Vegan Avocado Ranch Salad

Name: Vegan Avocado Ranch Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 10 cups mixed salad greens; 2 tomatoes ((cut into wedges)); 1/4 cucumber ((sliced and cut into quarters)); 1/2 cup yellow wax ((or green beans, cut into ½ inch pieces)); 1 orange pepper ((diced)); 2 carrots ((diced)); 1 organic corn; 1 garlic clove; 1/2 avocado; 3 Tbsp almond milk; 2 tsp chives; 1 tsp parsley ((dried)); 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1/2 tsp dill ((fresh)); 1/4 tsp pepper; 1/4 tsp salt

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jesse Lane in Salads

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

15min

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

15min

One of the great advantages of salad is the opportunity to mix and math it up with whatever veggies are seasonally available. This ranch salad, inspired by the bounty of local organic farmer’s markets, can be changed up to reflect whatever greens and veggies are currently around, or whatever captures your particular fancy.

The real heart of a ranch salad is, after all, the ranch dressing. Here we have a raw vegan alternative to one of the most popular salad dressings around. With an avocado base, this is a creamy ranch salad. So take heed! if you’re the type who prefers a thinner, lighter dressing, just add more almond milk til you arrive at your own personal perfect.

Ingredients

Salad

10 cups mixed salad greens
2 tomatoes (cut into wedges)
1/4 cucumber (sliced and cut into quarters)
1/2 cup yellow wax (or green beans, cut into ½ inch pieces)
1 orange pepper (diced)
2 carrots (diced)
1 organic corn

Dairy-Free Ranch Dressing

1 garlic clove
1/2 avocado
3 Tbsp almond milk
2 tsp chives
1 tsp parsley (dried)
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp dill (fresh)
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp salt

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Directions

Prep

15 min

Total

15 min

To make the dressing place the garlic in the food processor and run until minced. Add the avocado, almond milk, chives, parsley, cider vinegar, dill, salt and pepper and process until smooth. Add additional almond milk if the dressing is too thick.
Place the salad greens, tomatoes, cucumber, beans and orange pepper, carrots and corn in a large salad bowl and toss with the ranch dressing.