The Best Vegan Mayo is made with cashews and is amazingly delicious! This oil-free vegan mayo is the perfect base for making salads, dressings, dips, sauces, and spreads. Plus, it's gluten-free and soy-free.
This oil-free vegan mayo is made with these 6 ingredients
- Cashews
- Lemon juice
- Apple cider vinegar
- Dijon mustard (or yellow mustard)
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
How to prepare this cashew-based vegan mayo
- Soak cashews in water overnight to soften. For a fast method, add cashews to a small pot with water and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drain and rinse cashews.
- Add all ingredients to a mini blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Taste and add more lemon juice or apple cider vinegar for more twang. Salt to taste. For a thinner consistency, add more water.
This mayo keeps well in an airtight container (like a mason jar with a lid) for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
Use this mayo in Vegan Tuna Salad. It's so good!
For a low-fat, nut-free vegan mayo, check out East Vegan Mayo made with silken tofu instead of cashews.
Frequently Asked Questions
This vegan mayo is healthier than regular mayo and store-bought vegan mayo. Regular mayo is made with eggs and oil and is high in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol. Too much saturated fat and dietary cholesterol have been associated with heart disease. Many store-bought vegan mayo brands have oil and other additives that don't promote health. However, this homemade vegan mayo recipe made with cashews and the Easy Vegan Mayo recipe made with soy are both healthier options compared to mayo made with eggs and oil and store-bought vegan brands.
Store-bought vegan mayo is expensive and made with a lot of oil, increasing the amount of saturated fat and calories in the spread. Some vegan mayo brands also contain an additive called Calcium Disodium EDTA, used to extend the shelf life, which may cause digestive issues when consumed in large amounts. When you make your own mayo, you get to control what goes in it. This vegan mayo is made of cashews, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt to taste.
No, store-bought vegan mayo, this cashew-based vegan mayo, and tofu-based Easy Vegan Mayo recipe does not have eggs. Eggs are an animal product and if it's vegan, it contains no animal products.
This mayo keeps for up to 5 days in an airtight container (like a mason jar) in the refrigerator. Freezing is not recommended.
We hope you love this oil-free, cashew vegan mayo. Please rate and leave a comment below. Be sure to share a picture on Instagram and tag us @danielfastrecipes so we can see your creation!
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Best Vegan Mayo
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
The Best Vegan Mayo is made with cashews and is amazingly delicious! This oil-free vegan mayo is the perfect base for making salads, dressings, dips, sauces, and spreads. Plus, it's gluten-free and soy-free. #veganmayorecipe #danielfastrecipes #healthyveganrecipes #cashewmayo #glutenfree #soyfree #oilfree #nooil
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw cashews, soaked
- 1 ½ tsp lemon juice
- 1 ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard (okay to use yellow mustard)
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- 2 to 3 Tbsp water
- pinch salt or to taste
Instructions
- Soak cashews in water overnight to soften. For a fast method, add cashews to a small pot with water and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drain and rinse cashews.
- Add all ingredients to a mini blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Taste and add more lemon juice or apple cider vinegar for more twang. Salt to taste. For a thinner consistency, add more water.
This mayo keeps well in an airtight container (like a mason jar with a lid) for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
Notes
EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoons
- Small pot (if quick-cooking cashews)
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Lemon juicer (optional)
- Mini blender
- Mason jar with lid (or another container for storing leftovers)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauces
- Method: Blender & Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
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Judy
Wow! I made this for sandwich & it was terrific. My boyfriend loved it too. Thank you for sharing this deliciousness. I'll be using it in my homemade potato salad too.
Sara P
I was shocked at how much better this was than the storebought kind. It's fresh and easy to make.