Are oil-free vegan salad dressings possible? Can they taste great? Yes!
Finally, my oil-free salad dressings ebook is here! I’ve talked about this ebook in past posts. After creating quite a number of delicious dressings and sauces for my books and blog, I wanted to devote time to an entire collection of unique oil-free salad dressings recipes.
This ebook contains 10 new recipes along with 1 bonus blog recipe, for a total of 11 vegan, oil-free, and mostly nut-free dressings.
Oil-Free Vegan Salad Dressings: Recipe Details
These oil-free dressings are nutrient-rich, using whole plant foods like vegetables, fruits, beans, seeds, and nuts for flavor and texture. Recipes include:
24 ‘Carrot’ Gold Dressing nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free
Basic Chia Vinaigrette nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free
Limealicious Vinaigrette nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free
Greek Salad Vinaigrette nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free
Ranch Dressing nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free (tho soy/nut milk preferred)
Lemon-Thyme Caper Dressing soy-free, gluten-free
Green Goddess Dressing nut-free option, soy-free, gluten-free
Creamy Nut-Free Caesar Dressing nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free (tho soy milk preferred)
Balsamic-Date Vinaigrette nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free
Vegan Island Dressing soy-free, gluten-free
Maple Chipotle Chickpea Dressing bonus nut-free, soy-free, gluten-free
There is also a section on ingredient notes for ingredients, and another section with tips on kitchen tools.
Of course, these salad dressings are for more than just salads. They can be used to drizzle over cooked grains, baked spuds and sweet potatoes, and to drizzle over finished meals like pizzas, stews, and burritos.
The recipe notes will give you some inspiration to rev up your daily salads, salad bowls, and just about any plant-based meal. Boost flavor with nutrient density with these plant-powered dressings!
I could not have pulled off this project without the help of my testers (Eve, Cintia, Christine, Susan, Michelle, Carrie, Sarah, Natalie, and Tami) – heartfelt thanks for your help and continued support. Also many thanks to Ashley Flitter, Laura Bashar for template design, Christina Xamin for design assistance, and of course Nicole Axworthy for the stunning food photos throughout this ebook.
OIl-Free Vegan Salad Dressings Ebook: 
price: $8.95
p.p.s. Please do share your feedback on these recipes. Let me know your favorites and how you serve them! I may do more small books like this down the road, with a focus on desserts or dips next. Your feedback is valued.
Janet says
They sound great but I don’t do any sugar or flour, that includes agave and maple syrup. How many of your sauces and dressing utilize these ingredients?
Dreena says
Hi Janet, most of the dressings use some maple syrup to balance flavor. You can always omit or sweeten as you prefer. I don’t use agave in the dressings. One dressing uses dates to sweeten.
Janet says
Thanks Dreena. I love your recipes and will definitely get this one.
Sandra says
Do they contain vinegar? I choke on vinegar and those are out for me. Also avoiding sugar, including natural sugar like maple syrup and others. Don’t do tofu or any other soy. So wondering how many of the recipes I could use if I bought the books.
Dreena says
No tofu in any of the dressings, I’ve listed them as soy-free in the post. Yes, some have vinegar, as much dressings use vinegar. I use apple cider, balsamic, red wine vinegar. Some of the dressings use citrus. You can see my comment above about the sweeteners. Thanks.
Ruth says
They look delicious. I am very interested, but do the nut free dressings use seeds instead? I can’t do nuts or seeds. If so, how many of them? Is the price listed in Canadian dollars?
Dreena says
Hi Ruth, some of the recipes include tahini and one with pumpkin seeds. I just took a scan, and there are 5 recipes with tahini (including the one with pumpkin seeds). I’d say you could omit the tahini easily in 2 of these recipes. With the other 3, you could try a tablespoon or two of avocado for richness. I don’t use a lot – like 1-2 tbsp at most. It just adds some texture to (1) carry flavor and (2) add body to the dressing. Hope that helps.
Linda says
Looks like a great collection of salad dressing! Thanks!
Dreena says
thanks Linda!
Sue Ellen says
It’s a lovely book! I made the ranch dressing last night. Delish!