5-Minute Vegan Caesar Dressing

Ammmmazing! I LOVE this recipe! I used Ithaca lemon garlic hummus because that’s what I normally buy. I did end up using the maple syrup and also smushed the capers before chopping. The first time around I forgot the salt and pepper, and it was still very good.

So good

This is so good! I don’t think I could go back to bottle dressing. Love that it’s vegan and tastes even better than non vegan dressings I’ve eaten in the past. Thank you!!

Hi just made this with my 12 yr old son who has been asking for a ‘chicken’ (gardein chick’n and sheese mature chedder style wrap) ceasor wrap for a while now we didn’t have any capers and used dried tyme (Google said ok for substitute) OMG amazing !! Will definitely try with capers another time . (We also mafe your hummus to go in the Ceasor dressing yum) Thanks for the awesome recipe xo he is now devouring it and the rest of the family ?

I used this as a dip for bacon wrapped asparagus. I needed a vegan dip bc my niece has a terrible milk and eggs allergy. I worked well for this purpose. Then I used the left of on frozen wild caught haddock fillets that I simply baked in a glass dish for 18 mins. They were amazing. Try it if you are not full vegan or vegetarian.

This recipe won over my whole family, friends you name it. My middle daughter loved real caesar salad dressings from restaurants and I said no more some time ago. She goes crazy when I make this. It is amazing. I make it about once a week now. You are the bomb!

This is an incredible recipe! I’ve made it a couple of times and think I will always have it in my fridge. It is rich and delicious like the real Caesar dressing! I put it on salads and roasted Brussel sprouts. Wilted kale! It’s delicious! I put everything in my nutria bullet, minus the maple syrup. It’s perfect.

Subbed firm tofu for hummus, garlic powder for garlic cloves, seaweed sheets for capers and 25 cent on sale iceberg for romaine. I’m still devouring the bowl for brunch.

I made this today! It is very good. I through everything in my sutra bullet, no maple syrup.

Made this today and it was fantastic! My kids even ate it. I will definitely make this again.

I was super surprised how delicious this was! Had it on your kale salad with roasted chickpeas, and it was super creamy! Thank you for this great recipe!

Yummy! I did not add the optional maple syrup because I love the tart Cesar taste. I made it without oil and it is absolutely yummy!

We had a BBQ for 12 people last week, and no lettuce left in the garden. I had this dressing at my bff’s house & loved it, so I gave it a whirl! And, as I have COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF KALE, & crossed my fingers. Not a single leaf left in the LARGE salad bowl, and people asking for more…. this is now a staple in our house!

This is my go to for dressing so easy to make I always add olive oil pouring slowly while whisking– also watch the lemon & caper juice they can get over powering add some then taste– add more if desired– I do romaine or kale thinly sliced, red onion, tomatoes, vegan parmesan cheese & an everything flat bread crackers– so good!!

Quick & easy, with that authentic caesar tang! This will be a regular recipe for me for sure!

This is genius!! My absolute favourite!

Well, I’m obsessed with this dressing. SO delicious and very easy to make. Only problem is that I always forget to double the recipe so I have more for the rest of the week!!

So good. this is my go to.

So yummy!! Thank you! I used a roasted garlic hummus which amped up the garlic flavour and a little maple syrup to round to all out. It is delicious and will be a staple in my fridge from now on!

This recipe is absolutely delicious – the only change may be to hold back on the salt until the end. With the brine from the capers and the already salted store bought hummus I didn’t need any additional.
Added course ground black pepper too and left out the maple syrup. Thank you for creating such a great recipe!

this was absolute perfection! I added a tsp of fabanese instead of the oil and added some smoked chili flakes. But omg this tastes just like the real thing! And I used my immersion blender to make it nice and smooth

Just want to say this was a delicious dressing. I am a skeptic and I loved it. My husband is a type 2 diabetic and was injecting insulin 5 times a day along with oral medication and decided to go vegan and in one month with no animal products is donw to one oral medication in one moth. We were astounded. I am transisition and this new way of eating is somewhat harder for me. I am trying to find healthy alternatives. We had a cesar salad with this delicious dressing and watermelon and cantalope for dinner last night and we both felt fully satisified the dressing made all the difference. I am going to try the Parmasan Cheese next as well as the cheese made from cashews. Thank you so musch for sharing.

What a clever recipe. I’ve made Caesar dressing with soaked cashews before but it was always such a production. This was a great quick fix for the Caesar craving. I added about a tablespoon of vegan mayo to make it even creamier and I enjoyed it. This will be in my rotation.

If I hadn’t made this myself I’d never guess it was vegan. It was delicious and the perfect mix of creamy, salty, lemony with just enough bite. Loved it!

I’ve made this dressing twice now in the past two days. It’s perfect. I’m not vegan, but I prefer vegan Caesar dressing and this recipe is perfect for when I have a craving at home. I love how quickly it comes together and I never would have thought to replace the usual soaked nuts with hummus! So smart. Thanks for the recipe, I love it!

I went vegan a few years ago I really missed Caesar salad. This recipe is amazing I love it just the way it is The capers give it great flavor

I liked this recipe! It was good. I would only add 1 teaspoon maple syrup next time and swap the oil for aquafaba. I added an extra 1/4 cup aquafaba to thin it out slightly and ut made it really smooth and creamy.

This is my go “Go to” and ABSOLUTE favourite vegan dressing. I am Vegan however my husband is not and he absolutely RAVES over it as well. ( and asks me to whip it up all the time) it can be used for anything you want sauce for actually.
I follow the recipe as written and it’s perfect ( although I do it by eye now) MAKE IT NOW and PIN IT- you likely have all the ingredients too. ???

I made it and didn’t have hummus so put pinto beans in instead and served by mixing dressing into the salad. It was a hit! I will make again and follow directions exactly. I did not add the sweetener.

What I love about vegan cooking is taking an indulgent, delicious thing like caesar dressing and turning it into something healthy and delicious. I loved loved loved this dressing and the DYI hummus (tahini is the key!). I added 2 tbsp of warm water to thin it just a little bit and served it on grilled romaine. The capers are genius–was always a little squeamish about anchovies. I’m not vegan but try to eat plant based meals during the week to stay healthy and to conserve. This will be a staple in my fridge for summer.

I am not vegan, but this dressing has me converted! I can eat this recipe everyday! So delicious!

Perfect timing for this, Love! Was just saying to the hub, feeling like salads..but i only know vinagerette, or same sweet ones for strawberry, or sweet kale salad. Thank you for creamy salad dressing!!! Yay!
All the recipes, that I have made, by you have been true to the exact direction. Seriously! I love how i dont have to finnagle the recipe…you have already done that and each one has come out wonderfully. I’m so very thankful for your recipes…no matter what genre they’re based. Much love and hugs to you, Sister!
Thank you,
Desiree’

Very good recipe. Made a very convincing Caesar salad with romaine and Violife Parmesan. No vampires tonight!

Made this, put on some baby kale, let it sit for 5 minutes, added some croutons….yummy in under 10 minutes!!!! Thanks!!!

Very popular for the work potluck. I left the syrup out.

Wow this was amazing and soooo easy. The only modifications I made is that I used roasted garlic hummus and did not add any additional garlic. I also blended everything in the blender and added the capers afterwards so it was super creamy. I think the capers are vital to this. Yum yum yum! Just make it!

What a GREAT dressing!!!!
Used roasted garlic that I had and it worked well.
Thanks for sharing this and the free e book !!!!

This recipe is genius! I use Dana’s Microwave Hummus recipe as a base and usually just add 1 more clove of garlic and it’s perfect! I almost always have both the hummus and this dressing on hand and I pretty much live off of hummus and veggies and kale Caesar salads!

Thank you so much for this recipe! I didn’t have all of the ingredients on hand, so I made a few substitutions, and I still think it turned out to be really tasty! I used the Cedar’s zesty lemon hummus instead of plain (loved the extra lemony taste), apple cider vinegar in place of the capers (2 tsp) – I just added a bit of extra salt, and dijon mustard because I didn’t have any spicy (just added a pinch of cayenne). I will need to snag some capers and spicy mustard asap, because I will definitely be keeping this recipe in my rotation.

Really good, I like that this isn’t made of a bunch of veganaise/processed ingredients. I subbed the hummus + olive oil with 1/3 cup of chickpeas + 3 tbsp tahini. I added chickpeas (the rest of the can) that I had roasted with garlic powder, lemon juice, and S&P, until chewy and sprinkled a generous dose of nutritional yeast over the tossed salad. Used kale that I massaged with avocado oil.

The vegan caesar dressing is genius! So delicious and easy to make!
Thank you…..

Great recipe! It was quick and easy to make. It was also very tasty. I truly enjoyed this “Caeser” dressing on my salmon salad.

Delicious! I made tofu Caesar salad wraps with this dressing and they came out perfect. The dressing is simple, quick and tastes very similar to traditional Caesar dressing.

Found this recipe from Erin Ireland. Added smoked paprika for a delicious addition. Tossed with Swiss chard and other greens and totally tasted great!

Thank you for the recipe! So good! I thought it was better with the sweetener. I added agave instead and also put olive oil. I used follow your heart parm and crunchy chickpeas with sea salt for crunch :)

OMG best salad dressing ever! Even my picky husband liked it. I could not believe how much it tasted like the real thing. We are new to plant based cooking. So glad I found your site. Thank you for all your hard work.

I found this recipe through a Prevention article about dairy-free salad dressing and oh my, is it a game changer. I made it last night and it has renewed my passion for salads. I thought they were alright before but now I want to eat them for every meal. I omitted the capers (didn’t have any, plus they kind of creep me out) but no bother, it was still perfection. Thank you for this magical dressing! I will surely take a look at your other recipes.

I love it! I replaced hummus by vegan mayonnaise, because in most recipes it’s what they use. Even though it was a bit too liquid, the taste was awesome! I used it on my salad with carrots, avocados and croutons. Wonderful!

This dressing is absolutely AMAZING! Everyone LOVED it!!!
I made it this week and today again.
Question, If I want to make big batch, let’s say 1 cup of hummus, how much garlic should I use? 16 cloves sounds too much.
Tnx

Beautiful solution to the Caesar salad dilemma. I used the Sabra garlic humus trying to cut corners and I do think it might be too much. I love garlic a lot, but with this, a little goes a long way. Also, if you think you used too much lemon, you probably need more.

First of all Dana I am a huge fan I come to your site first when I want to make pretty much anything!!
I have tried lots of vegan Caesar dressing recipes and not one has ever come close to how good this is I am so excited I am making croutons today as well and will check and see if you have a recipe for those. This will be a new staple in my culinary arsenal!

This is amazing!!! Thank you so much! Since going vegan I have missed Cesar salad and the daiya dressing is just not quite right. This dressing is so delicious and seriously hit the spot.. seriously tastes very close to cesar dressing! Can’t wait to make this for my non vegan family and friends!

I just went vegan about 3 weeks ago and last night I was craving a kale caesar salad. THIS DRESSING IS AMAZING. I love how the texture of the hummus makes it seem like there’s cheese in there somewhere. I feel like I could feed this to my family who are so skeptical about plant-based things, and they’d never know the difference! Thank you for making it easy to be vegan!

This is the most delicious Caesar dressing I’ve ever had! I love all your recipes! My only regret is not finding this one sooner! Thanks so much!!

This dressing was amazing – I followed the exact recipe – everyone loved it. I made a grilled Caesar salad and used this dressing. I’ll never use my old dressing again!

A classic caesar salad with rich & creamy dressing used to be one of my absolute faves. After a year vegan, I’ve searched far and wide for a creamy caesar dressing that can stand up to its non-vegan counterpart. Every recipe I tried left me slightly disappointed.

Not this one, though! I gotta say, this dressing is an absolute flavor bomb. You really struck it out of the park, (again)!

I added just a bit of tahini and nutritional yeast for richness and savoriness. 11/10, for sure. I foresee many, many more caesar salads in my near future (THANK YOU)!

I made this recipe last night and took it to a vegan dinner party. I was a little nervous being the newest vegan of the group, and the fact that the host was the dear woman who taught me how to be a whole-food, healthy vegan – I guess deep-down I wanted her to be proud of her new student. THE RECIPE WAS A HIT!!!!! Everyone wants it and I’ll be sending them all the link today! This recipe SO satisfied my craving for a really good Caesar that I’ve had ever since becoming vegan. THANK YOU!! My teacher even asked what made the recipe have that special “tang” that she couldn’t identify. Capers! She was pleasantly surprised! I’ll be back for more recipes, for sure!! Congratulations!!

I made this tonight and absolutely loved it! I used the type of hummus I had at home – roasted pine nut; 2T of lemon juice; added 1T of olive oil; probably less of the caper brine than called for as I didn’t have enough on hand; and found no need to add any maple syrup. I plan to make it the same way next time – just because it was so perfect but taste and adjust to your liking. I found mine! Thank you!

Loved it! I think my garlic cloves were on the large side, it was quite garlicky. Thankfully we love garlic! I made a second batch using spinach artichoke hummus. Turned out great! I added the olive oil, hot water to thin and a tbsp of maple syrup. I’m considering adding tahini next time, just to see what that would do. Thanks so much @minimalistbaker! Keep up the fantastic recipes!

So I made this – just grabbed it quickly because I needed a dressing and I had all the ingredients for this one ( my own superb hummus for one ). I don’t know what Caesar dressing even is. It was okay. But then, as it rested, it got better. Best of all we put it on our corn on the cob. We recently went whole food plant based with out way of eating. I lamented never making mexican corn – with the cheese and lime on the outside of the corn on the cob. Well, this dressing was fantastic. Just as good if not better. Kudos to the Minamalist Baker!

This is amazing! I added gluten free Worcestershire and tabasco, some vegan mayo, a teaspoon of red wine vinegar and a couple of T of good olive oil…so good! Never thought of using hummus for the base. You have thrilled a young Caesar salad fan who has just been diagnosed with gluten, egg, mustard and dairy sensitivities…Awesome!!

Delicious. My son’s girlfriend is vegan so I thought this looked easy enough to try. I roasted new potatoes in their skins, drizzled this and served it with a salad for lunch. I kept bobbing more dressing! Next time I’m going to try a tiny bit less lemon and buy capers. Easy and tasty. ?

I just made this today because dressings are kind of expensive when you eat salad everyday! I made my own super smoothy-super tahini-y hummus yesterday so I used this instead and I really liked the result. I think the capers helped to make a more complex flavor. I love that the Minimalist Baker recipes always have ingredients that we have on hand and are simple to make. I’m a nutrition major and am constantly suggesting people look into this blog for easy recipes! <3

This is so outstanding! A good plant-based caesar is the one glaring hole in my recipe box but this one delivers.

I made this last night. It was delicious and my husband and I both love it. i didn’t have capers or spicy brown mustard so i used green olives and dijon. Looking forward to the original version as well.

I have made this a number of times! I now make large batches using a full cup of homemade hummus! SO GOOD! Easy to make, satisfying flavor, and did I mention good? Another winning recipe, thank you!

Made this tonight. SO. GOOD. Thanks for another awesome recipe, Dana!

I didn’t have lemon zest so I overcompensated with fresh lemon juice and it was FANTASTIC! This will be my go too dressing for everything. Thank you!

Made as prescribed and even made the DIY hummus (On stove top and not microwave). It was delish!!! Having egg and dairy allergies this was a Godsend! I make a similar hummus but add a roasted red pepper that I broil in the oven first then wrap in tin foil to steam! Thank you so much for this recipe. If I don’t stop eating it off the spoon I won’t have any left for my salad ?

Made as prescribed and even made the DIY hummus (On stove top and not microwave). It was delish!!! Having egg and dairy allergies this was a Godsend! I make a similar hummus but add a roasted red pepper that I broil in the oven first then wrap in tin foil to steam! Thank you so much for this recipe. If I don’t stop eating it off the spoon I won’t have any left for my salad ?

I threw all ingredients in the blinder. Found the perfect balance with the Dijon mustard and maple syrup. Delicious. Thank you!

Very tasty and super quick/easy to throw together! I made the hummus base using your microwave recipe (another fantastic recipe) and enjoyed it in your buffalo Chickpea Wraps and on a bed of romaine! I am still in love with your Cesar dressing from your cookbook but this one is great for when you’re on a time crunch. Thanks!

Amazing! Thanks for sharing! God Bless!

WOAH just made this – mouth is full while I type. This is so unbelievably delicious and new years resolution friendly ;) Instead of store bought hummus, I started with a can of chickpeas in my food processor and threw in some extra lemon, olive oil and tahini – the result is like indulgent restaurant caesar dressing. AND the slightly coarser chickpea texture actually resembles the fresh grated parm in non-vegan versions.

Fabulous! Caesar is one of those things vegans have to be creative to enjoy. The capers make this and its maybe even better than regular caesar. It is easy to add too much garlic so be careful not to. Not as creamy, more textured than regular caesar, but you could probably make more of it to fit in a processor and usen silken tofu or something to make it more creamy if you prefer. Delicious on kale! I have tried olive vegan caesar and others and this one takes the cake.

This dressing is awesome. I always keep hummus and capers, so its easy and quick. I put it in a Mason jar and chop up garlic into a few pieces and toss everything in and hit it with a stick blender. Makes it fast and easy and creamy for the super busy. This dressing has been a staple in my fridge since I found this recepie. I was struggling with veganism and salad life (ceasar just has that richness oil and vinegar doesnt) . But this was what ebabled me to no longer have ceasar envy and it’s so good, it’s homemade ceasar and I dont even bother telling people its vegan because they just love it. Hopefully I find a ranch this good and I am set!!! ?

This is fantastic! I have purchased so many tasteless vegan dressings and this is simple, easy and delicious

Didn’t have capers and thought the garlic was a bit much so I only used half the quantity but still tasted great. Excellent way to use up the extra hummus I had.

Im really glad I tried this recipe! Very yummy, my non-vegan mom approved.

I’m not even vegan but this will be my go-to homemade dressing from now on! It’s so simple and so rich in flavor! I love the brightness added by the lemon zest and ain’t nothing wrong with raw garlic. Love it!

Just made this and it is delicious!!! Great idea using hummus as the base! I made ceasar salad with marinated grilled tempeh and gluten free croutons, topped of with your cashew vegan Parmesan….omg….yummy!!!!

Best Caesar dressing I have ever had!

I just made this tonight, very easy to make and very tasty! Five stars! Looking forward to trying more recipes! :)

I’ve made your ceasar dressing today, it’s gorgeous! I am very new to veganism but thanks to recipes like this I have no excuse, it’s easy to make, delicious and healthy. Thanks again, Monika?