5 from 4 votes
How To Make Lemon Tahini Dressing
With zesty lemon and creamy tahini, this lemon tahini dressing is the perfect recipe to enjoy as a dip or salad dressing. I've got a secret trick for infusing the lemon juice with garlic while keeping the sauce silky smooth (no garlic clumps!) Ready in 15 minutes and great as a dip or dressing.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
16
tablespoons
Calories:
47 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- ¼ cup lemon juice from fresh lemons, 60 mL
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup tahini 120 g
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ to ½ cup water can use more until you reach a consistency to your liking, 60 to 120 mL, cold
Instructions
- Marinate: Stir together ¼ cup lemon juice and 2 cloves garlic (minced). Let sit for 10 minutes to allow garlic flavor to diffuse into the lemon juice. Use a mesh sieve to strain out garlic pulp, keeping the lemon juice.
- Mix: In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlicky lemon juice, ½ cup tahini, 2 tsp Dijon mustard, ½ tsp salt, and ¼ to ½ cup cold water (adding more as needed until it reaches a smooth consistency).
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Notes
- Storage: This dressing will last for up to 1 week in the fridge in an air-tight container.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1tablespoon
Calories
47kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
1.8g
(1%)
Protein
1.4g
(3%)
Fat
4.1g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
0.6g
(3%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
90mg
(4%)
Potassium
38mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.8g
(3%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 47
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoon | |
| Calories | 47kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 1.8g | 1% |
| Protein | 1.4g | 3% |
| Fat | 4.1g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.6g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 90mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.8g | 3% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.