Want to whip up a batch of ranch dressing for your salads, but want to do so in a vegan friendly way? You’re in luck, as we’ve a number of quick and easy ways for you to do that in as little as 5 minutes!
So read on for some easy vegan ranch dressing recipes now.
1. 5-Minute Vegan Ranch Dressing by the Cheeky Chickpea
The delicious vegan ranch dressing is simple to make at home with limited ingredients. The creamy, tangy sauce uses vegan mayonnaise and a few simple ingredients. It is dairy-free and egg-free, and it will take you only five minutes to make it.
When gathering the ingredients you need in the simple vegan ranch dressing, skip the tofu and cashews. As a base, use vegan Vegenaise. It offers the ideal flavor and texture for this classic dressing. Pickle juice, the secret ingredient, adds zing. It is also a great way to use up any remaining liquid in your pickle jar.
The dressing goes well with a vegetable tray or spread over French bread.
2. Healthy Vegan Ranch Dressing by the Vegan 8
Do you want a nut-free vegan ranch dressing recipe that tastes exactly like the real thing? You might have just found what you were seeking. It has no nuts, oil, or soy!
The amount of oil used in most dressings completely negates the positive effects of the healthy fats that they contain. The calorie count is enormous, and oil is nothing more than liquid fat. A tablespoon of fat contains 14 g of fat, and most recipes call for at least a half-cup.
When you use a dressing base that contains fats and calories derived from whole foods, such as seeds and nuts, your body treats it as a full meal rather than just absorbing the fat. This recipe calls for whole-food sunflower seeds, although you can substitute cashews if you are not allergic to them.
For a creamier texture, try light coconut milk. You might be surprised to find that the coconut flavor does not permeate this dressing.
The ranch dressing works perfectly in potato salad.
3. Easy Vegan Ranch Dressing by Minimalist Baker
The backbone of this ten-ingredient, one-bowl dressing includes cashews, vinegar, lemon, and spices. Hemp seeds can be used instead of cashews if you are allergic to nuts, although their flavor may be overpowering.
Begin by soaking cashews in water for your vegan ranch dressing. Make vegan buttermilk with almond milk and lemon juice while the cashews soak. Then, combine your spices and herbs in a blender and give it a short spin.
If you like a thinner consistency, serve immediately. Drizzle it over kale salads or dip fresh, crispy veggies in it. Place it in the refrigerator to thicken up. Then, if you are feeling daring, try dipping spicy cauliflower wings in this chilled dip.
4. Easy Vegan Ranch Dressing by Whole New Mom
The keto-friendly vegan ranch dressing is ideal for people who are allergic to certain foods. This recipe excludes dairy and nuts. It’s also paleo and keto-friendly.
Egg and dairy substitutes are typically made from almonds or cashews. The recipe calls for high-protein hemp seeds blended with water, vinegar, salt, onion, and dried mustard. Add a date to the creamy foundation for a touch of sweetness.
Combine virgin avocado oil to pull the ranch dressing together. You could use virgin olive oil instead, but the flavor would be somewhat different.
The healthy vegan ranch dressing can be thinned down for use in salads or kept in the fridge for sandwiches.
5. Vegan Ranch Recipe (Smooth & Creamy) by Plant Well
The smooth and creamy vegan ranch recipe guarantees that even the most discerning ranch aficionados will fall in love with it.
The ranch dressing is created using either store-bought or homemade vegan mayonnaise. You can make your dairy-free buttermilk at home using this recipe. Then, add the spices and stir well. It keeps nicely in the fridge for up to a week. Just be sure to stir it after it’s been sitting for a bit because some of the herbs may have settled to the bottom.
The key to making vegan buttermilk is combining plant milk with healthy apple cider vinegar. After you’ve combined the two, put them aside for at least five minutes. The two ingredients begin to interact and curdle. But don’t be concerned! This is what is supposed to happen. The longer you leave it alone, the tangier your buttermilk will get.
Add extra vegan mayo if you want a thicker dip. Increase the buttermilk if you want it thinner.
Use this dressing as a pizza base instead of tomato sauce or on your favorite sandwich.
6. Easy Vegan Ranch Dressing by Forks Over Knives
Several modifications may be used in this vegan tofu ranch dressing. The dish utilizes tofu as a base if you don’t mind soy. If you don’t want to use tofu or don’t have any silken varieties on hand, use cannellini beans instead.
If you’re using beans instead of tofu, rinse them and replace them with 12 cups of unsweetened, unflavored plant milk. You may use whatever plant milk you choose, such as rice, almond, soy, or cashew milk.
Begin by combining the tofu, plant milk, and white wine vinegar in a blender. This mixture provides the finished product with a creamy texture and a buttermilk bite.
When you move it to a bowl, add the remaining herbs and spices. Toss it with some greens or serve it with some finger food. If you find this ranch dressing too tame, you can always add extra flavorings and lemon juice to improve the flavor profile.
7. Vegan Keto Ranch Dressing by PicNik
This recipe calls for Picnik, a plant-based creamer that you could serve in your coffee. It contains coconut cream, cashew milk, and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil. The brand is dairy-free, vegan, and used for other diets that avoid high levels of chemicals in food.
Mix avocado-based mayonnaise with the coconut/cashew creamer as your base. Then, add fresh herbs and lemon juice. It’s as simple as that.
Use the dressing on pizza or dip your favorite vegan nuggets in it!
8. Vegan Ranch Dressing by the Spruce Eats
The vegan ranch dressing is a simple dressing that can be whipped up in minutes. Use unsweetened soymilk for this one. If you prefer, swap it for another dairy-free milk, like almond milk, rice milk, or coconut milk. Just be aware that each of these different kinds of milk can change the taste of the final product.
Using vegan mayonnaise and everyday seasonings, you may give up store-bought ranch dressing for good.
Did you know that many store-bought mayos use wheat-based ingredients as thickening agents? If you’re concerned about gluten, make sure to check the ingredients label on your mayonnaise before purchasing. Otherwise, you can make your own and know that you’ve made a gluten-free product.
This egg-free, dairy-free ranch dressing works great on cold pasta salad or potato salad.
9. 3-Minute Vegan Ranch Dressing Recipe by Wow, It’s Veggie?!
You’ll know precisely what ingredients you’re putting into your body with a zesty, three-minute ranch dressing. The best part about this recipe is that it doesn’t even necessitate the use of a blender. Simply combine vegan mayo, sour cream, and spices in a mixing bowl to make a fresh and cool ranch dressing. If you like heat, add some chipotle peppers for a spicier variant.
Preservatives are frequently added to store-bought ranch dressing for shelf stability. This dip has none of these ingredients, so it may be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks. Remember, the longer it sits in the fridge, the longer it has to absorb the taste of the herbs and spices. By the end of two weeks, your chipotle ranch may be extremely spicy if you used chipotle peppers.
The recipe works as well paired with carrots as it does as a tofu marinade.
10. Creamy Hummus Ranch Dressing by Happy Herbivore
Hummus, the main player in this soy-free and gluten-free ranch dressing, provides protein in every bite. Make vegan buttermilk using almond milk and lemon juice first to make this fully nutritious and tangy dressing.
Begin by combining the almond milk and lemon juice and letting it sit for at least five minutes. In this recipe, the mixture curdles and behaves like vegan buttermilk.
Stir in the buttermilk mixture until the hummus achieves the desired consistency. To taste, add dijon mustard, dill, garlic powder, and onion powder to your mix.
Make your healthy ranch dressings and eat them any way you want to while feeling great. The creamy hummus ranch dressing is guaranteed to be a hit with the kids.
11. Easy Vegan Ranch Dressing: Small Batch by the Vegan Lunchbox
If you’ve not had a chance to try vegan Greek yogurt yet, this ranch dressing is a perfect opportunity. With a yogurt, mayo, and plant-milk base, you have a solid protein-packed foundation to add your extra flavors.
While any plain vegan yogurt will work, Greek yogurt boosts the creamy, full-bodied consistency of the dip. You could try coconut-based yogurt, but even the addition of other ingredients will not stop the coconut flavor from pushing through.
Acidic vinaigrettes can last in the fridge for up to two or three weeks. Cream-based dressings, especially ones with fresh ingredients, go bad more quickly. This recipe makes a small batch that lasts about a week in the fridge. Of course, if you’re looking to make a large batch of lettuce or potato salad, it’s easy to double or quadruple the recipe.
If you like to make a salad every day for lunch, you can make several different kinds of dressings and rotate among flavors during the week.
12. Vegan Ranch Dressing Recipe by Love & Lemons
You probably already have most of the ingredients needed for this recipe in your pantry. This dairy-free dressing utilizes fresh chopped cucumber, cashews, lemon, and nutritional yeast, along with several spices.
No oil is needed for the recipe because cashews have their particular richness. The garlicky and luscious nutrition yeast gives this dressing a nice umami flavor.
All of the ingredients are combined in the blender for a one-step process. You’ll probably spend the most time chopping up cucumbers. Add water instead of plant milk to thin this dressing to your desired consistency.
With that added pinch of sea salad, the cucumber cashew vegan ranch dressing works great on grain or quinoa bowls. Combine with lentils or chickpeas for a boost of protein.
13. Easy Vegan Ranch Dressing Recipe by Karissa’s Vegan Kitchen
Paprika adds a little heat and flavor to our ranch dressing. For the basis of this dish, consider using Just Mayo, Vegenaise, or Helman’s vegan mayo. Choose one of these mayonnaise alternatives to avoid eggs, gluten, soy, and nuts and to have a healthy ranch dressing.
It’s time to pick your favorite dairy-free milk. The recipe calls for oat milk, but rice milk would work just as well.
To get that buttermilk zing, use apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, or white vinegar. What makes this dressing unique is that it contains paprika, which is not found in other dressings.
You can serve the easy vegan ranch dressing with salads and vegetarian burgers.
14. Easy Paleo Ranch Dressing (Keto & Vegan) by Healy Eats Real
The ranch dressing is very versatile, and this is one of the quick and easy vegan ranch dressing recipes. Using a stick blender right in the jar, mix up vegan mayonnaise with coconut milk, apple cider vinegar, herbs, and spices.
Coconut milk does add a delicious nutty flavor to this dressing. If you prefer another milk, like unsweetened almond milk, that would be fine to use as well. Do note, however, that with the addition of almond milk, the consistency will be a bit more fluid and won’t ever thicken like with other milk products.
The recipe calls for a hand blender to emulsify the ingredients together. If you don’t have one, you can use a whisk.
Herbs give it the traditional ranch flavor, while vinegar gives it the tang that would otherwise come from the buttermilk. All in all, this is a great ranch dip!
15. Vegan Ranch Dip by Crowded Kitchen
This ranch dressing has nine ingredients and takes approximately 10 minutes to make. Except for fresh dill and chives, you should have everything on hand already.
For ease of mixing, several vegan ranch dressings include powdered seasonings. While these seasonings often work well, for an earthier flavor, this recipe calls for fresh dill and chives cut very finely.
The first step is to collect your herbs. The second step is to mix all of the other ingredients. Store it in the refrigerator before serving, and mix again when ready to serve.
Combine this two-step vegan ranch dressing with fresh veggies for an easy appetizer.
Easy Vegan Ranch Dressing Recipes, Final Thoughts
Now, you can dip all of your favorites into homemade, healthy, vegan ranch dressings without worrying about all of the processed chemicals that they may contain. There are many easy vegan ranch dressing recipes to choose from, and most of them use very similar ingredients. Moreover, you can make your own recipe using the ingredients and suggestions above!
If you do not consume all of the dressing in one day, it can last about a week in the fridge. Remember to store it properly to maintain freshness. You can store your remaining dips and sauces, such as sour cream dips, in a salad shaker, glass jam jar, Tupperware, or squeezy sauce bottle.