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Tahini Vinaigrette Dressing

5 min

Salad

10 ingredients or less

One-bowl / one-pot

No cook
This tahini salad dressing is ultra-creamy and adds a deliciously rich touch to all sorts of dishes! Drizzle it over pasta salads, toss it with your favourite greens, or enjoy it on nourish bowls for an easy burst of flavour.

Servings

(2 Tbsp per serving)

Total

5 min

Prep

5 min

Contains

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sesame

Free from

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soy

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peanut

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tree nut

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gluten

Ingredients

Tahini dressing

  • ½ cup (120 mL)
    tahini†
  • ½ cup (120 mL)
    water
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL)
    fresh lemon juice†
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL)
    extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL)
    red wine vinegar
  • 1
    garlic clove, crushed
  • ½ tsp
    ground cumin
  • ½ tsp
    paprika powder
  • ⅛ tsp
    salt

Directions

  1. Add all of the ingredients to a jar.
  2. Mix until smooth. The mixture might appear too thin at first, but just keep stirring! It will naturally thicken.
  3. Pour over your favourite salad, toss to coat, and enjoy!

Notes

  • †Use golden tahini made from lightly toasted sesame seeds, rather than pale tahini made from raw seeds.
  • †For us, 1 lemon yielded about 2 Tbsp (30 mL) of lemon juice.

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Cassiopeia's Moon - April 18, 2025, 12:45 p.m.

Both the tahini and lemon tastes were too strong for my liking. Then again, I could probably have guessed at that when reading the recipe 😂 I'll just have to try another dressing next time.

PUL small logo PUL Team - April 18, 2025, 3:30 p.m.

Hey friend, thanks for sharing your experience with the recipe, although we're sad it missed the mark! If you find the dressing a bit bitter from the tahini and have any leftovers, you can add a touch more sweetness with agave or maple syrup to balance it out.

For future recipes in case it helps, white tahini (made from hulled sesame seeds) has a milder, slightly sweeter taste compared to brown tahini, which some folks find too bitter 💛✨

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Caroline, SC, USA - April 2, 2025, 8:05 p.m.

This dressing is delicious! I ate it drizzled on top of a quinoa salad. So yummy!

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Fiend - March 10, 2025, 6:17 p.m.

Delicious!

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Andrea - Jan. 26, 2025, 12:22 a.m.

Fantastic!

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Cécile - Jan. 20, 2025, 1:13 a.m.

Très bon

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Dirk Daniëls - July 29, 2024, 2:36 p.m.

A simple salad finished with this delicious dressing. Simplicity with the right seasoning. I enjoyed it!

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Lia - July 22, 2024, 6:16 p.m.

This is so so so good. Thank you!

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sonia - May 21, 2024, 12:08 p.m.

Just made it for a raw buckwheat arugula pear salad - divine 🤍 thank you, PUL time 💝

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Melissa - April 16, 2024, 2:49 p.m.

ugh, this dressing is so good! I always need to lick the spoon after making :)

PUL small logo PUL Team - April 16, 2024, 11:36 p.m.

So glad that you're enjoying the dressing, Melissa!

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Shalini Pyapali - Sept. 5, 2023, 5:28 a.m.

I really love this recipe!! Thank you so much PUL team ❤️

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Michal - July 13, 2023, 10:55 p.m.

Super tasty! I added slightly less water so that it would be thicker, and used it as a dip for raw veggies. The seasonings were just right. :)

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Ethna Parker - May 21, 2023, 4:27 p.m.

Light, creamy, delicious and a good source of calcium to boot. What’s not to love ❤️

PUL small logo PUL Team - May 21, 2023, 9:17 p.m.

Thanks so much, Ethna 💛

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Ethna Parker - May 21, 2023, 4:26 p.m.

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Ethna Parker - April 11, 2023, 9:47 p.m.

Such a versatile sauce. I drizzle it over almost everything. I love it!

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Celica - April 10, 2023, 4:36 a.m.

Simply delicious! It goes so well with different bowls and salads. Thank you!

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Cloudy - Aug. 8, 2022, 10:26 a.m.

I used this one as a dressing for a potato-salad with cucumber, apple, pickled cucumber and fried tofu and I absolutely loved it. Didn´t take 5mins to prepare...more like 2.
Will keep the recipe :-)

PUL small logo PUL Team - Aug. 8, 2022, 4:05 p.m.

Mmm sounds delicious, Cloudy, we're happy to hear 😊

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Rhonwyn - Jan. 30, 2022, 7:29 p.m.

I made this and it is so good! I will absolutely be making this frequently.

PUL small logo PUL Team - Jan. 31, 2022, 1:50 a.m.

We're so happy to hear, Rhonwyn, thank you 😃

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Ellie - July 26, 2021, 9:11 p.m.

This recipe is so easy and delicious! It's crazy how creamy it is from the tahini. It coats kale really well for a kale salad, but it's good on any greens & veg. I sometimes will use powdered garlic to make it quicker, and just shake it up in a jar. It's almost just as good as the fresh garlic clove.

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 28, 2021, 4:02 a.m.

Thank you for the glowing review, Ellie, we're so glad the dressing is being enjoyed!

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Laura - July 9, 2021, 7:42 a.m.

it was perfect for my salad 😊

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Nina - April 9, 2021, 11:32 a.m.

Very delicious!

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