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I'm Making Drew Barrymore's 4-Ingredient Salad Dressing From Now On-It's That Delicious

MC Marcus Chen Tech Editor August 13, 2026 2 min read № 002
I'm Making Drew Barrymore's 4-Ingredient Salad Dressing From Now On-It's That Delicious

It’s based on a surprising ingredient. Drew Barrymore’s Cashew Cream Dressing tastes great on salads, pasta dishes, and cooked veggies. It’s made with soaked cashews, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, and miso. I make this recipe in less time my using a quick-soak method for the cashews. When I think of Drew Barrymore, I see her as the adorable, blonde six-year-old inE.T. Or I remember her starring roles in 2000s films like50 First DatesandCharlie’s Angels.In the past few years though, she’s reinvented herself in the lifestyle space. Her daytime talk show,The Drew Barrymore Show,debuted in 2020, and a year later, she released her first cookbook,Rebel Homemaker: Food, Family, Life. While flipping through the pages, one recipe caught my eye: Drew’s Cashew Cream Dressing. It’s a vegan alternative for Caesar and ranch, yet as a nonvegan, I appreciate it as a delicious dressing in its own right. I’d tried store-bought cashew dressings in the past, but I love how minimalist this homemade version is. Though the thought of turning crunchy cashews into a smooth, flavorful dressing seems intimidating, it’s pretty easy to do with the help of a blender and a few simple ingredients. The sweet, earthy cashews are balanced by vinegar and mustard, making for a fresh-tasting dressing you’ll want to put on almost anything. How To Make Drew Barrymore’s Creamy Cashew Dressing The first step to making this dressing is prepping the cashews so they’re soft enough to blend. Drew recommends letting them sit, covered with water, for one hour. Afterwards, you drain the cashews and add warm water, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, miso, salt, and pepper before blending the mixture until smooth. You can cover and store the dressing in the fridge for up to five days. This dressing has a myriad of potential uses. Besides drizzling

It’s based on a surprising ingredient.