Creamy Italian Salad Dressing dairy-free of course :-)

Any kind of oil other than grapeseed, olive or coconut really bothers me (and Andy, and Zoe, and Ashley). For instance when I try to make vegan frosting with those shortenings they sell in the health food store we all end up... Well, lets just say it upsets our stomachs ;-) Same with any kind of store bought salad dressing. So even though there are "healthy" and organic, and even dairy-free salad dressings you can buy, I always make my own.

Fortunately it only takes a few minutes to blend a great salad dressing like this creamy Italian dressing. I've been meaning to post this one for a while now, but since we usually have it at dinner, and it's been dark at 4:30, I didn't have any light for a photo. But today we ate it for lunch, and now I can't wait to share the recipe with you :-)

Creamy Italian Dressing

dairy-free of course ;-)

Add to food processor, Blendtec, or Magic Bullet:

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup plain cashews (not roasted or seasoned)

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tsp Chia Seeds (loaded with calcium and omegas 3 & 6)

1/4 tsp oregano

1/4 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp garlic powder

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♥, Kelly

PS I had to mention that I make this dressing in my Magic Bullet, which I can't believe is working. Last week I tried to make a dip in my Magic Bullet that was way too thick for it's capability, and it started to smoke, then stopped working! I was so sad, thinking I had killed my Magic Bullet. The next day I got it out to see if it had come back to life, and it had! Yay! :-)