Green goddess dressing that’s homemade, vegan and so easy to make! This vegan green goddess dressing recipe is TO DIE FOR! 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!
Okay friends. I have a MAJOR confession. You see this 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 dressing REALLY knew what he or she was doing. This is one GODDESS of a dressing and I just so happened 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, living in a teeny tiny 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. Yes, we loved it! It was vegetarian and my oh my did they have one KILLER green goddess dressing and forbidden rice salad. In fact, I still dream about that dish. Understandable, right?
Anyway, I asked the waiter when they were going to start bottling this stuff and then low and behold they started to! My investigation paid off! The good thing was that this green goddess dressing was readily available for me at anytime. The bad thing was this dressing was readily available. Haha, you get my point.
Also, their dressing had eggs/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 or sensitives spur on and we need to back off those that give us the most inflammation so to speak. For me, it’s eggs. Sigh…
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 eggs again. And for my fellow vegan friends I love so much!
Could it be done? You betcha! And here’s how!
All you need to make the vegan green goddess dressing are a few simple ingredients.
Tahini, parsley, garlic, ACV, sesame seed, lemon, avocado or olive oil, and then use cashew or coconut milk to veganize it. Oh my, still so creamy and DELISH! You wouldn’t even know it’s vegan.
Vegan Green Goddess Dressing Recipe {Paleo Friendly}
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup tahini (or creamy cashew butter)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1/2 + cup chopped green onion (any other onion works too)
- 1 tbsp sesame seed
- 2 tbsp gluten free soy sauce or 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.
Directions
- 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.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Notes
Calories per heaping 2tbsp are around 115-125 calories. Calories per tbsp around 60-65. Less than 1 gram sugar and less than 4 carbs per serving.
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.
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Estimated Nutrition For little less than 2 tbsp.Â
After you blend and mix, store the green goddess dressing in a jar in the fridge.
Remember, if you use the 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 dressing on potato salad, mixed in rice, or even on chicken! For vegans, it’s great on in a stir fry or a in a nourishing salad bowl!
Have you ever tried green goddess dressing? What about the paleo or vegan green goddess dressing?
Okay let’s Rock and Roll and MAKE IT!
Can I feel special and pretend I created it? Just call me Goddess Cotter, please!
Haha.
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! đ
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. đ
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! đ
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