Vegan veggie salad with homemade ranch

One of the tastiest salads you will ever have! The variety of veggies makes this salad so flavorful!

Ingredients:

THE RANCH:

• 1/2 cup raw cashews.
• 3/4 cup hot boiling water.
• 2 tbsp lemon juice.
• 1 tbsp olive oil.
• 1 garlic clove, peeled.
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard.
• 1 tsp onion powder.
• 1 tsp garlic powder.
• Fresh parsley and chives, chopped.
• 1 tsp each of dried thyme and dried parsley.

THE SALAD:

• 2 cups bib lettuce, chopped.
• Tomato slices.
• Kalamata olives.
• Vegan Parmesan (or nutritional yeast).
• 1/2 a cucumber, sliced. 1 small carrot, chopped.
• 1/4 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed, drained.

Directions:

For the ranch: soak the cashews in the hot water for 20-30 minutes. Once soaked add them to a blender with the soaking water and remaining ingredients (I recommend adding the fresh herbs last). Set aside.

For the salad: toss together all the salad ingredients and serve on a large plate. Drizzle with the ranch and enjoy!