We both love this tahini dressing. Of all the salad dressing recipes we’ve shared, this tahini-based dressing is the one you will most likely find in our fridge. It’s creamy, flavorful and can be drizzled over almost anything. Think savory salads, grain bowls, roasted vegetables, and even as a gravy for meat or seafood.
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Inspired Taste has all sorts of homemade salad dressings, but this tahini dressing is the one I have the most in my fridge. It’s not too different from our Dreamy Tahini Sauce, which we also love.
This easy salad dressing is made with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and toasted sesame oil. It’s creamy, flavorful and perfect for vegetables, cooked grains or as a sauce for vegetables and meat. An absolute keeper! Here’s one of our favorite uses: Tahini Lemon Quinoa Bowls!
How to make tahini dressing
To prepare our tahini dressing, all you have to do is stir everything together. You may notice the tahini thicken a bit, but as you stir in the water and other ingredients it should relax and become a creamy sauce.
To make this dressing extra special, start with homemade tahini. We started making our tahini when we shared this hummus recipe. Since then, we’ve always preferred homemade tahini to store-bought.
Our favorite uses for tahini dressing
Use this easy tahini dressing for just about anything, but here are some of our favorites:
- Green vegetables like kale, romaine lettuce, or baby lettuce
- Crunchy vegetables like peppers, carrots and cucumbers
- Mix with cooked or canned beans, e.g. B. Chickpeas
- It tastes amazing when drizzled over cooked grains like quinoa or farro
- Spoon over roasted vegetables
We hope you try this Tahini Dressing. It’s perfectly creamy and made without dairy or mayonnaise!
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Lemon Garlic Tahini Dressing
We both love this tahini dressing. Of all the salad dressing recipes we’ve shared on Inspired Taste, this tahini-based dressing is the one you’re most likely to find in our fridge. It’s creamy, flavorful and can be drizzled over almost anything. Think savory salads, grain bowls, roasted vegetables, and even as a gravy for meat or seafood.
Makes 1/2 cup
Watch as we prepare the recipe
you will need
1/4 cup well stirred tahini, try homemade tahini
1 small clove of garlic, grated or finely chopped
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon honey, maple syrup or agave syrup
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
3 tablespoons cold water, more if needed
directions
1Whisk together everything except the water in a small bowl. Don’t worry if the mixture seems clumpy at first. As soon as you stir in the water, the dressing will loosen up and become creamy.
2Add three tablespoons of cold water and stir until a creamy mixture forms. Add a little more water for a thinner consistency.
3Season to taste with additional lemon juice or salt.
4Store the bandage in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Adam and Joanne’s tips
- Nutritional Information: The nutritional information below is an estimate. We used the USDA database to calculate approximate values.
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Nutritional value per serving
serving size
2 tablespoons
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calories
149
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total fat
12.7g
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Saturated Fatty Acids
1.8g
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cholesterol
0mg
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sodium
163.1 mg
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carbohydrate
8.6g
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fiber
1.5g
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total sugar
4.7g
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protein
2.7g