Cashew Caesar Salad Dressing

What are "kelp granules" and "light soy or chickpea miso" please?

Kelp granules are essentially dried seaweed. The granules are often used as a low sodium salt alternative. They can be found it most health food stores and/or Asian markets. They can also be ordered online from a number of places, including Amazon. Light soy or chickpea miso, is just referring to miso in general. But the word "light" is used to imply that you should use a light colored miso, for both color and flavor. Here is a video called "What is Miso" for more information. Hope that helps. Cheers!

I could only find kelp powder not kelp granules. Can I substitute the kelp powder? Thanks

Hi there Karin - yes kelp powder could work great, same as substituting any other seaweed granules or powder. Just a couple things to keep in mind if powder is used. Due to the color, a powder will discolor the dressing, opposed to just flecks from granules, and also you will need slightly less since a fine ground is more concentrated. I hope that is helpful. Enjoy - Chad

Ok so what is the difference between humus and miso? Can humus be used instead of miso? Thanks, Melodie

Hi Melodie - These are totally different foods. Miso is a highly salted and flavorful fermented soybean paste from Japan. It can sometimes be made from foods other than soy (like chickpea), but miso is a soy product 99% of the time. Hummus is chickpea puree seasoned with sesame seed paste and lemon (Mid Eastern). It's made from cooked chickpeas - nothing fermented about it! ~Ken

I made this tonight. I used regular mustard instead of Dijon. Would this be the reason that it tasted more like a honey mustard than a caesar dressing?

Hi:) Can i take sheet dried seaweed and break into the small flake to substitute for Kelp Granules. thks Tum

Yes that should work fine — the flavor of the dressing will change, depending on the type of sheets/pieces you use. Cheers.

Thank you so much Dawn

Can this be stored in the freezer?

Hi Rodrigo. I think it would be ok but you will have to either blend or whisk vigorously to bring it back into a homogenous texture. Lauren

Yum! I made this dressing for dinner. My husband even liked it! I didn't tell him that I put in a little bit of sushi nori wrap in it. I added some nutritional yeast in it, and more lemon juice. Also, all I had was sweetened soy milk, so I used it and didn't add any sweetener to it. This recipe is definitely a game-changer for me. I will make my own from now on. Thank you for the recipe.

Hi Dawn and Joe, Merry Christmas to you all. Regarding your Caesar Dressing, could I sub in some chlorella powder instead of kelp? If not, what can I sub? If anything.Hilda PJ

Hi Hilda: Thanks for writing. I've substituted chorella (or spirulina) for kelp, and it has worked well. It will work well with this dressing. I will make certain to pass your greeting to Dawn and Joe. Cheers, Char

Thanks, Char. I also found some nori sheets used in sushi, and pulverized them. Good flavour. I think adding less agave would be better too. Happy New Year! For sure! Hilda PJ

Hilda: I am not a sweet person--go with your instincts when following a recipe. Remember, that "less is more." Thanks so much for writing back! Cheers, Char

Dawn T. this helps a lot thank you so much!