This flavorful Southwestern-style dressing is made using non-dairy milk and chia seeds as a thickener. Depending on how thick you make this, it can also be used as a dip.
1tbspchia seedsuse more if you want a thicker dressing
3sun dried tomatoes
1datespitted
1clovegarlic
1tspmiso
2tbsplemonfresh squeezed lemon juice
1tbspapple cider vinegar
½tspchipotle powder
¼tspground cumin
Instructions
Add all the ingredients into a high speed blender and mix until smooth.
To get the right thickness you can do a few things. Adding more chia seeds will make the dressing thicker and you could make it into a dip. You can let all the ingredients sit in the blender for 15 minutes to allow the sun-dried tomatoes and chia seeds to rehydrate and soften. Alternatively, all ingredients can be blended until smooth and then left to sit for 15 minutes to thicken.
This dressing will benefit from being refrigerated for a few hours before using it. This way it has time to thicken.
Notes
With most recipes, feel free to play around with the different amounts of ingredients the next time you make this. For instance, for more of a tomato flavor, add more sun-dried tomatoes. For more spice, add more chipotle powder.Credits: Forks Over Knives and Rouxbe (the world’s leading online cooking school).