Recipe Directions
- 1. Just throw everything in your high-speed blender and blend until smooth! Easy!
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
By The Rawtarian Don't believe me that this could taste as good as old-school SAD (standard American diet) ranch? Just try it. I dare ya :)
Raw ranch dressing is another one of those things that I cannot believe it's possible to replicate raw. But, hallelujah, it is possible.
There is nothing like a nice fresh carrot dipped in raw ranch dressing, no?
And I have even had the pleasure of dipping my raw vegan pizza in raw ranch dressing. "Cue heavenly harp sound...."
So here's my favourite raw ranch dressing recipe for you... I use it basically like a normal salad dressing or dip. I usually make one batch and serve it as a vegetable dip, salad dressing and maybe even on a few more exciting things, like in a raw vegan BLT sandwich or dip raw pizza in it if I am feeling particularly daring.
Of course, you also know that the best vegetables to dip in raw ranch dressing are carrots and broccolli, right?
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Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Calories, and Carbohydrates.
- This recipe is low in Sodium.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Iron, Vitamin B6, Vitamin E, and Vitamin K.
Amounts per 76 g (3 oz) suggested serving
| Name | Amount | % Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 228 | 9 % |
| Protein | 4 g | 7 % |
| Fat | 18 g | 23 % |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g | 4 % |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.9 g | 3 % |
| Sugars | 7 g | |
| Calcium | 17 mg | 2 % |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 12 % |
| Sodium | 296 mg | 13 % |
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Jamie H.
Jun 10, 2016
I read through the first reviews, which I should have known better and scrolled down a little more, so it came out a little too sweet and overpoweringly apple cider vinegar-y for me. Next time I will add in those separately and little by little to make sure it's not too much of either one taste. Thanks for the recipe, I added more cashews and dill to hopefully help fix it.
The Rawtarian
Jun 11, 2016
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Jamie! What kind of sweetener did you use? And it should have ACV bite, in my opinion :)
Tsyana Young
Jun 01, 2016
Tsyana Young's Review
Raw ranch dressing recipe
I am not raw, but this dressing is possibly the best alternative in the history of ever. While most 17-year-olds will be gobbling up unhealthy diabetes inducing slop, I will be carelessly dipping carrots, cucumbers, and strawberries, yes strawberries, in whole, clean, food.
The Rawtarian
Jun 01, 2016
Haha - nice Tsyana!! I am not sure about the strawberries though???
Jungark
May 11, 2016
Jungark's Review
Raw ranch dressing recipe
We love it. The first time it came out better and I think it was because I squeezed the honey in without measuring. This time I measured and it came out too sweet for me. I think next time I will make without honey and try it while adding a little at a time. This is an amazing recipe. Our family can have ranch again. We are not raw but have a lot of food sensitivities. Tonight we are going to a dinner and I am taking this to put on our taco salad!
The Rawtarian
May 12, 2016
This will be delicious on your taco salad!!
Hungry Sarah
May 02, 2016
How do you get a smooth texture without a high speed blender? I just have a mediocre food processor for now. Is there an order for best blending? Should I soak the nuts?
The Rawtarian
May 05, 2016
Three thoughts, Hungry Sarah:
1. If your blender is crappy, then yes, soak your cashews in warm water for at least 45 minutes. Then drain. Then rinse clean with more water. Then pat dry with a clean tea towel and make the recipe immediately. (This softens and makes the cashews easier to blend but avoids having too much extra water in the recipe.)
2. The order for easier blending: put the wettest ingredients in first (water, lemon juice etc), and the dry ingredients (nuts etc) last.
3. Get a blender! Doesn't have to be a good one though.
Generally, blender is for wet stuff (sauces and puddings etc) and a food processor is for dryier stuff, like pie crusts, parmesan style sprinkle, etc
Isa
Apr 01, 2016
Isa's Review
Raw ranch dressing recipe
I don't like "normal" ranch, but I was looking for a dipping sauce for veggies. Well I said I will give this one a try. OMG, this is so good!!
The Rawtarian
Apr 01, 2016
So glad you like, Isa! What did you dip? My faves (with this recipe) are carrots and broccoli
Isa
Apr 01, 2016
I liked carrots with it but I preferred bell peppers! I had a rainbow of peppers and It was just very delicious. This dip will be a good way for me to eat more veggies, but It will be hard not to eat too much dip haha!
The Rawtarian
Apr 02, 2016
Ooh nice - those flavors would go very nicely, I bet.
Yes, not over dipping is the challenge with this one ;) I am very familiar with that challenge lol
Brian8383
Mar 08, 2016
Brian8383's Review
Raw ranch dressing recipe
I am new to cooking and the plant based lifestyle, but I am really loving the changes in my health and overall well being. Question- can you explain the dill herb a little for me?
1) Fresh dill,
2) dry dill weed, or
3) dried dill seed?
Your site is awesome, thank you :)
The Rawtarian
Mar 08, 2016
Hi Brian!
Excellent question - I edited the recipe to make it a little clearer.
I call for 1 teaspoon dry dill weed (dill spice) in this recipe. (Optionally, if you have fresh dill weed you can use that instead if you prefer. Because dried spices have more flavor, if using fresh dill weed you can use up to 2 teaspoons in this recipe.)
(I rarely have fresh dill weed in my life, so I usually use dry dill weed myself.)
Hope this answers your question!
Naomi
Feb 24, 2016
OMG!!! This is amazing i didnt have any dill on hand but i did have some dill essential oil and used one drop!!! This is the best dressing ever!! My 12 yr old daughter who dose not eat raw diet poured some into a small dish and used it to dip carrots in... She was telling her friend how good it was!!
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The Rawtarian
Feb 26, 2016
Awesome Naomi!! So glad your 12yo enjoyed it :)
Wesley Braden
Feb 24, 2016
I'm not sure if I made this right. I followed the recipe exactly as given but the apple cider vinegar taste is very overwhelming. Can you give any tips to make it taste less like vinegar?
The Rawtarian
Feb 24, 2016
Add less vinegar ;)
Wesley Braden
Feb 24, 2016
Well since I already spent about $6 on this batch I was more looking for a way to balance out the batch I already made. (Maybe adding coconut milk or more cashews?)
You should warn people about the apple cider vinegar.
I thought that was a lot but since I only saw positive reviews I followed it anyway.
The Rawtarian
Feb 26, 2016
Hey! Sorry - that makes sense. I think it depends on how you like your ranch - some people like it zingy, like I do.
To balance it out after the fact, more cashews or maybe a bit more sweetness. Or probably both!
Julee
Feb 22, 2016
Julee's Review
Raw ranch dressing recipe
This is an amazing dressing! I put in on my sandwich for dinner and think I rolled my eyes in delight about five times..
The Rawtarian
Feb 22, 2016
Eye-rolling in delight is a very cute vision, Julee! I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Cashews are magic.
rayngelz
Jan 22, 2016
rayngelz's Review
Raw ranch dressing recipe
love! I used it for a salad dressing and it was so yummy
The Rawtarian
Jan 23, 2016
So glad you enjoyed the ranch dressing, Rayngelz! What did you eat it with? Veggies and dip?
Christina12345
Jan 19, 2016
Christina12345's Review
Raw ranch dressing recipe
I never write reviews for recipes I use, but for this one I had to. There are four people in my house who tasted this: two who love ranch, and two who hate ranch (not one of us vegan, but my two year old son, who loves ranch, but is allergic to something in it, needed an alternative). We all agreed on two things. 1) this taste nothing like ranch dressing we buy at the store. Sorry, I don't know what all the reviews are talking about. 2) this taste better than any ranch dressing we have ever purchased at a store! We will be making this from now on. Thank you for posting this! (The only thing we didn't do was add sweetener)
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