How To Make Vegan Caesar Salad - Dairy Free Parmesan
Channel: Denai Johnson
Date: 2017-12-22

RECIPE IN DESCRIPTION BELOW:

Welcome to this weeks video - https://youtu.be/e0t7x1jYwIw

Hey guys! In this weeks video I'm super pumped to share with you my favourite vegan gluten free Caesar salad recipe with the most DELICIOUS vegan parmesan cheese to go with it!!

I grew up eating my moms Caesar salad which was so tasty, but packed full of ingredients that my body just does not tolerate! 
So I was forced to try and find a healthier version of the salad I grew up loving and eating which is what I'm going to share with you guys today! 

For todays recipe you will need:


Caesar Sauce Ingredients 

- 1 big head of romaine lettuce 
(I buy a package of the pre washed stuff)

- 1 cup of raw cashews, soaked overnight. Drained and rinsed. 

- The juice of 1 lemon

- GARLIC! As mentioned, the Johnson's LOVE garlic. I went with 3 cloves of fresh garlic for this recipe. If you're not big on bold flavours maybe start with 1 or 2 and add if you desire. 
The intensity of the garlic may also alter depending on the type of garlic you're using. So adjust to your personal taste.

- Worcestershire sauce.

If using Lea & Perrins regular Worcestershire: 3 shakes.
If using the Wizards Vegan Worcestershire: 1 1/2 Tsp 

- 1/2 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard. 
*Maison Orphee was the brand I used. 

- Sea Salt to taste

- Pinch of raw cane sugar 

- Water to thin. Approx 1/2 cup. 


Method:

1. Rinse and drain soaked cashews.

2. Place all of your ingredients, except the romaine lettuce and water, into the vitamix or high powered blender. Blend, using the tamper and gradually add your water until all the cashews are completely smooth.

You may need to add a little more water as you want the sauce to be thin enough to easily pour and mix. But try to be as sparing with the water as possible as to not change the overall taste of the sauce. 

3. Taste the sauce. Add more sugar for sweetness, lemon for tart, or garlic for dragon breath. 


Vegan Parmeson Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup raw cashews 

- 3 Tablespoon nutritional yeast 

- 3/4 Tsp sea salt

- 1/4 Tsp garlic powder


Method:

1. Place all ingredients into a food processor. Using a "S" blade blend until all the ingredients are combined and has a parmesan like consistency. 


Finals Steps:

1. Rip up your romaine lettuce into a big bowl

2. Drizzle your caesar dressing onto your lettuce. Toss gently until all the lettuce is covered in sauce. 
* I always start with a smaller amount of sauce and add gradually to ensure there isn't TOO much dressing. 

3. Top your salad with a good handful or two of the parmesan (add more if you like it cheesier) croutons and bacon bits. 

Done! 

The store I mentioned in the video is called Vegan Supply Store! This is where I got both my bacon bits and the Wizards Gluten Free Vegan Worcestershire! FYI there are 2 versions of the Wizards; a gluten free and a regular version. If gluten intolerant make sure you're using the gluten free one!
It appears you can order their products online! Its saying they are sold out but hopefully they will get more in stock soon! I know the Wizards is also available at Whole Foods!

Bacon Bits: 
https://vegansupply.ca/products/frontier-bacuns-vegetarian-bits-70g


Wizards Vegan Gluten Free Worcestershire:
https://vegansupply.ca/products/the-wizards-gf-vegan-worcestershire-sauce-281ml

Really hope you guys like this recipe! Please let me know in the comments below if you try it and it what you think!

Thanks so much for watching!

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Music Cred: Mike Cortado "Bazooka"
https://youtu.be/7yVkjik-TqA