Hollyhock Nutritional Yeast Dressing (2024)

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A deliciously addictive dressing for salads, grilled vegetables or cooked grains, this Hollyhock Nutritional Yeast Dressing (known fondly as Nooch dressing) is high in protein, minerals and B vitamins.

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This Hollyhock Nutritional Yeast Dressing is a favorite in our home. I've made it for years and I've decided I need to share it with you.

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❤️ Why this recipe works
🛒 Ingredients for nooch dressing
🥄 How to make nutritional yeast salad dressing
👍🏼 Helpful Tips
🔁 Variations
How to store
Suggestions for salads with nutritional yeast dressing
👍🏼 Homemade salad dressings are easy to make
🗒 More healthy salad dressing recipes
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❤️ Why this recipe works

"Nooch" dressing, as it is affectionately called, is an intensely flavored salad dressing that reminds me a little of Caesar dressing, without the eggs, cheese, or anchovies!

Not only is it delightfully addictive, it's highly nutritious, too. Adding nutritional yeast not only adds flavor, it adds protein, vitamins (especially B Vitamins), minerals and antioxidants.

If you need more convincing to add this to your diet, check this article Why is Nutritional Yeast Good for You?

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🛒 Ingredients for nooch dressing

Ready to mix up some tasty homemade salad dressing? Here's what you'll need.

nutritional flaky yeast (not brewer's yeast or baking yeast)
water
tamari: choose gluten-free soy sauce
apple cider vinegar
garlic: fresh cloves
light vegetable oil: I use avocado oil, but you could use another light, neutral-tasting oil like sunflower oil. Olive oil may be too strongly flavored for this dressing.

🥄 How to make nutritional yeast salad dressing

You'll need a blender to mix these salad dressing ingredients. Put the nutritional yeast, water, tamari, vinegar, and garlic cloves in a blender and process until completely smooth.

Then with the machine running, pour the oil very slowly through the hole in the cap of the blender. The dressing will thicken and emulsify as you gradually add the oil, little by little.

👍🏼 Helpful Tips

Nutritional yeast is sold in health food stores and grocery stores in the baking section. Don't confuse it with brewer's yeast, which can taste bitter, or baker's yeast which is used to make bread. It tastes a little cheesy and a little nutty! When my kids were young, we always sprinkled it on popcorn, as it tastes a little like parmesan cheese.

Also known as "nooch", nutritional yeast has an umami flavor. If you normally like roasted cauliflower or broccoli with a little cheese on top, try sprinkling a little nooch instead.

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🔁 Variations

If you love citrus, add a tablespoon of orange juice to this dressing for a bright touch.

For a thicker dressing, add a little less oil.

How to store

This nooch dressing will last two weeks in your fridge. Give it a shake each time before you use it.

This popular salad dressing was originally published by the Hollyhock Lifelong Learning Centre on Cortes Island in British Columbia in their first cookbook, Hollyhock Cooks. It also tastes very similar to Little Creek's Original dressing.

Suggestions for salads with nutritional yeast dressing

This dressing is delicious on your favorite green salad, or try it with any of the following:

Apple Cheddar Smoked Salmon Salad
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
Crispy Fennel Apple Chopped Salad with Walnuts
Broccoli Quinoa Salad

👍🏼 Homemade salad dressings are easy to make

Learning How to Make Homemade Salad Dressing will save you time and money. Making your own dressings and vinaigrettes is quick and easy. Not only that, it's a good way to avoid additives and it allows you to control the type of oil used.

🗒 More healthy salad dressing recipes

How to Make Homemade Salad Dressing
Simple Lemon Tahini Dressing Recipe
Is Dijon Mustard Gluten-Free?
Greek Yogurt Gorgonzola Dressing and Dip

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