Lemon Tahini Dressing – tangy creaminess 😋

Lemon Tahini Dressing is a dreamy, creamy addition for your salads, sandwiches, falafel or grilled meats. So good you will want to drink it!

What is tahini?

Tahini is a Middle Eastern staple that you will undoubtedly find in your hummus. It is made from ground toasted sesame seeds. Good quality tahini should have a mild nutty and creamy flavour, bad tahini will taste bitter and acidic. 

You will find it in the international aisle of most supermarkets or for really good quality tahini try your Middle Eastern Speciality store. Or if you are feeling adventurous you can try and make your own tahini.

What Can I Use this dressing On?

• Use it in sturdy green salads such as kale, spinach or silverbeet.
• Great for noodle, pasta and bean salads.
• Sensational on roasted vegetable salads such as cauliflower, beets or carrots.
• A great dipping sauce for vegetable crudités.
• Makes a great sauce for grilled fish, chicken and lamb. 

You Will Need

How to Make It

1. Add all your dressing ingredients to a small mixing bowl, season and mix until well combined. Taste and adjust seasonings according to your liking.
2. Once you add the lemon juice it will thicken the tahini, you can add some more water if you feel that it is too thick. 
3. It needs to be the consistency of sour cream and not too runny. 
4. For a smoother consistency, you can blitz it in a small food processor or bullet blender.

How Much Does It Make?

This dressing will make just over 1 cup of dressing, ideal for one large salad that serves 4-6 people. 

How Long Can I Store It For?

Lemon tahini dressing will keep in your fridge in a sealed container for a week or more. 

We Have Used It On

Tahini Cauliflower Salad (coming soon!)

Also Try it on

You could try using this lemon tahini dressing as an alternative to the dressings in these salads:

Lemon Tahini Dressing – tangy creaminess

Lemon Tahini Dressing is a dreamy, creamy addition for your salads, sandwiches, falafel or grilled meats. So good you will want to drink it!

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

(Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level)

Course: Dressing

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Keyword: Easy

Servings: 6 serves*

Calories: 182kcal

Ingredients

• 140 ml tahini (⅓ cup +2 tablespoons)
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 1 clove garlic clove (minced)
• 1 tbsp lemon zest (grated)
• ¼ cup water to loosen

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

• Add all your dressing ingredients to a small mixing bowl, season and mix until well combined. Taste and adjust seasonings according to your liking.
• Once you add the lemon juice it will thicken the tahini, you can add some more water if you feel that it is too thick.
• It needs to be the consistency of sour cream and not too runny.

Notes

• This recipe makes a total of just over a cup of dressing which is enough for one large salad that serves six, the nutritional information is also calculated this way.  

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.

Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg

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