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47 Vegan Salad Dressing Recipes

47 life-changing vegan salad dressings to help you love your salads! Food bloggers from around the world are sharing their delicious dairy-free dressing recipes here, with so many creative ideas. You can find all different kinds of dressings, from fruity vinaigrettes to creamy ranches. Some are oil-free and refined sugar-free, all are tasty and easy to make.

I used to be less than enthused about salads. If only I'd had this list! We're talking life-changing. These 47 vegan salad dressings are making me crave salad right this minute! No longer will your tastebuds be skeptical when your mind tells them you should really eat a nutritious bowl of raw vegetables because you will have this awesomely delicious list of options to make those tastebuds sing with joy!

There's quite a variety of salad dressings here - all vegan:  Vinaigrettes, tahini, avocado, fruity, even classics like Thousand Island and Ranch...even toppings that aren't exactly salad dressings but can be used that way.

To help you find the dressing you're currently in the mood for, I have categorized the recipes; note that many could really be in more than one category.  

A special thanks to all the wonderful food bloggers who shared their recipes for this post.

Vinaigrette Dressings

Magical Applesauce Vinaigrette (oil-free, nut-free, low-fat) by Dreena Burton

Dijon Mustard Salad Dressing by Veggies Save the Day

Chipotle Vinaigrette Dressing by Life Currents

Really Good Aged Balsamic Vinegar by Beautiful Ingredient

Close-up of a bowl of spinach salad with tempeh bacon and rainbow-shaped red onion
Aged Balsamic Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

Fruity Vinaigrette Dressings

Pomegranate:

Pomegranate Vinaigrette by Joy Food Sunshine

Strawberry:

Strawberry Vinaigrette by Fried Dandelions

Summer Strawberry Vinaigrette by Occasionally Eggs

Raspberry:

Raspberry Balsamic Dressing by The Hungry Herbivores

Blueberry:

Blueberry Basil Salad Dressing by Veganosity

Lemon:

Mint & Lemon Vinaigrette Salad Dressing (no oil) by Plant Based Recipe

Lifesaving Lemony Salad Dressing by The Endless Meal

Oil-Free Lemon Salad Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

Sesame Dressing

Sesame Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

A closeup overhead view of a salad made of red napa cabbage, colorful carrots, sesame, and tofu.
Sesame Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

Creamy Dressings

Creamy Cilantro Dressing by Happy Food Healthy Life

Garlic Sunflower Seed Dressing by Elephantastic Vegan

Roasted Garlic Dressing by Happy Kitchen. Rocks

Creamy Ranch Dressings

5 Minute Vegan Ranch Dressing by My Darling Vegan

Low-Fat Ranch Dressing by Karissa's Vegan Kitchen

Southwest Vegan Ranch Dressing by Veggie Inspired

Vegan Ranch Dressing by Spabettie

Healthy Dairy-Free Ranch Dressing by Vegetarian Gastronomy

Raw Red Pepper Ranch Dressing by Create Wellbeing, Ltd.

Creamy BBQ Ranch Dressing (Gluten-Free, Oil-Free) by Where You Get Your Protein

More Classic Creamy Dressings

Cashew Caesar Dressing by Tasting Page

Thousand Island Oil-Free Dressing by Vegan Huggs

Creamy Italian Salad Dressing (Oil-Free) by My Plant-Based Family

Russian Dressing by My Darling Vegan

Green Goddess Dressing by Cotter Crunch

Blue Cheese Dressing by Dustin Harder

A bowl of vegan blue cheese dressing on a picnic table surrounded by bbq sauce, pickles, a burger, lettuce.
Blue Cheese Dressing by Dustin Harder

Bean-Based Creamy Dressings

Maple Chipotle Chickpea Dressing (gluten-free, oil-free) by Dreena Burton

Tangy Strawberry Dressing by Kitchen Window Clovers

Creamy Homemade Vegan Dressing by Kitchen Window Clovers

Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing by Kitchen Window Clovers

Creamy Sriracha Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

three salads topped with mango beans and edible flowers with a plate of sliced avocado
Creamy Srirarcha Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

Creamy Avocado Dressings

Avocado Dressing by Happy Kitchen. Rocks

Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing by Tasting Page

Avocado and Coconut Salad Dressing by Green Evi

Creamy Tahini Dressings

Tahini Dressing by Life Currents

5 Minute Tahini Balsamic Salad Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

Lemon Tahini Salad Dressing by Yummy Mummy Kitchen

Spicy Tahini Dressing by Glue & Glitter

Tahini & Roasted Garlic Dressing by Green Evi

tahini-balsamic dressing pouring onto a colorful salad
Tahini Balsamic Dressing by Beautiful Ingredient

Salad Dressing Replacements

Salad dressing isn't needed if you use these delicious toppings on your salads:

Oil-Free Tofu Feta by Beautiful Ingredient

Mango Salsa by Beautiful Ingredient

Guacamole by Beautiful Ingredient

Oil-Free Hummus in 5 Minutes by Beautiful Ingredient

Chickpea Salad by Beautiful Ingredient

An overhead closeup view of a large salad topped with a chickpea salad mixture.
Chickpea Salad by Beautiful Ingredient

I hope you enjoy trying each of these salad dressing options. Pour them on and start loving your salads!

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