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    Home » Quick Vegan Recipes

    Easy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce

    Published: Mar 25, 2022 · Modified: Apr 16, 2022 by Vanessa Sturman · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 5 Comments

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    There's nothing better than an easy sauce or dressing you can whip up in minutes! Add to that something fresh, healthy, made from wholefoods and has absolutely heavenly flavours! This lemon herb tahini sauce or dressing fits the bill in every way. There are so many ways of using it from a dip, a dressing, a sauce for grains or a spread for your sandwich!

    lemon herb tahini sauce in an open kilner jar with a bowl of salad behind it. this recipe
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    • 🍋Ingredients
    • 👩🏾‍🍳How to instructions
    • ❓FAQ
    • 🍽️How to serve the tahini sauce
    • 🥗Other dressings and salads
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🍋Ingredients

    What's this lemon herb tahini sauce made from? Luckily this flavourful sauce has very simple ingredients, and is made totally from whole foods:

    • Fresh herbs - you can use any. I love using a mix of coriander, parsley, dill and chives. You can use any or all of them!
    • Garlic - I used raw but roasted is also delicious.
    • Salt & pepper - to taste.
    • Juice and zest of lemon - for that fresh taste and zingyness!
    • Tahini - this is ground sesame seeds, made into a smooth paste. You can buy it in any superstore/supermarket, healthfood shops or online. It's a key ingredient in hummus and other salad dressings. Tahini is made from good fats, and is a great replacement for olive oil (or any oils) in dressings and sauces.
    • Plain vegan yoghurt - a healthy ingredient for creating creamy sauces and dressings.

    👩🏾‍🍳How to instructions

    The best part about this lemon herb tahini dressing? It has minimal prep time and is super quick to make. You essentially:

    1. Whiz up the ingredients in a blender or food processor.
    2. You could add some extra water if you wanted a runnier sauce.
    3. Serve up the sauce as a dressing, dip or topping for any meal (more serving ideas below).
    cloves of garlic in an empty kilner jar.
    Peel your cloves of garlic.
    herbs in a kilner jar.
    Add your fresh herbs.
    adding salt and pepper to the sauce ingredients in a kilner jar.
    Add salt and pepper.
    adding vegan yoghurt to the lemon herb tahini sauce ingredients.
    Add plain vegan yoghurt.
    adding tahini to a kilner jar with the other ingredients for the sauce.
    Add tahini to the sauce.
    squeezing lemon juice into the jar of ingredients for the lemon herb tahini sauce.
    Add lemon juice and lemon zest.
    blended lemon herb tahini sauce in a kilner jar being picked up with a spoon.
    Blend it up so you have a smooth paste.
    a mini jug pouring lemon herb tahini dressing over a bowl of green salad.
    Serve up your sauce however you like - we love it on salad!

    ❓FAQ

    Is this lemon herb tahini sauce gluten-free?

    Yes. Everything in the sauce is gluten-free.

    How do I store the sauce?

    Store the lemon herb tahini sauce in an airtight jar or a tupperware. It will last for about a week in the fridge.

    Can I use any fresh herbs in the sauce?

    Yes, that's what's wonderful about this recipe. You can use whatever fresh herbs you can find. You could just use one such as coriander, or use a mix of many such as chives, dill, coriander and parsley.

    a mini jug pouring lemon herb tahini dressing over a bowl of green salad.
    Serve up your sauce however you like - we love it on salad!

    🍽️How to serve the tahini sauce

    This sauce is really versatile. My favourite ways of using it are:

    • As a dip - for crackers, vegetables, bread sticks... Our Superseed Crackers are perfect for this.
    • As a salad dressing - this is the most obvious way to use it, and it takes your salad to a whole new level!
    • With falafel - it's a great sauce for falafel to add extra moisture and flavour. Our falafel recipe tastes banging with this lemon herb tahini sauce.

    If you want to add some extras to the sauce you can sprinkle on spice mixes or seeds such as:

    • Sesame seeds
    • Pine nuts
    • Dukkah - an Eygptian and Middle Eastern spice, herb and nut mix.
    • Za'atar - a Middle Eastern and Meditterean spice mix including toasted sesame seeds.

    🥗Other dressings and salads

    If you love my lemon herb tahini dressing, especially if you love it on salad, then you'll love these other dressing and salad recipes:

    • Quinoa Super Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
    • Vegan Caesar Salad with Crunchy Chickpea Croutons
    • Creamy & Tangy Vegan Celeriac Remoulade
    • Easy Japanese Gomae Style Sesame Dressing with Winter Salad
    • Malfouf Salad (Lebanese Cabbage Salad)

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    Love & Vegan Yummies,

    Louise xx (P.S. Follow me on Insta and Tik Tok!)

    📖 Recipe

    lemon herb tahini dressing in a jug being poured over salad.

    Easy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce

    Vanessa Sturman
    This easy lemon herb tahini sauce is fresh and delicious. It's perfect as a dressing, dip or just to top your meals to give extra flavour and colour.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course main, starter
    Cuisine American, british, French
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 34 kcal

    Equipment

    • blender or food processor
    • Chopping board
    • Vegetable knife

    Ingredients Note:

    For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.

    (Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)

    Ingredients

    • 1 (1 cup) Bunch of herbs (mix of parsley, chives, dill, coriander)
    • 3-4 Garlic cloves
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
    • Juice of 1 lemon
    • Zest of 1 lemon
    • 2 tablespoon Tahini
    • 125 g (½ cup) Plain vegan yoghurt

    Instructions

    • Put all ingredients in a blender and whizz until mostly smooth.
    • Add to your favourite salad, use as a dip or top any meal to give it more flavour (see main post for more serving ideas).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 34kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 154mgPotassium: 47mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword lemon herb tahini, salad dressing, tahini dressing, tahini sauce
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    1. Jacqueline Meldrum says

      March 26, 2022 at 10:35 am

      5 stars
      That looks and sounds delicious and perfect for this sunny weather here in Scotland right now

      Reply
    2. Claudia Lamascolo says

      March 26, 2022 at 11:40 am

      5 stars
      The lemon addition is fabulous we love Tahini and I am sure we will love this all year long!

      Reply
    3. Mairead says

      March 26, 2022 at 12:10 pm

      5 stars
      I love how versatile Tahini sauce is - it makes a perfect dip or dressing and this version is truly delicious.

      Reply
    4. Tayler says

      March 26, 2022 at 1:13 pm

      5 stars
      I used this as a dressing with our salad last night and it was amazing!! Will definitely be making again and again!

      Reply
    5. Sandra says

      March 26, 2022 at 1:59 pm

      5 stars
      This is such an easy and delicious recipe! I'm going to try it with your super seed cracker recipe next time. Thanks for a great recipe!

      Reply

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