Vegan Ranch Dressing

I am now a believer in using tofu in recipes calling for cheese.  It gives this recipe the texture which I rate as just as important as taste especially when it comes to the well loved ranch dressing.  I adapted this from a recipe by Elie Krieger which uses nonfat plain yogurt.  I substituted tofu for the yogurt in this vegan version.This is so good I kept on licking the cover and the container of the blender before I did the photo shoot early in the morning.  I just grabbed my bag of baby carrots and ate them after I wiped the container with them.  This is a dead ringer for the original Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing.

Vegan Ranch Dressing

8 servings (around 2 tbsp per serving)

1/2 cup soft tofu
1/3 cup nondairy milk
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
3 tbsp vegan mayo
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp dry dill lemon or fresh dill

Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix till completely creamy.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 19 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 12 Calories from Fat 6

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.6g 1%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 163mg 7%

Potassium 26mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 0.7g 0%

Protein 1.1g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 1% Calcium 2% • Iron 1%

Nutrition Grade A-

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Good points

• No cholesterol
• High in calcium
• High in iron
• Very high in manganese
• High in magnesium
• High in phosphorus
• Very high in selenium

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