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I won't lie...I've been missing a Caesar Salad ever since I went vegan. I used to make the BEST Caesar Salads from scratch but they always contained animal products like egg yolk, anchovy paste, non-vegan Worcestershire (contains anchovies), and parmesan cheese. I was baffled on how to recreate the dressing and make it taste the same until I came across this recipe on Pinterest! This recipe is from Steph at the Whole Food Lab blog. This recipe is a 5 star winner! I was so impressed with how it tasted almost exactly like the Caesar Salad dressing that I used to make! I did some add ins to make it more similar and I think it turned out perfectly! I served up a big plate of this with some leftover Fettuccini Alfredo. This salad was perfect! Usually I make homemade croutons but I've just been so busy this last week with an irregular working schedule so I opted to get some vegan sesame salad nuggets. I think next time I'll make my own croutons though! Either way, this salad really satisfied my cravings!
I won't lie...I've been missing a Caesar Salad ever since I went vegan. I used to make the BEST Caesar Salads from scratch but they always contained animal products like egg yolk, anchovy paste, non-vegan Worcestershire (contains anchovies), and parmesan cheese. I was baffled on how to recreate the dressing and make it taste the same until I came across this recipe on Pinterest! This recipe is from Steph at the Whole Food Lab blog. This recipe is a 5 star winner! I was so impressed with how it tasted almost exactly like the Caesar Salad dressing that I used to make! I did some add ins to make it more similar and I think it turned out perfectly! I served up a big plate of this with some leftover Fettuccini Alfredo. This salad was perfect! Usually I make homemade croutons but I've just been so busy this last week with an irregular working schedule so I opted to get some vegan sesame salad nuggets. I think next time I'll make my own croutons though! Either way, this salad really satisfied my cravings!
What I Did Differently:
I thought this recipe was missing 2 ingredients...nutritional yeast & pepper. I added in a heaping tablespoon of nutritional yeast to simulate the taste of parmesan cheese and to give a vitamin B-12 kick. I tossed the romaine lettuce with the dressing and then I added a lot of fresh cracked pepper on top and then tossed it in. It turned out perfect!
Overall Thoughts:
I thought this recipe was a really interesting combination of ingredients! I would have never thought of putting all these together for a Caesar Salad Dressing! What a genius Steph is! This will be my go to recipe for Caesar Salad from now on! Thank you Steph!
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