Creamy Cashew Salad Dressing

Prep time: 5 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This creamy cashew salad dressing recipe is made without dairy, eggs, or soy. The cashew-based salad dressing is creamy and reminiscent of hummus.

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted raw cashews
1/2 cup water, or more as needed
1/4 onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lime, juiced
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Combine cashews, water, onion, olive oil, lime juice, garlic, basil, salt, and black pepper in the bowl of a food processor or blender; blend until completely smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Add a little more water for a runnier dressing.