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    Blue Cheese Dressing (vegan)

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    A bowl of vegan blue cheese dressing on a picnic table with the title, Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe.

    Blue cheese dressing that's rich and flavorful and vegan, with no dairy at all! The fifth of six recipes that create one epic seventh recipe, from Dustin Harder’s cookbook, Epic Vegan: Wild and Over-the-Top Plant-based Recipes. This recipe is vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, quick, and easy.

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

    recipe 5 of 7: blue cheese dressing

    The fifth recipe in our Epic Vegan series is Blue Cheese Dressing. I’ll admit I was a little skeptical when I glanced at the ingredients list. How was this going to give a blue cheese dressing vibe? But it really does. As I say with all vegan versions of classics, if the expectation isn’t that it tastes exactly like the dairy version and just has a way of satisfying in a similar way, it’s much more likely to be appreciated. And I appreciate this recipe. So good on salads and sandwiches!

    all seven recipes

    1. Hemp Parmesan
    2. Easy Creamy Shells & Cheese
    3. Quinoa Bacon Bits
    4. Red BBQ Sauce
    5. Blue Cheese Dressing
    6. All American Burger
    7. Bacon Macaroni & Cheese BBQ Blue Burger
    A double vegan burger with lettuce, blue cheese dressing, tomato, red onion, an extra bun, mac & cheese, pickles, bbq sauce with a knife poked into the top.

    Ingredients & Substitutions

    Vegan mayonnaise, tahini, and white miso provide a rich, umami-ness to this dressing, which helps not miss the dairy-based blue cheese. Don't want to use mayo? Try silken tofu instead.

    Lemon juice, dijon mustard, and apple cider vinegar work together to bring a zippiness to this sauce.

    Garlic powder, dried parsley, and black pepper finish off the flavor, providing a nice balance.

    Let's make blue cheese dressing

    All you have to do is blend the ingredients! Reserve the spices to pulse into the mixture at the end. If using crumbled tofu for texture, stir it in after pulsing.

    other epic vegan burger ingredients

    • Hemp Parmesan (vegan)
    • Easy Creamy Shells and Cheese
    • Red BBQ Sauce
    • Quinoa Bacon Bits
    • All-American Burger
    • Bacon Mac and Cheese BBQ Blue Burger
    A white bowl of non-dairy blue cheese dressing on a picnic table.

    Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

    Blue cheese dressing that's rich and flavorful and vegan, with no dairy at all! The fifth of six recipes that create one epic seventh recipe, from Dustin Harder’s new cookbook, Epic Vegan: Wild and Over-the-Top Plant-based Recipes. This recipe is vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, quick, and easy. Yield: 1 cup (260 g)
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Topping
    Cuisine: American
    Key Attributes: blue cheese, dressing, non-dairy, vegan
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Fiber: 0.81g
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    Equipment

    • blender high speed, preferably

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup vegan mayonnaise 115 g
    • 3 tablespoons tahini 45 g
    • 2 tablespoons white miso 32 g
    • 2 tablespoons water 28 ml
    • ½ lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard plus one teaspoon 20 g
    • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 15 ml
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon dried parsley
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

    Optional additions

    • ¼ cup extra-firm tofu 56 g (crumbled, for texture)

    Instructions

    • Add the mayonnaise, tahini, miso, water, lemon juice, mustard, vinegar, and garlic powder to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth.
    • Add the parsley and black pepper, and pulse a few times until just combined and specks of the parsley and pepper are still visible.
    • If using tofu (optional), stir it in at the end for texture.
    • Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

    Notes

    Author’s note: In my last book, The Simply Vegan Cookbook, I went about the task of recreating my all-time favorite, nostalgia-laden dressing: RANCH. For this book, I wanted to offer up its slightly more robust and tangier cousin, Blue Cheese. This dressing complements so many items, and it’s nice to have an easy, go-to recipe for it on hand.
    Tip: If desired, add ¼ cup (56 g) crumbled extra-firm tofu for texture.
    Tried this recipe?I'd love to see! On Instagram, mention @beautifulingredient and tag #beautifulingredient!

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