Creamless Creamy Herb Dressing

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2018

A surprising ingredient quietly imparts the smooth richness of dairy or mayonnaise while letting the other ingredients shine.

SERVES 16 (Makes 2 cups)

TIME 35 minutes, plus 45 minutes chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make a creamy herb dressing with lively flavors, we based our recipe on soaked and pureed raw cashews (inspired by vegan nut cream) instead of dairy or mayonnaise. Grinding the nuts first allowed us to decrease the typical overnight soak...

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