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Tahini Caesar Salad Dressing

This vegan tahini caesar dressing is a croud pleaser. It's creamy, tangy, and super quick + easy to make!

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword caesar, salad dressing, tahini, vegan
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Author Plantily

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup tahini
  • 1-2 cloves garlic (made into paste - see note)
  • 1 lemon, juiced (~2-3 tbsp)
  • 1 tablespoon capers (finely minced)
  • 1 teaspoon caper brine
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast*
  • 1 teaspoon vegan worcestershire sauce** (or tamari)
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste (I use ~¼ tsp)
  • Water, as needed

Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients except water to a bowl and mix well.

  2. Slowly mix in water until you reach your desired consistency. (I usually use ¼ cup of water). Taste your dressing and adjust salt/acidity/etc. to your liking.

  3. Use immediately or store in the fridge for 3-5 days. Make note, the mixture will likely thicken in the fridge.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Garlic paste: you can super finely mince garlic for this recipe, but I prefer to use a garlic paste because it incorporates so well into the dressing and doesn't leave overpowering chunks of garlic. Make it with a knife, or use a microplane for a similar result. 

**If you are not familiar with nutritional yeast, it is a plant-based ingredient that adds a cheesy/umami flavour. It is NOT the same yeast that you use in bread. Check it out here.

**Not all worcestershire sauce is vegan. I use this one. You can also sub tamari or soy sauce in this recipe if you don't have access to vegan worcestershire sauce.