Creamy Homemade Vegan Chipotle Lime Dressing May Be Your New Favorite Condiment! Spread it on sandwiches instead of mayonnaise, drizzle it on tacos as a sauce, and pour it on salads as a dressing. It also makes a great vegetable dip! This easy recipe is vegan and gluten-free.
Chipotle mayonnaise
I’m a big fan of chipotle mayo. There are a few different vegetarian brands on the market and I love them all. But, let’s face it – they’re mostly oil. I don’t follow an oil-free diet, but I can’t justify consuming so much oil in one sitting.
Homemade Chipotle Lime Dressing
I like to make my own creamy chipotle mayo-like dressing using cashews, lime juice, garlic, and chipotle. As long as you remember to soak your cashews, this dressing comes together almost as quickly as opening a jar of pre-made mayo.
This creamy vegan chipotle lime dressing is cashew-based. Although it does contain fat, it’s healthy fat and not empty calories like you’ll find in oil-based mayonnaise. Cashews contain fiber, vitamin E, vitamin K and vitamin B6, as well as copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, iron, selenium and other nutrients.
what do you want
- raw cashews
- Lemon juice
- the water
- garlic
- Can of chipotles in adobo sauce
- Sea salt
See recipe card for exact amounts.
How to Make Chipotle Lime Dressing
This recipe couldn’t be easier to make! You just throw all the ingredients into a blender and blend until it’s smooth! I like to use my BlendTech twister jar to mix this recipe, which I find works best with cashew-based sauces.
Recipe notes
Make sure your cashews aren’t fried or salted, and you’ll need to soak them for a few hours before making the dressing. Some say you don’t need to soak the nuts if you have a high speed blender, but I do anyway, to help them blend easier.
Heat can be adjusted in this recipe. If you are sensitive to heat, reduce the amount of adobe sauce you use. If you like spice, add a little more than the teaspoon I suggest here.
Save your Chipotle lime dressing
This dressing will last for about a week in the fridge.
It freezes well, so make a double batch and store some in the fridge for next time you’re craving creamy, spicy goodness. It will last up to 6 months in the fridge. Stir well after defrosting. It may be a bit thick, but you can just stir in a little water until it reaches your desired consistency.
Serve with your Chipotle Lime Dressing
I like to use this chipotle lime dressing on tacos as well as taco salad. It’s great on sandwiches, and it’s a perfect dip for chopped vegetables.
Creamy Vegan Chipotle Lime Dressing
material
- ½ the cup raw cashews
- 2 ½ table spoon Lemon juice
- 3 table spoon the water
- 1 cloves garlic
- 1 Chipotle From a can of chipotle in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon Adobo sauce From a can of chipotle in adobo sauce
- ½ teaspoon Sea salt
instructions
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Combine all dressing ingredients together in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. If the mixture seems thick, add a little more water, a teaspoon at a time. Remember it will thicken in the fridge. If you like a super spicy dressing, add more adobo sauce.
Worship: 2table spoon | Calories: 54kcal
Serve with your Chipotle Lime Dressing:
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