Tangy Tahini Sauce, Salad Dressing, or Dip

As a salad dressing or dip, this tangy tahini sauce makes uncooked veggies shine; it’s also delectable on steamed, roasted, sautéed, or grilled vegetables as a sauce, too. See lots of easy and delicious ways to use it following.

This is hands-down my personal favorite sauce/dressing. It makes even the simplest salad shine, and can be used to embellish all kinds of cooked vegetable dishes as well — steamed, roasted, or sautéed.

And it’s absolutely delicious on grilled vegetables, including eggplant and squashes.

As a dip: This is delicious served with all kinds of cut raw vegetables — carrots, bell peppers, celery, turnips, cauliflower, broccoli — whatever you have on hand. You can use it as a dip for pita chips, potato chips, tortilla chips, and other crunchy carbs.

With falafel: And of course, this is an ideal dressing to serve with falafel and other mezze platter favorites. 

Drizzle on roasted vegetable dishes: Here’s a simple sweet potato and kale combo. Tahini dressing takes them from tasty to incredible.

Use as a topping for stuffed baked potatoes or sweet potatoes: Simply drizzle generously on your grain-and-veggie stuffed spuds.

Explore more …

• Delectable Tahini Recipes
• Avocado, Spinach, and Tahini Dip
• Easy vegan salad dressings.

Continue to Content

Yield: 1 cup

Tangy Tahini Sauce, Salad Dressing, or Dip

Print

Tangy tahini sauce/dressing makes even the simplest salad shine, and can be used as a sauce for all kinds of cooked vegetable dishes as well — steamed, roasted, or sautéed.

Prep Time 8 minutes

Total Time 8 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup sesame tahini (see note)
• 1/3 cup vegan mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• Juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon, to taste (2 to 4 tablespoons)
• 1 tablespoon agave nectar
• Pinch of salt

Optional (use any or all)

• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced and sautéed in olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• Dried hot red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. 
2. If you intend to use as a dressing for raw or cooked vegetables and the consistency seems too thick, whisk in a tablespoon of water at a time until you get the consistency you like — this will vary according to the consistency of the tahini. In fact, if your tahini is on the dry side, you might need to blend the ingredients in a food processor.
3. Transfer any of the tahini dressing that’s not used at once to a small lidded container or jar, where it will keep well in the refrigerator for several days (if you can resist it for that long!).

See lots more easy vegan sauces & dressings.