Awesome Vegan Ranch Dressing

[Iscah]

Woah...I just made vegan ranch dressing! And it's awesome! I followed the advice of others and only used 1/4 cup of vanilla soy milk and 1 tbs of vinegar. I dipped my pinky in when it was all mixed and was pleasantly surprised by the fact that it actually tastes like ranch dressing. Oh yeah, I also used Veganeise. So yeah...I currently have it in a jar in the fridge, and I'm gonna take it back to college with me. I can't wait to try it with some vegan buffalo chicken strips! (my favorite dish back in my non-vegan days)

[jillnicole03]

I'm newly vegan (only a few months) and did not like this. It may have beenbetter if I would have used regular soy milk instead of vanilla soy milk, it tasted waaaayyyy to sweet. So if I try it again I will use regular soy milk.

 

[vegannurse23]

Sorry, I did not like this recipe. Could be because I'm such a new vegan (only a few weeks) and a huge ranch dressing fan that it just didn't come close to doing ranch justice. I did find an excellent recipe at veganchef.com. This is a good dip/dressing, but it's not ranch.

[amymylove]

Amazing! U made life worth living! LOL... Anywayz... I love ranch and i can't believe you discovered such an amazing vegan version! I only use 1 tbsp red wine vinegar and like twice the vegan mayo so the ranch is not too runny... but its awesome anyway you make it... I dont even measure out the ingredients anymore and it turns out flawless every time! Thank you <3

[elsa22]

This dressing is delicious! Mine was a little sweet, so I added a bit more onion and garlic powder. I gave it to my family (all meat eaters) and they were raving about it. They were completely shocked when I started eating it too.

[karla_marx]

I basically make this all the time now. 

But I don't really follow the recipe...my base for a quick dressing for one is usually about 1T veganaise, a couple splashes red wine vinegar and a couple splashes soy milk. I also omit the pepper.

But yeah, wonderful recipe! I always tried to use apple cider vinegar which never quite worked right...the red wine vinegar is the way to go!

[veganmadre]

Mmmm.  I was so sad when Hidden Valley stopped carrying a vegan ranch dressing/dip mix.  I basically gave up on Ranch Dressing.  Now I have renewed faith in humanity!  This dressing is so good.  I tweaked it just a little by halving the soymilk and vinegar and adding a pinch of cayenne.  I'll probably try a few of the other recommended changes in the future, too. This recipe makes me sooo happy!! Now, off to make seitan wings!

[DarthCowgirl]

This isn't a review, more of a question.  I'm EXTREMELY allergic to the sulfites found in wine and products made from wine (i.e. balsamic vinegar).  Do any of you know if there is anyone who makes a sulfite-free red wine vinegar, or if not, a good substitute for red wine vinegar?  I'd really like to try this recipe, but until I can find a good sulfite-free product or a reasonable substitute, I can't try it.  Thanks in advance!

[willwolf]

This isn't a review, more of a question.  I'm EXTREMELY allergic to the sulfites found in wine and products made from wine (i.e. balsamic vinegar).  Do any of you know if there is anyone who makes a sulfite-free red wine vinegar, or if not, a good substitute for red wine vinegar?  I'd really like to try this recipe, but until I can find a good sulfite-free product or a reasonable substitute, I can't try it.  Thanks in advance!

I use lemon juice, rather than vinegar, when making vegan ranch dressing (and sometimes I don't even add lemon juice).  I also recommend using unsweetened plain soy or almond milk, definitely not vanilla.

[DarthCowgirl]

I use lemon juice, rather than vinegar, when making vegan ranch dressing (and sometimes I don't even add lemon juice).  I also recommend using unsweetened plain soy or almond milk, definitely not vanilla.

Wow, I didn't expect to get a response so quickly...thanks for the advice!  I'll give it a whirl and post the results. 

[livinlearn]

Super yum, does actually taste just like the real thing. A bit soupy... but I suppose I could add more veganaise next time.

[DarthCowgirl]

I just recently became vegan, and ranch dressing was the thing I was least looking forward to giving up.  I am SO glad I found this recipe!  I just got finished making up a big batch of this dressing.  It is so delicious!  Yeah, it doesn't taste exactly like ranch dressing, but it tastes pretty darn good, and pretty darn close.  It's just divine.  Thank you so much!!

[DarthCowgirl]

p.s. I wanted to add that I used brown rice vinegar instead of red wine vinegar.  No sulfites.

[brokensitcom]

I haven't been able to eat a salad in months because I haven't found a ranch dressing that was remotely tastey. But I tried this recipe out and it's amazing! It actually resembles ranch.  None of the store-bought crap I got comes close. Deffinitely made my day.

[annawilson]

very, very good! my non vegan husband loved it. i only used one tbsp. of vinegar, but next time i think i will use more...or lemon juice...something to give it some bite. I also didn't have any onion powder, do i chopped up some fresh, red onion. I used a blender, and it turned out great! thank you, i will keep making this for sure!