Creamy vegan caesar dressing that is ready in 5 minutes! Super simple, cheesy, garlicky and perfect as a dressing or dip.
I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to describe this vegan caesar dressing, because one of the words that comes to mind doesn’t sound super appealing, yet this dressing is totally delicious!
But really, when you want to be accurate about how it tastes, words like ‘cheesy’, ‘garlicky’ and ‘fishy’ come to mind.
I mean okay ‘cheesy’ and ‘garlicky’ are all well and good but I’m thinking ‘fishy’ isn’t the best word to use to describe something vegan! But it’s ‘fishy’ in the way seaweed is fishy, there’s nothing actually fishy in here but the taste is there. In a good way!
Traditionally a caesar dressing uses anchovies and parmesan, and garlic of course to create those flavors. We went with nutritional yeast, some capers and crushed garlic! And it worked like a charm.
This vegan caesar dressing is so delicious, you’ll want to put it on everything, not just your vegan caesar salad (though you definitely want to put it on that).
How To Make Vegan Caesar Dressing
You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.
Making it is a breeze, it’s just a case of throwing the ingredients into a jug and blending it up with an immersion blender. Or alternatively, throw it all into the jug of your regular blender and blend it up like that.
You do need to blend (as opposed to just whisking everything together) because of those capers. Blending is the easiest way to get those capers nicely mixed in.
Vegan mayonnaise creates the base of this recipe and to that you add dijon mustard, nutritional yeast, crushed garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, maple syrup, olive oil, white vinegar and capers!
The result is sensational! It will jazz up any salad to the max and also would make a great dip for chips!
Storing Tips
Keep leftovers stored in the fridge where it will stay good for up to 5 days.
It’s not ideal for freezing.
More Vegan Salad Dressings
- Tahini Salad Dressing
- Vegan Ranch Dressing
- Vegan Green Goddess Dressing
- Cashew Dressing
- Vegan Blue Cheese Dressing
- Vegan Thousand Island Dressing
Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below!
Vegan Caesar Dressing (5 Minutes)
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
- ½ cup Vegan Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Crushed Garlic
- 2 tsp Capers
- 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce*
- 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil Extra Virgin
- ¼ tsp Distilled White Vinegar
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a measuring jug and blend up with an immersion blender.
- Alternatively add all ingredients to blender jug and blend until smooth.
- Serve as a dressing for a vegan caesar salad or any salad, or as a dip.
Video
Notes
- Use a gluten-free soy sauce or switch for tamari if you want this dressing to be gluten-free.
- This is delicious served with our vegan caesar salad. But it’s also great as a dressing for any salad, or served as a dip.
- Keep leftovers stored in the fridge where it will stay good for up to 5 days.
This is such a simple, fast, and delicious vegan caesar dressing recipe! It tastes just like the vegan caesar dressing served at a local cafe. I’m grateful I found this recipe. 🙂 I’m excited to use it to make vegan Caesar wraps for today’s lunch!!
Happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe Brittany. Thanks so much for your great review!
This has been my go to salad dressing for EVER.
I constantly get asked to make it and for the recipe.
Love love love
Happy to hear you enjoy the recipe Jessica!
Too sweet for us but a good basis for a Caesar dressing that doesn’t have anchovies or raw egg yolks both of which I find unappealing even though I am not vegan or even vegetarian. I’ve cooked with nutritional yeast before and it does add a lot of umami. I remade it as written but only used a couple of drops of maple syrup and my husband loved it.
Thanks for sharing and for your great review Betsey!
So simple and SOOO delicious! I made extra because I’m going to use it on pasta! Best caesar dressing I’ve tried!
That’s awesome Megan! Thanks so much for your great review!
I have loved making this dressing! I have made it a few times now and it has really hit the spot.
That’s great Felisa! Thanks for your awesome review!
I’ve been using a cashew based Caesar dressing for years but I needed this TODAY and couldn’t be bothered boiling the cashews. So I gave this one a shot and oh wow! I think this will now become my GO TO Caesar dressing. So creamy and so flavourful! YUM!
Awesome! Thanks so much for your great review Michelle!