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Serving pure sesame realness, tahini paste needs little improvement beyond the lightest of touches, and voila! You have the best Buddha bowl or salad dressing ever, and it’s so easy to customize if you want some extra pizzazz.
In case you’re not familiar, tahini is a paste made of ground sesame seeds. It usually contains no other extra ingredients, besides the occasional salt and olive oil, so you can basically think of it as sesame seed butter at this point.
In fact, tahini paste takes up the bulk of this dressing recipe.
“Oh, but then,” you may ask, “isn’t tahini just a dressing on its own?”
You wouldn’t be terribly wrong, or even close to it…but, alas, tahini paste, in all its nutty perfection, isn’t an end-all-be-all. Dressing salads isn’t tahini’s only job! Hint, hint: it actually moonlights as a dessert star. But with just a few minor tweaks, tahini can be made Buddha bowl-ready. Just imagine it’s the culinary equivalent of the no-make-up make-up look: devilishly easy, but forever essential.
Commercially, it’s widely available. Online options abound! Due to its versatility in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking, you’ll find tahini in a lot of ethnic and health food store.
Let’s just say you’ve probably heard your vegan friend sing praises about it at some point in time.
All it takes are a few basic ingredients to get a tahini dressing going.
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Tahini
Water for consistency
From there you can add whatever flair you want. Lots of folks like a bit of garlic, or some olive oil.
Simply thin it out with as much water as you like. Depending on how much of a vinaigrette you’re looking for, you can use up to twice as much lemon juice. It really works to contrast with the richness of the sesame!
Whisk ingredients together, adding more water as needed to thin out the mixture. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Alternatively, shake everything together in a Mason jar. Keep refrigerated and sealed for 5-7 days.
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our
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for more information.
Serving pure sesame realness, tahini paste needs little improvement beyond the lightest of touches, and voila! You have the best Buddha bowl or salad dressing ever, and it’s so easy to customize if you want some extra pizzazz.
In case you’re not familiar, tahini is a paste made of ground sesame seeds. It usually contains no other extra ingredients, besides the occasional salt and olive oil, so you can basically think of it as sesame seed butter at this point.
In fact, tahini paste takes up the bulk of this dressing recipe.
“Oh, but then,” you may ask, “isn’t tahini just a dressing on its own?”
You wouldn’t be terribly wrong, or even close to it…but, alas, tahini paste, in all its nutty perfection, isn’t an end-all-be-all. Dressing salads isn’t tahini’s only job! Hint, hint: it actually moonlights as a dessert star. But with just a few minor tweaks, tahini can be made Buddha bowl-ready. Just imagine it’s the culinary equivalent of the no-make-up make-up look: devilishly easy, but forever essential.
Commercially, it’s widely available. Online options abound! Due to its versatility in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking, you’ll find tahini in a lot of ethnic and health food store.
Let’s just say you’ve probably heard your vegan friend sing praises about it at some point in time.
All it takes are a few basic ingredients to get a tahini dressing going.
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Tahini
Water for consistency
From there you can add whatever flair you want. Lots of folks like a bit of garlic, or some olive oil.
Simply thin it out with as much water as you like. Depending on how much of a vinaigrette you’re looking for, you can use up to twice as much lemon juice. It really works to contrast with the richness of the sesame!
Whisk ingredients together, adding more water as needed to thin out the mixture. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Alternatively, shake everything together in a Mason jar. Keep refrigerated and sealed for 5-7 days.
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