VEGAN RANCH DRESSING

This homemade honey mustard is a great alternative to the store-bought variety with only a few simple ingredients including non dairy or Greek yogurt, mustard, honey, and spices like salt, paprika, and white vinegar.

Honey mustard is simple to make! Most of us already have all the ingredients on hand! Just measure and mix!

This honey mustard works great as a dipping sauce or a salad dressing. It is a great marinade for grilled meats and excellent on baked chicken.

If that isn’t your thing, it can be a veggie dip or tossed into homemade chicken salad. I like to make a big batch of this to have on hand for several weeks at a time. This homemade honey mustard recipe is packed with flavor and is a guilt-free alternative to normal honey mustard sauces.

Biggest bonus? KID APPROVED!!!

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INGREDIENTS

·       1 cup raw cashews 

·       2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk

·       2 tsp lemon juice

·       1 clove garlic, peeled

·       1/2 tsp sea salt 

·       1 pinch black pepper

·       1/4 tsp onion powder

·       1 1/4 tsp apple cider vinegar

·       1/2-1 tsp sugar free maple syrup 

HERBS

·       2 tsp dried dill 

·       1 Tbsp dried parsley 

DIRECTIONS

1.     Soak cashews in very hot water for 30 minutes. While cashews are soaking, measure out almond milk and add lemon juice and set aside to curdle (this makes your vegan “buttermilk”). 

2.     Drain and rinse cashews several times and drain again. Then transfer to a small blender  and add almond buttermilk, garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder, vinegar, and maple syrup. Blend on high for 1-2 minutes or until very creamy and smooth. 

3.     Add herbs and pulse several times to blend well (you don’t want it fully puréed). 

4.     Taste and adjust flavor, as needed, adding more salt for saltiness, maple syrup for sweetness, lemon juice or vinegar for acidity, garlic for garlic flavor, or herbs for a more herbal flavor.

5.     Use immediately or refrigerate for 3-4 hours to chill. It will thicken in the refrigerator so if needing thinning add additional almond milk

MACROS

Servings (2 tbs per serving)

Calories per Serving 69

Fat 5.3 g

Carbohydrates 4 g

Fiber 0.4 g

Sugar .9 g

Protein 2.3 g