Trader Joe's has a few different vegan salad dressings in the refrigerated section of the produce, including green goddess and turmeric ginger. Their new vegan Caesar dressing is the first one that's a plant-based version of a traditionally non-vegan salad dressing.
This was highly recommended on vegan Twitter and even by the cashier when I bought it.
So maybe my expectations were too high, but I didn't really like this. It has some similar flavors to caesar dressing and is a little creamy, but it wasn't close enough for me.
The capers are close to the taste of anchovies, but were a little overpowering. It's also missing the cheesy parmesan taste. I just tasted the tofu and capers.
Luckily there are tons of other vegan salad dressings to choose from. My go-to is Brianna's French vinaigrette. If you're looking for a creamy vegan salad dressing, you might like Trader Joe's green goddess dressing or a tahini salad dressing.
Trader Joe's Vegan Caesar Dressing ingredients:
Tofu (water, soybeans, glucono-delta-lactone, magnesium chloride), olive oil, water, lemon juice, organic white miso (organic soybeans, organic rice koji [organic rice, koji spores (aspergillus oryzae)], sea salt, water), garlic, organic dijon mustard (water, organic mustard seeds, organic vinegar, salt, organic turmeric, organic cinnamon, organic ginger), capers (capers, water, salt, distilled vinegar), white wine vinegar, sea salt, shiitake mushroom powder, black pepper.
Review: Trader Joe's Vegan Caesar Dressing
Taste: Tofu + capers
Texture: Creamy but not very thick
Can you tell it's vegan? Yes
Better than other vegan options? No
Better than other vegan options? No
Worth buying again? Not for me
Overall: 3/5