Silken Tofu Aioli Recipe (Vegan, Nut Free, Gluten Free, High Protein)

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This silken tofu aioli is a delicious dairy free dipping sauce you’ll be dunkin’ into again and again!  I was looking for a creamy, garlicky sauce for these delicious oven roasted crispy fries, and this aioli was the perfect solution. It’s rich, creamy, flavorful, and only takes a few mintues to whip up in the blender. This vegan garlic and lemon aioli can be used as a dipping sauce, as well as a sauce to drizzle over grain bowls, Buddha bowls, or salads!

• Shelf Stable Silken Tofu – I absolutely love these shelf-stable tofu packs from Amazon. I literally have 3 cases of them in my pantry as we speak. They are an inexpensive and healthy way to get some plant protein in. The texture of this silken tofu is perfect for this recipe, no pressing required!
• Garlic
• Lemon Juice: Use fresh lemons if you have it, or this really great bottled lemon that you can keep in your pantry if you don’t have fresh lemons. This organic lemon is great for dressings, dips, and even cocktails – and it tastes fresh, which is great to have around if you don’t use lemon juice everyday but still want to keep some around.
• Nutritional Yeast: not to be confused with bread baking yeast, nutritional yeast has a cheesy nutty umami flavor which is great in all kinds of dishes – I even sprinkle it on fresh popped pop corn and WOW!  Also great in soups and sauces of all kinds.
• Olive Oil: I like to use this fruity Zoe olive oil which has a fantastic flavor and deep color- it’s really inexpensive online here, so I keep a few liters stocked up in my pantry.  For the quality of oil you get, it’s an excellent value, I would highly recommend!
• Garlic Salt: for a little extra flavor than traditional salt.  I like to use this garlic salt in my savory Italian dishes for that extra kick.
• Tellicherry Peppercorns: Like the salt, it’s amazing the flavor difference you can get with really good tellicherry black pepper.  Amazon has a generic brand tellicherry peppercorn which is the same price is buying pre-ground, and has a million times more flavor… so I use these really great tellicherry peppercorns, which I would definitely recommend. 

The Best Blender Aioli Recipe Around!

I’ve owned a lot of blenders, but my Vitamix is definitely the best one I’ve owned. This high-speed blender will blend even the toughest of ingredients into pulp.  I prefer using my blender to my food processor for sauces like this or homemade hummus, as it’s much easier to clean the Vitamix. This is definitely one kitchen appliance we use on a daily basis!

1. Add all ingredients to a high speed blender. Begin by blending on low speed and work up to high speed until the aioli turns into a smooth creamy sauce.
2. Transfer aioli to a serving dish and garnish with fresh cracked tellicherry pepper. Dip away!

One of the BEST Pantry Staple Sauces

This vegan aioli recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal!  It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or fridge- most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious and healthy meals using a few staples you can rotate.  I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep stocked. And you can check out all my favorite pantry staple ingredients in my Amazon shop here.  By stocking up on healthy whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!

As always, if you make this vegan and gluten free garlic tofu aioli recipe be sure to leave me a comment, rate this recipe, and tag me @theherbeevore on Instagram so I can feature you.  I love seeing all your photos of my recipe recreations!

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