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Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip

Published: Feb 24, 2023 by Bianca · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

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Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip
Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip

This vegan Sunflower Seed Dip with cilantro and lemon is flavorful, gluten-free, and nut-free. Tip: You can easily make it into a delicious dressing if you add more water!

Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip


Attention cilantro lovers (cilantro haters, move one, there's nothing to see here for you :P), I've got the perfect dip for you! It's a vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip.

Sunflower seeds are great for the base of this dip, because they are reasonably priced and they get soft, when soaked in water, quickly, which makes it easier for the blender. They are also considered healthy and a superfood.

This dip is packed with flavor, it's perfect for chips, crackers, and veggie sticks. You can also use it in wraps and burritos. You can even thin it out a bit by adding more water and use it as a salad dressing. I just love versatile recipes so much!

Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip

How to make this Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip

As always you will find the whole recipe with measurements in the recipe box below but I want to give you an overview of the ingredients and the process with step-by-step photos first.

The ingredients

You will need:

  • raw & hulled sunflower seeds
  • water
  • fresh lemon juice
  • fresh cilantro
  • salt

The basic steps

soaking sunflower seeds
rinsed and drained sunflower seeds
Step 1: Soak the sunflower seeds in water for 1-2 hours. Then rinse and drain.
sunflower seeds, cilantro, salt, water, lemon juice in blender
Step 2: Add the soaked sunflower seeds, cilantro, salt, lemon juice, and fresh water into a blender.
Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip in a blender
Step 3: Blend until smooth.
Adjust the consistency: You can add more water for a thinner consistency (if you want to use it as a dressing) or leave it as it is for a dip.

I love my small blender for making sauces. It was such a good buy because it wasn’t expensive and it’s especially great if you don’t want to make a massive amount of sauce/dressing. You can also use a regular high-speed blender but you probably have to double the recipe, depending on the size of the container.

Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip

Serve it with…

  • Oven-Baked Plantain Chips with a Cilantro Lemon Dip
  • Vegan Potato & Spinach Strudel
  • Baked Samosas filled with potatoes and spinach (vegan)
  • Potato Wedges with Za’atar
  • Crispy Bread Chips with Garlic and Herbs

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I hope you enjoy this Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip as much as I do! Let me know if you give it a try! 

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Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip

Vegan Cilantro Lemon Sunflower Seed Dip

Elephantastic Vegan
This vegan Sunflower Seed Dip with Cilantro and Lemon is flavorful, vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free. Tip: You can easily make it into a delicious dressing if you add more water!
3.67 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Condiment
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 2 people (¾ cup in total)
Calories 200 kcal

Equipment

Blender
Blender

Ingredients
 
 

  • ½ cup sunflower seeds
  • ⅓ cup water + more for soaking
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • ⅓ cup fresh cilantro
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Soak the sunflower seeds in water for about 1-2 hours. Then rinse and drain them.
  • Add the soaked sunflower seeds, fresh cilantro, salt, lemon juice, and fresh water into a blender.
  • Blend until smooth. Adjust the consistency: You can add more water for a thinner consistency (if you want to use it as a dressing) or leave it as it is for a dip.
  • Serve it with plantain chips, samosas, etc.!

Notes

Storage: Keep the dip in a glass jar in the fridge for up to three days.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 7gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 588mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 198IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
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  1. Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says

    April 12, 2016 at 5:48 pm

    Surprisingly I am not a cilantro hater! Despite my not so spicy tastes I actually quite like the flavor and smell of cilantro, and I love all things dip <3 How it can taste like soap to some people I've never understood, to me it tastes like salsa! I don't think I've ever had it in a non-mexican food application like this little number though. With all your beautiful dips and crackers around here you can play party/snack food mix and match :)

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    • Bianca says

      April 13, 2016 at 4:08 pm

      I'm so glad you're on the good side, Natalie :D I think it has a lot to do with how people grow up. We don't have cilantro here.. well you can buy it in Asia markets and nowadays at least sometimes in regular supermarkets, but my mother never cooked with cilantro.. so I was an early adult when I first tasted it. Of course it was kind of weird first.. but what ingredient doesn't taste weird trying it the first time :) But your connection to salsa, totally makes me want to make a tomato cilantro salsa... <3 Does that sound strange? I have no idea if that could work. There will be coming a lot more snacks in the next few weeks to the mix and match party :)

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      • Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says

        April 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm

        No not strange at all, so good! Many mexican restaurants here put cilantro in their salsa and it's fantastic!

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  2. Jenn says

    April 13, 2016 at 3:52 am

    Oh my gosh, I used to be the same way. I couldn't stand the taste of cilantro. I felt it tasted like soap too. But, then one day all of a sudden - I LOVED it! Now I can't get enough of the stuff - so so good!! This dip looks perfect!

    Reply
    • Bianca says

      April 13, 2016 at 4:14 pm

      Welcome to the club, Jenn! :) I can't wait for summer finally to arrive, I'll be eating so much avocados & cilantro, cilantro on nachos, cilantro on everything! The dip pairs especially well with "exotic" snacks like plantain chips.

      Reply
  3. Hannah Teson says

    April 14, 2016 at 10:14 pm

    Oh man, I loooooove cilantro. I seriously put it on almost everything, but I don't think I've ever made a dip with it. That's for sure gonna change!

    Reply
    • Bianca says

      April 17, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      Hehehe, then this dip is just the right thing for you <3 I hope you'll like it, Hannah! :)

      Reply
  4. Marla says

    May 08, 2016 at 11:20 pm

    Just made this for lunch. It was hard not to eat the entire batch;)

    Reply
    • Bianca says

      May 09, 2016 at 10:05 am

      I'm glad you liked it, Marla! I felt the same way :D Thank you so much for the feedback <3

      Reply
  5. Sofia says

    December 01, 2017 at 2:10 am

    Do the sunflower seeds need to be raw?

    Reply
    • Bianca says

      December 03, 2017 at 9:59 am

      I never tried it with roasted sunflower seeds.. it will taste different, probably more of a smoky flavor. But it should work. Let me know if you give it a try :)

      Reply
  6. Melody says

    April 18, 2019 at 6:26 am

    It is hard to find something that my husband and I can both eat and enjoy together, as he has several diet restrictions, but this looks like just the thing. I can't wait to try it. I just came across your page. I am looking forward to trying some of these recipes out. Thank you for sharing.

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