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Gingery Lemon Tahini Sauce
A perfectly balanced and gingery tahini sauce PERFECT for salads, dipping, bowl meals, and more. Just 1 bowl, 5 minutes, and 5 ingredients required!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 6 (2-Tbsp servings)
Calories: 127 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Vegan
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Tahini
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup or agave nectar (or honey if not vegan)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 4 tsp freshly grated ginger (you can try subbing dried, but we haven’t tested it)
- water (to thin into pourable sauce)
Instructions
- To a medium mixing bowl, add tahini, lemon juice, maple syrup, sea salt, and ginger. Whisk or stir to combine. Then add water a little at a time until a pourable sauce is achieved.
- Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more lemon for acidity, maple syrup for sweetness, ginger for stronger ginger flavor, or salt to taste.
- Perfect for salads and bowl meals! Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Not freezer friendly.
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Notes
- *Recipe makes ~3/4 cup (180 ml) sauce. *Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with maple syrup.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1two-Tbsp servings
Calories
127
(6%)
Carbohydrates
5.89g
(2%)
Protein
3.5g
(7%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1.6g
(8%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4.34g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.54g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
204mg
(9%)
Potassium
101mg
(3%)
Fiber
2.1g
(8%)
Sugar
2.5g
(5%)
Vitamin A
11.8IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
5.46mg
(6%)
Calcium
15.32mg
(2%)
Iron
1.11mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6(2-Tbsp servings)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1two-Tbsp servings | |
| Calories | 127 | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 5.89g | 2% |
| Protein | 3.5g | 7% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.6g | 8% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4.34g | 26% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4.54g | 23% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 204mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 101mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2.1g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2.5g | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 11.8IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5.46mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 15.32mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.11mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.