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Green goddess salad dressing that’s homemade, vegan and so easy to make! This vegan salad dressing recipe is also Paleo-friendly, low carb, made with simple healthy ingredients, and pretty much good on EVERYTHING! A staple dressing recipe you will want to make again and again!
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Green Goddess Salad Dressing
Okay, friends. I have a MAJOR confession. You see the vegan green goddess dressing above? Well, it’s gone. All in a day and a half! Whoops. Can we say OBSESSED!? Yes, yes we can.
Actually, whoever invented the name and the recipe for green goddess salad dressing REALLY knew what he or she was doing. This is one GODDESS of a salad dressing and I just so happen to feel quite goddess-esque myself. Is that word? Let’s just go with it.
You see, back in the good old days. Like 2000, when I was college (wow I feel old), I was living in a teeny tiny yellow house in downtown Austin. My roommates and I would frequent this hippie joint called Mother’s Cafe. They served the most amazing “peasant meals” ever. That’s what they called them. Peasant meals. Meals that were nutrient dense, but cheap. Kinda like my snappy plant power bowls! Yes, so filling and simple.
Mother’s Cafe was definitely our favorite vegetarian place to fill up on for cheap. And my oh my did they have one KILLER green goddess salad dressing. In fact, I still dream about it. Understandable, right?
Anyway, I asked the waiter when they were going to start bottling this stuff and then low and behold they did! My investigation paid off! The good thing was that their green goddess salad dressing was readily available for me at any time. The bad thing was this dressing was readily available. Haha, you get my point.
Also, their dressing had eggs and mayo. Now don’t get me wrong, I love me some eggs and paleo mayo, but I think we all go through periods where food allergies (like eggs or dairy, nuts, etc.) or sensitives spur on and we need to back off of those foods in order to reduce inflammation, so to speak.
Do you see where I’m going with this? Yes, it was time to make VEGAN green goddess dressing. One that was also paleo friendly and low carb. And one that still tasted like the original creamy green goddess dressing. You know, just in case I had to back off dairy or eggs again. And for my fellow vegan friends I love so much!
Could it be done? You betcha! And here’s how!
Vegan Green Goddess Dressing (Recipe Video)
vegan green goddess dressing ingredients
Just a few simple ingredients and a couple of whirls around the food processor bowl and your green goddess salad dressing will be ready to use!
- Tahini
- Parsley and a pinch of cilantro (my preference)
- Garlic
- Apple cider vinegar
- Sesame seed
- Lemon
- Avocado or olive oil
- Almond milk or coconut milk to veganize it.
Oh my, still so thick and creamy and DELISH! You wouldn’t even know it’s vegan.
Vegan Green Goddess Dressing Recipe {Paleo Friendly}
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: 3/4 cup to 1 cup total 1x
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Vegan Green Goddess Dressing Recipe {Paleo Friendly}
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup tahini (or creamy almond butter)
- 1 to 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1/2 + cup chopped green onion (or 1/2 c chopped red onion)
- 1 tbsp sesame seed
- 2 tbsp tamari sauce (Use Coconut aminos for Whole 30 compliant)
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (1/2 a lemon squeezed)
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp sea salt and black pepper each (to taste)
- 1 tsp minced garlic or 2 garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup coconut milk or almond milk (see notes for this)
- 1/4 cup olive oil or avocado oil
- Thinner consistency option – to make thinner dressing add in 2 tbsp water or a bit more oil.
- Thicker option – For EXTRA thick add in 1/3 of ripe avocado.
Instructions
- Be sure to chop all your veggies first. Measure them out.
- Place everything but the oil in a food processor. Pulse or thin out. Then keep the food processor running and add in your oil slowly. Add more onion or salt at the end if desired.
- notes for dressing it’s best to use a coconut drinking milk or almond milk so it doesn’t thicken to much in the fridge. But if you use coconut milk from a can, it still tastes great, just thickens in the fridge.
- You would need to mix it up or add water or oil to thin it out. Thicker option -> For EXTRA thick add in 1/3 of ripe avocado.
- This makes anywhere from 2/3 to 1 cup.
Notes
Nutrition Notes
Calories per 2 tbsp are around 115 calories if you use almond milk.
Notes for dressing it’s best to use a coconut drinking milk or almond milk so it doesn’t thicken to much in the fridge. But if you use coconut milk from a can, it still tastes great, just thickens in the fridge. You would need to mix it up or add water or oil to thin it out.
- Category: condiment
- Method: blend
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: dressing, green goddess, vegan dressing, dairy free, paleo
After you blend and mix, store the green goddess dressing in a jar in the fridge.
Remember, if you use the canned coconut milk it will thicken when cooled, so just mix again before you want to serve it. Capeesh?
And then try not to pour the whole thing on your salad to eat in one sitting. But I won’t judge you if you do. Because, look… oh so pretty.
I highly recommend green goddess salad dressing on potato salad, mixed in rice, or even on chicken! For vegans, it’s great on in a stir fry or in a nourishing salad bowl!
Have you ever tried green goddess salad dressing? What about a paleo or vegan green goddess dressing?
Can I feel special and pretend I created it? Just call me Goddess Cotter, please!
Cheers!
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Oh my GODness, that looks tasty! I can only imagine how amazing this would taste with the forbidden rice!
Thanks for the recipe, it does sound pretty addictive though haha
Happy New Year! 🙂
totally! Let me know if you try it too!
The most delicious salad dressing i’ve tried so far! I’ve just made it and poured it over a bowl of salad and i am in heaven right now! Highly recommend it to everybody who haven’t tried it yet. And thank you Lindsay for sharing it with us. I’ll be making it regularly from now on. 🙂
Super tasty dressing! Any idea how long it will keep in the fridge?
Should be good for 5-7 days easy. But it doesn’t last long cause you wanna put it on everything haha
What a fabulous staple dressing! I can’t wait to make a BIG batch and use it on salads, fish potatoes & veggies! Pinned! 😉
Thanks Gwen! It’s a favorite here too!
HI! Can we use a blender instead of a food processor?
Sure! you might have to stop it ever do often and scrape down the sides. Keep me posted!
Oh my!! I just saw this video on Facebook and I have got to try this! What a great idea to be able to add this over salad and even cucumber noodles! Okay, I am going to make this recipe this week! I have all the ingredients! Thank you!
yes! i’ve used it in zoodles and sweet potato noodles! Keep me posted. You can also sub out the tahini if needed.
Comment: OH MY GOD! You were right! This Green Goddess Dressing is INSANE! I spilled on my sweatshirt twice eating it out of the food processor with my finger. Will definitely be making weekly!!!
Tonight it made cucumber noodles and topped with this dressing! AMAZING!!!!
So glad to hear! It’s one of our favorites too!
This sounds and looks fantastic. The only thing is I can’t have any oils. Is there a way to substitute something in place of the oil?
can you have coconut oil/butter melted? You could try with just avocado instead. Might be thick but still tasty
You are right. This dressing is absolutely delicious. Poured it over a Greek bean burger on top of a green salad and I loved it. I’m curious about the colour, though. Your is a pretty green and mine is an unfortunate brown. With tahini and soy sauce both in it, I’m not too sure how it could be green, but I would still happily eat it any time.
Oh great idea! And yes, sometimes the dressing can be more brown/yellow. I found this was due to the avocado and onion you use. Ya know? Either way, hope you enjoy it more and more. Haha!
Amazing recipe! These come out great everytime and they are a huge hit with anyone that tries them, I love these!
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Love how this uses tahini in the base! 🙂
Totally! Makes it so creamy too
Definitely worthy of dressing obsession status!
Haha yes! So glad you agree Liz
Love this! Mayo spikes my blood sugar, so I’m glad can finally eat Green Goddess dressing again (such a blast from my childhood!!!).
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This is one of my favorites! So many fresh flavors!
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Green Goddess dressing is one of my all-time favorites! So good!
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I love the green goddess dressing at Saladworks but this is soooo much better!
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Oh my, I need to have this in my fridge pronto!!
you sure do!
Oh wow, what a lovely recipe! The green goddess dressing from Trader Joe’s is my favorite salad dressing of all time. This looks like a beautifully fresh and delicious salad dressing for any dish, really! Avocado and tahini are the BEST together as well. Who would have thought, haha!
oh yes! TJ’s is a good one! I so agree!
I am in love with that dish vegan .
Great job! Thanks for sharing
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I made it and it’s a bit bitter. Did I do something wrong?
oh no! what herbs did you use? Did you use organic apple cider vinegar? Honey? tamari?
I realized that I had forgotten the lemon juice lol and so I added that and it made it a bit better but not completely and so I added some more coconut milk and it was much better after that ?. Thank you for getting back to me so quickly!
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Oh good! Sometimes it just depends on brand of coconut milk and tamari, ya know?
What an amazing recipe! I cannot believe it is that creamy and dairy free! So awesome! Thank you so much for this recipe. I will be making this all of the time!
I’m a bit confused, looking at your picture before blending, you clearly have avocados in the food processor but the recipe doesn’t call for fresh avocados but avocado or olive oil? So do you add fresh avocado ?? I gave it 3 stars because it looks so delicious. I plan to make this soon.
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Oh sorry about that. Yes, the avocado is listed as optional thickener. It’s in the ingredient list. I’ll highlight it. Hope that makes sense.
delicious and addictive
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I’m so glad you enjoyed!
I made a quinoa and cucumber mix that really needed some sort of dressing to bring it to life so i tried this out and it is incredible. I went the coconut amino route and just blended it with an immersion blender in a bowl. I really wasn’t sure what it would taste like with this mix of ingredients but wow, it was a million times better than i could have imagined! Will definitely make again and again.
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Woohoo, I’m so glad!! Thanks for sharing your success:)
Your dressing looks absolutely delicious and tasty. I will try the recipe and see if mine turns out like this.
hi there, this looks interesting.. I need to eat greens , don’t eat enough. Question about the dressing. SO I’m not a hummus person. so not sure if Iwould I Like it this re the Tahini. so it is weird to use the almond (smooth) butter in replace? or you mentioned sub avacado? not sure.
Im thinking of making tonight or tomorrow. so want to know a sub for the tahini and how many avocado’s you put in the dressing.( I just see add to thicken) tnx so much. 🙂
Sue
You can totally use almond butter! Just make sure it’s not sweetened. I would then add a little avocado to thicken and make it green. Keep me posted!
This sauce tastes great! I made it as directed. I didn’t use avocado because long story. And I used the milk form of the coconut milk. I would say next time I’ll either add avocado OR use the coconut milk from can because it’s extremely liquid-y right now. I do like the red onion in it. I was scared because I tried a bottled green goddess from the store and it was yuck but this is soo much better! So good!
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Do you think this would freeze well?
I haven’t tried it, but worth a shot!