Light Tahini Dressing Recipe
Light Tahini Dressing is creamy, tangy, and ready in just 5 minutes. Made with less tahini than traditional recipes, this healthy oil-free tahini dressing is perfect for salads, grain bowls, roasted vegetables, wraps, and as a dip.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 107kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup tahini almond butter, or nut or seed butter
- 3 tablespoons lime juice or rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons date syrup or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 small garlic clove minced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper optional
- ⅓ cup warm water plus more as needed
Instructions
- Whisk tahini, lime juice, tamari, date syrup, ginger, garlic, and red pepper with warm water until smooth and creamy.
- Adjust the consistency by adding more warm water, lime juice, date syrup, or tamari until the desired taste and consistency.
Notes
Note: Using less tahini and more water makes this dressing lighter than usual, but it’s still full of rich, nutty flavor and perfectly balanced with ginger, garlic, and lime.
See the blog post for substitutions.
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
