straight off the spoon! It's great in salads, over rice bowls & buddha bowls, and makes a fantastic veggie dip.
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Yield
30 servings
Prep
5 minutes
Cook
1 minutes
Total
6 minutes
Ingredients
355 mL water (volume measure)
355 mL raw cashews (volume measure)
177 mL vegetable oil (volume measure)
89 mL lemon juice (volume measure)
89 mL apple cider vinegar (volume measure)
30 mL minced garlic (volume measure)
30 mL chili powder (volume measure)
30 mL cumin (volume measure)
15 mL onion powder (volume measure)
7.4 mL dry green onion (volume measure)
3 pinch of salt — package or uncertain unit retained; no metric conversion
Base draft — original amounts
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½ cup water
½ cup raw cashews
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp dry green onion
1 pinch of salt
Instructions
Put the cashews in a microwave-safe dish, add water until nuts are covered, and microwave 30 seconds to blanch the cashews. Drain and discard the water.
Add the blanched cashews, oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and spices to a blender and blend for about 40 seconds until mixture is totally smooth.
Serve immediately or store in the fridge up to 1 week.