Tahini Ranch Dressing Recipes

This ranch-dressing adaptation comes from Julia Goldberg, a cook at Superiority Burger, Brooks Headley's vegetarian fast-food restaurant in New York. While traditional ranch relies on buttermilk and mayonnaise for its creaminess, the base in this version is tahini, or sesame butter, mixed with lemon juice and water until it turns smooth and glossy. Maple syrup and a generous amount of salt are crucial to mimicking the intense salty-sweetness of bottled ranch. The thick herb-packed sauce can be used as a versatile dressing for raw or grilled lettuces, a dip for crudités or a tangy sauce for grilled meat. After hours at Superiority Burger, the cooks like to experiment, drizzling it over oven-browned potatoes, or folding it into burritos. The recipe makes enough so that you can experiment with leftovers, too.

Provided by Tejal Rao

Categories     condiments, salads and dressings, side dish

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 432, UnsaturatedFat 29 grams, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 380 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams

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I like to serve this tahini dressing over a salad of romaine lettuce, baby red potatoes, asparagus and snap peas. It's a healthy and tasty way to start a meal. Don't miss these other

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 5m

Yield 1-1/4 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 62mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

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