Tahini dressing

Name: Tahini dressing
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 4 pitted dates roughly chopped; 1 tbsp tahini; 1 lemon juiced; 1 small garlic clove; ½ tsp ground cumin; 75ml neutral-tasting oil such as vegetable

Ailsa Burt

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Prep: 25 mins

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Forget shop-bought and make a homemade tahini dressing. Creamy and tangy, it will bring salads to life. It will keep chilled for up to five days

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4 pitted dates

roughly chopped
1 tbsp tahini
1 lemon

juiced
1 small garlic clove
½ tsp ground cumin
75ml neutral-tasting oil

such as vegetable

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Put the pitted dates in a heatproof bowl. Pour over 150ml boiling water to cover. Leave to soak for 20 mins until softened, then tip into a blender with the water from the bowl, tahini, lemon juice, garlic clove, ground cumin and neutral-tasting oil. Blitz until smooth, adding more water if needed to make it drizzly. Season to taste. Will keep chilled in an airtight container for up to five days.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2025

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