Ranch Dressing (Dairy Free Recipe) | Plant Based Cooking

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw cashews (soaked for 1 hour in hot water)
• -OR 3/4 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
• -plus 1 tbsp chia seeds ((these will thicken the dressing after several minutes))
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp minced fresh basil (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 tbsp minced fresh dill weed (or 1 tsp dried)
• Pinch of red pepper flakes ((optional))