MC looking for dairy-free ranch dressing recipes, or standard recipes to modify, as dairy is for babies, not adults.

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Over time, we've grown to love the LCA recipe which is based on silken tofu (1 box) blended with lemon juice (3Tbs), canola or olive oil (1/3 cup), honey (1/2 tsp) and salt (1/2 tsp). You can add a packet of Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch dressing mix (all non-dairy despite the name)to make ranch dressing or add a cup of salsa to a recipe to make a great dip or salad dressing.

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Awesome Vegan Ranch Dressing 

Ingredients (use vegan versions): 

1/2 cup vegan soymilk (Edensoy vanilla or regular flavour) 
1/2 cup soy vegan mayonnaise (Nasoya Nayonaise) 
1 teaspoon onion powder 
1 teaspoon garlic powder 
2 - 3 tablespoon vegan red wine vinegar 
1 tablespoon dried or fresh parsley (finely chopped) 
salt & pepper to taste 
Directions: 
Mix all ingredients in food processor. I use vanilla flavored soy milk. Sounds unusual,but tastes great. This recipe tastes totally like the regular Ranch dressings on shelves in supermarkets. Everybody loves it and they all want the recipe hearing that it is vegan and sooo much healthier for you. I use it on salads, brown rice, baked potatoes, steamed veggies and a little thicker (add a bit more Nayonaise) as a veggie dip for raw vegetables. For the vegetable dip I omit the vegan red wine vinegar.
http://vegweb.com/food/misc/4989.shtml


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Vegan Ranch Dressing

1/3 cup lowfat silken tofu
2/3 cup soy milk
1/4 tsp. garlic powder or one clove garlic
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. dried chives or 1/8 tsp. onion powder
generous grating of black pepper
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Put all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Makes one cup.
http://sbvdesigns.com/veg/recipes/vegan_ranch_dressing.htm