A Tiny Tahini (dressing) Post

I like saying the work "tahini".  It makes me smile. It also makes a fantastic and very easy dressing, when combined with just a few other basic ingredients. It can be put on mutliple types of salad, or roasted veggies, or on falafel, or mixed in with veggies and rice or quinoa, or....well, you see where I am going with this.  It's quite versatile, which makes it a good staple in our house. The dressing also requires only a few ingredients.

Tahini Dressing

2-3 cloves of garlic (depending on how much you like garlic and how big your cloves are)

1/4 cup tahini

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

zest of 1 lemon

2 Tbs olive oil

2-3 Tbs hot water

1/2 tsp salt (more to taste)

Migarlic, tahini, lemon juice and zest together. Add the olive oil.  Slowly mix in the hot water, a little at a time, until the dressing reaches your desired consistency.  Add in the salt, and you are done!

I like to put the dressing in the refrigerator for a while (30 mins or more) so that the flavors can meld together a little better before using, but this is not necessary.

Enjoi!