Use this dressing for Steamed Broccoli and Squash with Tahini Sauce or any greens. It is also delicious simply drizzled over cooked salmon, tofu, or chicken breast. Deepfried falafel can be a total grease bomb. But these panseared falafel still get crispy in just a few tablespoons of oil with equally satisfying results. Be sure. Total Time 50 minsCalories 499 per servinghttp hIDSERP,5203. Recipe Simple Tahini Dressing Healthy Cooking CampFew sauces are as simple and satisfying as this tahini. We put it on our steamed veggies, grains, beans fish. Heck, wed. I followed the recipe. It may have a better consistency if stirred by fork. I thought the garlic was too much and i love garlic. My husband liked the garlic. I think I will try the posted recipe from bon appetit from another review. True tahini has. minimum seasoning in. Try to put. a dash of salt, a. DO NOT. put garlic Garlic. Keeping in mind previous too salty comments, I put in 12 the salt just a pinch of sugar. I also did a little more lemon and water than called for in the ongoing reduce calories battle. This is my new fave dressing and its even better the next day after the garlic has had its way. This was WAY salty. I suggest trying it. I also. found it improved. Greek yogurt. I am about to go. I hope this mix. grilled eggplant. This tasted terrific my husband said its one of his all time favorite dressings, and hes very picky. I took advice of previous poster and just stirred in a bowl theres really no reason to dirty up a mixer for this recipe. I love that it has no oil. We had it over a salad of cucumbers, tomatos, avocado and green onion. A keeper Im a sesame lover big time, and the sesame flavor is strong here, BUT the quantity of lemon juice gave this dressing an objectionable bitterness. I added a teaspoon of sugar to compensate somewhat, but am in search of a better recipe. In my opinion, this one fell short. I had never made tahini dressing before, and have only eaten it out a few times, but remembered that I really enjoyed it. I thought this recipe was really good. I served it as the dressing for a mixed green and vegetable salad with poached salmon and lemon mayonaise. It was very good. I will definitly make it again. I much prefer the variation that I found in a Bon Appetit 1. I thinkSpinach and Onion Salad recipe. I get and give a rave review to both the salad and the dressing. Heres that version of the dressing. This is the traditional tahini recipe. The only thing I have found is that its much better making by hand using a fork instead of using a blinder. You get a better consistancy and you can adjust the seasoning to you taste. Lightened Up Protein Power Goddess Bowl Oh She Glows. This week, the first sign of flowers and leaves put me into full Spring mode. My meals have been fresher than ever and Im feeling on fire energy wise. Its about time The hot yoga sessions are also helping tremendously. Thank you, by the way, for your great comments yesterday. Ive been to 4 hot yoga sessions now and you could pretty much say that Im addicted. But, more on that later. We need to mow the lawn and weed the garden Yesterday, I was craving an old favourite the Protein Power Goddess Bowl that I adapted from The Coup Cookbook. Ive been smitten with this salad since I made it last year and the tahini Lemon dressing is just to die for My mission yesterday was simple To lighten up this salad for Spring. I wouldnt call this salad heavy per say, but I was never crazy about the 12 cup of olive oil that the original recipe calls for. I knew with a bit of work, I could create a lighter Tahini dressing that would taste just as tempting as the original. Yield. 6 cups. Prep Time. Minutes. Cook time. Minutes. Total Time. Hour, 5 Minutes. Ingredients For the goddess bowl 1 cup uncooked French green lentils 2 to 2 34 cups cooked1 cup uncooked spelt berries or wheat berries 2 cups cooked1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Lemon Tahini Dressing. Fine sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste. Chopped green onion and lemon zest, to garnish optionalFor the Lemon Tahini Dressing 1 large garlic clove. Directions Soak the spelt berries in a bowl of water overnight, or for at least 8 to 1. Drain and rinse well. Add the drained spelt berries into a medium pot and cover with a couple inches of water. Bring to a low boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 3. Drain excess water. Rinse and drain the lentils. Add to a medium pot and cover with a couple inches of water. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil and then immediately reduce the heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 1. French lentils will hold their shape beautifully and wont break down like regular green or brown lentils. Drain well. Prepare the Lemon Tahini Dressing Mince the garlic in a mini food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until smooth. Set aside. In a large skillet or pot, add the oil, onion, and garlic, along with a pinch of salt. Stir. Saut over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, until the onion softens. Stir in the chopped red pepper and tomato and saut for another 7 to 8 minutes. Add the spinach, cooked spelt berries and lentils, and stir to combine. Saut until just wilted. Remove the pot from the heat. Stir in all of the Lemon Tahini Dressing, and the fresh parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with chopped green onion and lemon zest on top, if desired. This salad is lovely served on top of a leafy green salad, or you can serve it with hummus and crackers on the side too. Lightening up the Tahini Lemon dressing was a huge success I cut down the oil by 7. Here are the changes I made to the lightened up version I added another garlic clove to make 3 to add more flavaI added 2 3 more tbsp water to thin it out moreI was worried the taste would be compromised but it was just as addicting like I remembered. Even if you dont want to make this lentil salad, you could always make the dressing and use it for salads all week long. It is truly one of my most loved homemade dressings to date. Print This Lightened Up Tahini Lemon Dressing. Adapted from Tahini Lemon Dressing. Yield Just under 1 cup of dressing. Ingredients 14 cup Tahini. Nutritional yeast or a bit more, to taste. Extra virgin olive oil, to taste. Directions 1. In a food processor, add all ingredients and process until smooth. Makes just under 1 cup. Once you cook your desired grains and make the dressing, you simply saut some vegetables of your choice until tender. Yesterday, I added Lacinato Kale instead of spinach and I loved it Its less bitter than regular kale. Mix in your grains and dressing. When its all cooked, remove from heat and stir in the minced Parsley for another kick of fresh flavour. Taste test UncontrollablyServe with a lemon wedge and zest and you have yourself a protein and fibre packed dinner Its creamy comforting, with a tangy kick that is just irresistible. This will definitely be my go to version of this salad from now on. We didnt miss the 6 tablespoons of oil at all. Blueberry Banana Bread. Have a good one Lets get social Follow Angela on Instagram ohsheglows theglowspot, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Google.