Jalapeños and ranch? Say less and get ready to impress your taste buds. You may just bid adieu to that hidden valley over yonder (wink wink) and embrace a much healthier, homemade ranch dressing with a kick. You don’t have to give up the creamy texture of dairy and oil-based salad dressings or dips! This dressing is oil-free and dairy-free, and it all starts with cashews.

You begin by soaking raw cashews in water for about 20 minutes. This step helps soften the cashews, which makes them easier to blend, and that contributes to a creamier, more luxurious dressing. If you happen to have some roasted cashews on hand, go ahead and use those, but you will need to soak them a little longer than 20 minutes. Using raw cashews also helps you cut down on the salt content, as most roasted cashews typically contain salt. You can, however, rinse salted cashews well to help remove the excess salt.

Enough about cashews, it’s time for the star of the show: jalapeños! Pickled jalapeños add a beautifully acidic and briny flavor to this vegan ranch dressing. Some people prefer the tamed pickled jalapeños because they don’t enjoy spice. You can choose whichever variety of pickled jalapeños you enjoy and add them to your dressing. Finally, make sure to use a high-speed blender, such as a Vitamix, or a food processor to thoroughly blend the ingredients. You don’t want cashew chunks in your dressing. You want a smooth consistency the drizzles beautifully over salads. If you prefer a thicker ranch as a dip, you can add a little less liquid!

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One of the best ways to increase your nutritional intake is via your salad dressings. There are light, zesty dressings that are low in calories, and there’s nothing wrong with those. They provide complementary acidity to the salad ingredients, but some dressings with more calories offer protein, healthy fats, and fiber. And we aren’t talking about store bought dressings, people. You can have a calorie-dense dressing that is much healthier than any dressing you’d buy in store.

When you want a creamy dressing that’s nut-free and rich in fiber and protein, this ranch-inspired dressing is exactly what you need. The best part is that this dressing can double as a dip for raw vegetables. Unlike traditional ranch dressing, which contains dairy, hydrogenated oils, added sugars, and preservatives, this hemp seed ranch is healthy. It doesn’t counteract the benefits of the raw vegetables you consume in your salad like fattening store bought ranch. Aside from being free of processed ingredients, this dressing contains hemp seeds.

Hemp seeds are excellent sources of omega 3 & 6 fatty acids, and they are high quality sources of complete protein. Four tablespoons offers 15 grams of protein, but hemp seeds also contain iron, thiamine, folate, vitamin E, riboflavin, and other micronutrients that the body needs. Unlike other nuts and seeds, you don’t have to soak hemp seeds to ease the digestive process. The body can absorb and digest all the nutrients in hemp seeds without the aid of soaking them in water. They also blend easily and add wonderful creaminess to this dressing. So let’s make it!

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This tahini ranch dressing is very similar to our raw vegan cucumber ranch dressing (click here for recipe). The primary difference is that it is seed-free, nut-free, and oil-free. That doesn’t mean that it lacks flavor, though. In fact, this raw vegan rendition of a classically unhealthy ranch dressing bursts with flavor. The nuttiness of the tahini is the perfect creamy base. This makes the dressing ultra thick and even more delicious. Unlike dressings that contain nuts or seeds, this recipe blends easily so it’ll be ready in under five minutes.

One thing to note about raw tahini is that it tends to separate when you store it in the pantry. That means that you have to give it a good shake before you pour it into the blender. If you don’t shake it before blending, your dressing may be too thin and not as flavorful as it should be. Lastly, the amount of water we list in the ingredient section is just a standard recommendation. You can always add a little more if the consistency turns out too thick for your liking. Remember that the dressing will thicken up when you store it in the fridge. When you add more water, only add one tablespoon at a time to avoid thinning the dressing too much.

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There’s nothing like a high-quality green dressing. You feel healthier just by looking at it. That’s exactly how we feel about this avocado ranch dressing. Normal ranch dressing contains unhealthy trans fats that increase the risk of heart disease. Not to mention, store-bought ranch also contains added flavors, sugars, dairy products, and hydrogenated oils. In case you are unaware, those are not beneficial ingredients for the body. You can’t dress a salad with regular ranch and think that it’s healthy. It’s just not, folk.

Lucky for you, avocados are the perfect, creamy ingredients to help you achieve a thick ranch dressing. It has all of the signature seasonings, including dill, tarragon, parsley, onion powder, chives, celery seed, and garlic powder. This recipe calls for dried herbs, just so everyone is aware. We love using fresh herbs and you can use them in this recipe, but you’ll have to use more than the dried amounts. The higher concentration of flavor requires smaller measurements. If you use fresh herbs, use one tablespoon of fresh herbs in place of one teaspoon of dried herbs.

One pro tip for making this ranch dressing while the food processor is going. Slowly pour the homemade almond milk into the processor until it reaches your desired creaminess. We hope you enjoy this healthier rendition of a classically unhealthy dressing!

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A lot of people think that it’s difficult to make salad dressings from scratch. The truth is that it is probably one of the easiest things to do. Some dressings only require a bowl and fork to mix the ingredients, while others (like the one in this recipe) require a blender. Once you make the dressing, the challenge is to use it before it spoils. You see, unlike store bought dressings, raw vegan dressings have no preservatives, so they won’t keep longer than three to five days in the fridge.

Your average ranch dressing contains a long list of ingredients that shouldn’t be in a salad dressing. In fact, drizzling store bought ranch on your salad makes it unhealthy! Ranch dressing contains buttermilk, sugar, eggs, xanthan gum, monosodium glutamate, soy, and other artificial flavors. The ranch dressing in this recipe only contains nourishing ingredients, and you’ll taste that fresh deliciousness in every bite.

Note: Sometimes, it’s possible for the ranch dressing have a subtle green tint, but this is completely normal. It can look like the dressing in the image, but it can also have speckles of green because of the parsley, chives, and dill.

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Buffalo cauliflower wings have made their way onto menus across the country. They are incredibly delicious and you must try them if you love hot wings. You can snack on them as an appetizer, side, or fill up on them for your main course. Let us know how you like them in the comments.

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There’s no reason to deny yourself the simple pleasure of a delicious dip while you are cleansing. While you may not be able to consume processed dips and chips, you can easily make cleanse-approved dips and enjoy them with vegetable sticks. This dip is filled with fresh herbs that pack a flavorful punch in every bite. Let us know how you like it!

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Holiday recipes don’t all have to be sweet creations. Take pride in your health and assemble this Christmas tree with fresh broccoli florets, cherry tomatoes, and bell peppers. It’s a fun vegetable platter with a tasty dip that is the perfect centerpiece for any holiday appetizer table.

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Most people are aware of the Cool Ranch flavored chips from Doritos, but you can’t have those while cleansing. Instead, we took some of the key spices that coat the chips and blended them with raw cashews, garlic, onion, and nutritional yeast to achieve that cheesy flavor. That’s enough from us. Start making the recipe so you can start dipping already.

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We just changed up your dressing game for the Full Body Cleanse. We healthified an unhealthy dressing. Is healthified a word? Absolutely not. Is this dressing delicious? One hundred percent yes!

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