This hemp dressing is delicious tossed with salads, drizzled on grilled vegetables, or used as a dip. It’s creamy, flavorful, and easy to make. Give it a try if you’re looking for ways to use hemp hearts, like in this hemp heart smoothie, which is another tasty option.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Hemp hearts add a rich, creamy texture, nutty flavor, and plant-based protein to this salad dressing. They’re often available at health food stores, sometimes at regular grocery stores, and are also widely available online if you have trouble finding them locally.
Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy, umami flavor to this dressing. You can omit it if you’re not a fan, but I love including it. It gives the dressing an almost Caesar salad-like flavor.
Garlic powder, onion powder, and dried dill add plenty of flavor to this dressing. You can substitute any other dried herbs you prefer.
How to Make Hemp Dressing
Add the hemp hearts, cold water, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and dried dill to a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Hemp Dressing Recipe
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup hemp hearts (also called shelled hemp seeds)
- 1 cup cold water
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill (or substitute any dried herb you prefer)
Instructions
- Add 1 cup hemp hearts, 1 cup cold water, 1/2 cup nutritional yeast, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon dried dill to a blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Toss with salads, drizzle on bowls, or use as a dip for raw vegetables.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
