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Suspiciously Cheesy Salad Dressing

By Shilpa Uskokovic

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A cheesy salad dressing on a salad with a fork poked in
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Emma Ringness

This is similar to bottled Italian dressing in the best possible way: It’s creamy, tangy-sweet, spoonably thick, and stable enough to hold up in the fridge for several weeks. Nutritional yeast lends nutty richness while keeping the mixture silky and emulsified.

What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    5 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 1¼ cups

Ingredients

½ cup nutritional yeast
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. garlic powder
1½ tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more

Preparation

  1. Blend ½ cup nutritional yeast, ½ cup vegetable oil, ¼ cup red wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp. soy sauce, 1 Tbsp. sugar, 2 tsp. garlic powder, 1½ tsp. dried oregano, 1 tsp. freshly ground pepper, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and 2 Tbsp. water in a blender on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Taste and season with more salt if needed.

    Do Ahead: Dressing can be made 3 weeks ahead. Cover and chill.

TagsDinnerLunchMainSideMake AheadMeal PrepDairy FreeVeganVegetarianEasyQuick30 Minutes or LessSalad DressingSaladNutritional YeastBon Appétit

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