Happy Tuesday, hope your week is going good! I’m feeling energized after a good workout at the gym and recovering from Sunday’s 9-mile run. I’d like to be one of those runners who can just run lots of miles all the time, multiple marathons a year and tons of energy. I’m starting small tackling longer runs on the weekend consistently to see if they become easier and eventually consider training for a whole marathon. Eek!
But I’d also like more time to garden and play in the kitchen, too many hobbies and not enough time. I know, first world problems and I’m not complaining! I did finally get to our neglected rosemary plant for this salad dressing, the cute little plant has been shadowed by a massive basil plant in the garden.
That’s about to change since the basil is going to seed and rosemary seems to thrive in our garden over the winter. Good thing because it’s an amazing addition to raw vegan nut and seed based cheesy sauces, it adds a bright herb flavor that just makes it fabulous as a dressing, dip, pate, or sauce for zucchini noodles. I grabbed a couple of sprigs for this simple hemp seed dressing and wow, it was a comforting, creamy, and amazing salad!
Super Cheesy Hemp Sauce
- 1 cup shelled hemp seeds
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. miso paste
- 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1/2 cup water, as needed (more water if you want a creamy dressing, less for a thick dip)
- salt and pepper to taste
Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend to a smooth and creamy texture. Serve and enjoy! Makes 4 servings.
Loved the thick and gooey texture when worked into the salad.
I topped the salad with a little smokey seasoning for a kicky flare, perfect.
And brightly colorful after a busy day.
Poor Miko wanted me to share.
He was happy with the carrot chunks he got instead.
Haha Miko, that face!! I love hemp seeds, and they work so well in dips and creamy sauces like this don’t they? Sounds delish!
He’s a cutie, hard to resist! :-) Thanks, hemp seeds are perfect for creamy blender sauces.
9 miles? You GO girl!
Great dressing! Just the texture I look for!
Thanks! It seems like my recovery time from long runs is getting better too, at least that’s what I’m hoping to achieve! And thanks on the dressing, it’s a great way to use fresh rosemary!
Well, I love this sauce for the rosemary flavor! Rosemary is my favorite herb ever and like yours, mine is doing awesome. Keep up the rosemary recipes! I’ll make anything with rosemary in it, so tasty. Almost a woodsy flavor to me ~ so yummy. This looks so tasty. And about that 9 mile run, wow, good for you!!! I’ve done 5 miles, but I feel that might be my limit =)
Agreed on rosemary, such a great fall/winter flavor to me. Thanks on the run, we’ll see if training up to a marathon is possible for me!
WHOA! A TOTAL MUST TRY IN MY BOOK!!!! YES! No cheese but cheesy?!?! HECK to the YES!
Thanks, I’m a huge fan of healthier cheesy dressings!
Oh wow! This looks amazing and yummy!!! <3 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Thanks! :-)
I love making hemp dressings and dips too – they’re creamy/cheese without the dairy. Your salad looks great – so colorful! I love the picture of Miko. My pup has to settle for a baby carrot or 2 when I’m cooking as well. :)
Thanks, agreed on hemp seeds! And I love colorful salads, so vibrant and visually pleasing. Too funny on your pup, Miko loves broccoli and cauliflower too.
Wow! I love the sound of this dressing. It would make a fabulous veggie dip too! I have never tried making my “cheese” with anything other than cashews. I love this hempseed idea. It sounds so totally delicious =)
Thank you so much for sharing at Healthy Vegan Fridays! This recipe is going to be featured this week and I’m pinning it. I look forward to seeing more of your recipes =)
Thanks! Hemp seeds are a great, healthier alternative to cashews. Thank you for allowing me to post it and enjoyed checking out all the other recipes too! :-)