Tahini Dressing or Dip


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 3
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 38.7
  • Total Fat: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.1 mg
  • Sodium: 307.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 2.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 1.5 g

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Introduction

Tahini is ground sesame seeds. This is a great dressing or dip for grilled chicken, salads or steamed veggies, especially broccoli. Has a strong, spicy and nutty taste. Tahini is ground sesame seeds. This is a great dressing or dip for grilled chicken, salads or steamed veggies, especially broccoli. Has a strong, spicy and nutty taste.
Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

    1 tbsp Tahini
    2 tbsp Lemon Juice
    1 tbsp Soy Sauce
    1 dash Black Pepper, ground
    1/2 tbs Ginger, ground
    1 tbsp Plain Yogurt, fat free (optional)
    1-2 tbsp water (optional)

Directions

Place tahini in a bowl, add soy sauce and dry ingredients and whisk with a fork until smooth.
Add lemon juice and yogurt and whisk again. You could add the lemon juice in the previous step but it will be harder to get the mixture smooth.
If mixture is still too thick add some water and whisk again.
Store in the refrigerator, bring to room temperature before serving.


Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANELIA_D.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    This was lovely and refreshing, w/ W/W pita and baby spinach, butter lettuce wedges w/ boiled egg and thinly sliced onion and roasted sesame seeds... Middle eastern/Asian culture is my life. Tahina can never be boring to me, but I like the nouveau twist by adding SOY sauce. I usually use EVOO. ;o) - 3/10/09


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I can't find tahini at local stores. I tried grinding sesame seeds into paste and used that for the recipe. Does tahini have any other ingredients besides sesame seeds?

    I did like it on celery!
    - 2/25/10

    Reply from CD336699 (10/24/10)
    Glad you liked it! I don't think tahini has any other ingredients besides sesame seeds but they might sometimes add sesame oil in commercial batches to make it runnier.



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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Tahini has about the same calorie/fat analysis as peanut butter, so use accordingly. Very delicious, nutritious, and a source of "good fat". Just be aware of portion size. This recipe serving size is for 1 teaspoon of tahini. I do love my tahini!
    - 2/29/08


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I didn't realize tahini was low calorie and low fat, so I avoided it in the past. This is GREAT for variety in veggie flavors. - 2/29/08


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    2 of 8 people found this review helpful
    Don't understand your abbreviations. Usually Tablespoon is Tbsp, and Teaspoon is tsp; TBS (for the ginger) is not a correct measurement for any ingredient. Please clarify this recipe, then I would love to try it. - 5/21/08