11 Easy Vegan Salad Dressing Recipes for the Best Salads EVER!

Turn even the most everyday bowl of greens into something special with these amazing and easy-to-make vegan salad dressing recipes!

Do you like salad? I feel like people who don’t like salads are really just people who haven’t experienced the joy of a fully-loaded, truly good salad. One that’s full of color, texture, and FLAVOR.

For me, a good salad is 40% about what’s in it and 60% about the dressing, and these vegan salad dressing recipes can definitely transform a boring bowl of greens into something super special.

Vegan Salad Dressing Recipes for Spring

5-Minute Ginger Cranberry Dressing

You make this quick-and-easy Ginger Cranberry Dressing in your blender! Just throw everything in, puree, done.

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1. Ginger-Cranberry Salad Dressing

I’m a big fan of blender dressings (as you’ll see from this list), and this one is tart, spicy, and creamy. It’s also the prettiest dressing I’ve ever made.

Magical Tahini Dressing

Keep a batch of this easy tahini dressing handy for dipping or drizzling. I have not found a food yet that it doesn’t go well on. Maybe not cupcakes. MAYBE.

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2. Magical Tahini Dressing

This creamy, lemony dressing takes five minutes to make in the blender. So simple, and it makes even the most simple side salad feel hearty.

Vegan Ranch Dressing Made from Cashews

This is hands-down my favorite vegan ranch dressing recipe. It’s made from cashews, and it’s so, so easy.

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3. Cashew Ranch

Another creamy blender dressing, this is one of the most popular dressings on my site. I also taught this recipe in a cooking class last month, and the students loved it!

Quick & Easy Vegan Caesar Dressing Recipe

This quick and easy Vegan Caesar Dressing recipe comes together quickly with the help of your immersion blender. No dairy needed!

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4. Easy Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing

You only need 10 minutes and one bowl to make this creamy vegan Caesar! Your immersion blender makes this decadent dressing come together like magic.

5. Easy Poppyseed Dressing

Kristina’s sweet-and-creamy poppyseed dressing stars pineapple juice and a healthy dose of poppyseeds. In the salad pictured, she topped it off with Sriracha sauce, which I think is a Good Idea.

6. Creamy Avocado Lime Dressing

Mel’s tangy avocado dressing is as versatile as it is delicious. She walks you through how to make it thicker or thinner to suit your salad needs.

7. Creamy Sesame Soy Asian Salad Dressing

Jenn’s creamy Asian-inspired dressing would be perfect over a green salad or in place of mayo in a cabbage slaw.

8. Pumpkin Vinaigrette

If you love fall flavors year-round like I do, you’ll love Sarah’s sweet-and-savory pumpkin dressing.

9. Oil-Free, Vegan Thousand Island Dressing

If you know me, you know that I’m far from oil-free, so when I’m jazzed about an oil-free dressing – like this one from Melissa Huggins – you can be sure that it’s good!

10. Dijon Mustard Dressing

This is a classic salad dressing, and Amy’s 4-ingredient version is looking so, so good!

11. Creamy Vegan Jalapeno Salad Dressing

I love spicy food, and Cadry’s creamy, spicy jalapeno dressing is right up my alley.