Vegan Ranch Dressing

1 cups raw cashews
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar

Blend all the ingredients in vitamix.

3/4 cup water
3 tbsp tahini paste
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3/4 tsp salt
1 and 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 and 1/2 tsp onion powder

Add all the above to the blender and puree all the ingredients until smooth and creamy.

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (or dill, cilantro or combination or 1 and 1/2 tbsp dried)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives (or 1 and 1/2 tbsp dried)

Add in the herbs and pulse few minutes to break the herbs and mix in. Pureeing the herbs will turn the dressing a pale green color, so be careful not to pulse too much if you want the dressing to look like traditional ranch.

The mixture will seem thin, but will thicken upon refrigeration.

Yields: 2 and 1/4 cups
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Source: passtheplants

Salad

Servers: 1

1/2 romain lettuce
1/2 heirloom tomato
1/2 baby cucumber
4 green olives
4 kalamata olives
1 radicchio
1/4 cup carrot, grated
cooked beans from 1/4 cup of dried beans
1/2 avocado
1/4 cup ranch dressing

Taste Note: Salad tasted AWESOME with ranch dressing.