18 Gluten Free Salad Dressing and Sauce Recipes|Vegan and Oil Free

When it comes to flavor it’s all about the dressing and the sauce. It’s the salad dressing that pulls the flavors of a salad together, and the sauce that turns something simple into something extraordinary. I’ve collected the very best gluten free salad dressing and sauce recipes that are also vegan and oil-free! No more dry salads or flavorless veggies! These recipes turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!

If you’re gluten-free finding a store bought salad dressing can be a challenge. You’d think there wouldn’t be gluten in salad dressings, but many store bought salad dressings contain gluten because they’re either cross-contaminated or contain ingredients that have gluten.

Ingredients to avoid when looking for a store bought gluten-free salad dressing:

If making your own salad dressing at home, or buying store bought salad dressing avoid these ingredients which contain gluten.

• Alcohol
• Miso
• Soy Sauce
• Artificial color
• Dextrin
• Ground spices
• Natural Flavorings
• Malt
• Malt vinegar
• Flour
• Food starch

If you’re looking for store bought gluten free salad dressings I recommend checking out this list from Very Well Fit.

Ingredients to avoid when looking for a store bought oil-free salad dressing:

If you’re also following a whole food plant-based no oil lifestyle finding a store bought dressing that is oil free and gluten free is an even greater challenge. Here are a list of ingredients to avoid that typically contain oil.

• Vegan Mayonnaise
• Olive Oil
• Soybean Oil
• Canola Oil
• Corn Oil
• Sunflower Oil
• Safflower Oil
• Peanut Oil
• Grape Seed Oil

Why is the use of oil discouraged on a whole food plant-based diet? Oil is one of the most calorie dense foods and is the reason a salad full of veggies can go from a healthy choice to a high caloric meal.

Where do you find gluten-free salad dressing that is vegan and oil-free?

Don’t worry! You’re not cursed to a life of bland salads and dry flavorless meals.

I’ve collected a list of the top 25 Gluten Free salad dressing and sauce recipes that are also vegan and oil free. They will leave you thinking, “Oil? Gluten? Who needs it!?”

These dressings and sauces are easy and quick to make too! Enjoy them on your salad, steamed vegetables, quinoa, rice, lentils, beans, baked potatoes, pasta, Buddha bowls and so much more! Let your creativity run wild and bring loads of flavor to your favorite stand-by recipes!

Gluten Free Salad Dressing Recipes | Vegan and Oil Free

Get ready to dress your salads with gluten free salad dressing recipes that are creamy and satisfying!

1. Avocado Ranch Dressing by Sustainable Cooks

Smooth and creamy, you’ll flip for this Avocado Ranch Dressing! Great as a dip, dressing, or sauce, this dairy-free ranch dressing is seriously addicting. With adaptable ingredients, this can be a Whole30, paleo, and/or vegan dressing. 

2. Lemon Tahini Dressing by Real and Vibrant

This creamy lemon tahini dressing is the perfect everyday plant-based dressing, delicious on salads, bowls, falafels, roasted vegetables, and so much more. It’s made with a handful of ingredients, including tahini, fresh lemon juice, water, garlic, and seasoning!

3. Celery Ranch Dress by Spabettie

Celery Ranch Dressing – this quick and easy vegan recipe is flavorful take on the classic that is a favorite of so many – celery adds a crisp pop of flavor to this tangy cool ranch!

4. Vegan Thousand Island by Spabettie

Vegan Thousand Island Dressing – this quick and easy recipe brings you the tangy flavor of the classic dressing – with an oil free version!

5. Citrus Tahini Dressing by Veggie Inspired

This creamy dressing is the perfect drizzle for all of your leafy greens. Oil free, dairy free, gluten free, and sugar free.

6. Creamy Cumin Ranch Dressing by Veggie Inspired

A creamy, tangy, herby, dairy free ranch dressing with a hint of southwest flavors. This dressing is super versatile!

7. Tomato Vinaigrette by Hungry Happy Healthy

A dressing can really make or break a salad and this Tomato Vinaigrette definitely makes a salad. It’s light, fresh and low in calories, but best of all it is still full of flavor. Blend together some fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic and balsamic and you have yourself a salad dressing that is ready in minutes.

8. Almond Turmeric Dressing by Meals with Maggie

This Almond Turmeric Dressing is a beautiful blend of turmeric, ginger, lemon and almonds makes the perfect dressing to put on just about anything. I fell in love with Trader Joe’s and had to make a copycat version.

9. Savory Garlic Dressing by A Plantiful Path

This garlicky dressing is great on salad greens with some oven baked croutons. It’s also good on sandwiches and other vegetables.

10. Maple Dijon Vinaigrette by Keeping the Peas

This maple dijon vinaigrette is sweet but with a bite! Made with lemon juice, dijon mustard, garlic and ginger It tastes great on fresh greens and kale.

Gluten-Free Sauces | Vegan and Oil Free

Sauces that are finger licking delicious! Pour them on your vegan burgers, baked potato, steamed veggies, and more. Let your creativity run wild and get saucy

11. Vegan Honey Mustard by The Hidden Veggies

This vegan honey mustard dipping sauce is a sweet and tangy way to add flavor to your favorite vegan “chicken” nuggets, sandwiches, cauliflower nuggets, or tofu bites!  With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip up this “honey” mustard dipping sauce or dressing in minutes! 

12. Creamy Chipotle Sauce by Vegan Huggs

If you want something spicy, tangy and smoky to add to your life, you need to try this Creamy Chipotle Sauce. It’s easy to make, inexpensive and much healthier than store-bought varieties.

13. Vegan Tikka Masala by Masala Herb

This Tikka Masala Sauce is vegan and gluten-free and so much tastier and healthier than the stuff you get in stores!

14. Vegan Cheese Sauce and Dip by Watch Learn Eat

This rich, tangy and creamy cheddar-style Vegan Cheese Sauce is gluten-free, nut-free, oil-free and soy-free.

15. Vegan Alfredo Sauce by Keeping the Peas

Creamy, smooth, and big on flavor this Vegan Alfredo Sauce is easy to make with 6 simple ingredients, and fifteen minutes from start to finish. No need to soak your cashews! It’s a whole food plant-based version of the classic Italian sauce that’s dairy-free, oil-free, gluten-free, and healthy.

16. Homemade Sugar Free Low Carb Pizza Sauce by Low Carb Yum

It’s so easy to create your own low carb and sugar-free pizza sauce. It’s a great way to use up some late summer crop of tomatoes or frozen skinned ones.

17. Easy Vegan Pesto by A Plantiful Path

This Easy Vegan Pesto is quick to make and so delicious! You’ll love the taste of fresh basil and garlic in this oil-free sauce.

18. Easy Dairy Free Tzatziki by The Fit Cookie

This creamy dairy free tzatziki is naturally gluten free and is perfect as a sauce or dip! This tzatziki recipe is also vegan and easy to make.

I hope you found some delicious vegan, oil-free, and gluten-free salad dressing and sauce recipes that you’d like to try!

CHECK OUT THESE OTHER RECIPES USING VEGAN AND GLUTEN-FREE DRESSINGS AND SAUCES!

• Kale Salad with Cranberries and Roasted Butternut Squash
• Black Bean Quinoa Salad
• Vegan Green Beans with Citrus Glaze

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