During the spring and summer seasons we eat a lot of salads, thanks to my daughter’s backyard gardening skills. Every year she plants a garden that offers up a bounty of lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, onions and other goodies.
Salads are an easy way to introduce greens into one’s diet, and where there are salads, there is salad dressing. It’s easy to reach for a store-made bottle of salad dressing, but the ingredients hiding in those bottles could very well be sabotaging any attempts at healthy eating before they start. Megan Roosevelt has an answer – add flavor to that salad with simple ingredients from the comforts of one’s own kitchen.
Bonus: No interest in salad? Never fear. This tasty dressing also doubles as a universally tasty veggie dip.
Lemon Tahini Salad Dressing Recipe
1/3 cup olive oil
1 Limoneira classic lemon, juiced
2 tbsp tahini
1/4 tsp sea salt
Optional: 1-2 pitted dates
Add all ingredients in to a small jar or blender and blend until smooth. Add one or two pitted dates for a touch of sweetness. Store in the refrigerator and enjoy within 1 – 2 weeks.
This is a guest post recipe. For a helpful demonstration, you can watch Megan create the recipe here on the Limoneira YouTube channel. Don’t forget to subscribe – videos with more wonderful recipes, tips and tricks not detailed in this release will be added to the channel each Friday throughout the month.
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I like the idea of making the salad dressing with and without a date. It changes the entire taste.
I dont think I have ever had tahini before. I know I have never cooked with it. It sounds interesting. Like your daughter, I am a gardener. Since you said it also makes a great dip I might have to find myself some tahini and give this a go. I bet it would taste great over anything out of the garden.
Home made dressings are so much better than store bought ones. And so easy to do.
I love lemons so much and just purchased some more at the store yesterday. I so have to make this dressing it sounds so yummy and light thank you for sharing this one I think I am going to like it a lot.
I love a fresh salad for lunch when the weather is warm. This is perfect!
This sounds delicious! I love making my own salad dressings and I have to add this to my to-make list! Thanks for the recipe!