It’s perfect as a standalone lunch, healthy dinner, or flavorful side dish, bringing Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavors to your table. You can make it with simple ingredients such as tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, fresh herbs, and a gorgeous tahini sauce.
What is tahini salad?
It’s not the first time we have published a Mediterranean recipe, and that’s for a reason! Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food is packed with flavor and nutrition, plus it combines those creamy and crunchy textures we all love! Tahini salad is no different, and Louise’s mild obsession with tahini sauce makes this recipe a regular on our table. Like many Mediterranean recipes—think of stuffed bell peppers, lentil mujadara, Israeli couscous salad, and lentil salad—tahini salad provides satisfying flavor and excellent nutrition. Plus, you can have it as a light main course with some warm pita bread or as a side dish alongside hummus, falafel, baba ganoush, or one of our heavenly Middle Eastern recipes.
1. Make the dressing
Add tahini, lemon juice, water, and salt to a small bowl and whisk until creamy. Add a peeled and crushed garlic clove and let it infuse the sauce for 10 minutes. In the meantime, prepare the vegetables.
2. Prepare the vegetables
Prepare the vegetables and add them to a large mixing bowl. We like cutting them as follows:
Tomatoes: diced Cucumber: diced Romaine lettuce: bite-size pieces Spring onions: thinly sliced Parsley: finely chopped. Chickpeas: drained and rinsed.
3. Mix the tahini salad
Remove the garlic clove from the dressing. Drizzle the dressing on the salad and toss until the vegetables are fully coated. Taste and adjust for salt and lemon juice. Plate and garnish with a pinch of dried oregano, sumac, or za’atar.
Pita bread Falafel Hummus Muhammara Eggplant dip Olives, feta cheese, or grilled halloumi.
Refrigerator: Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 36 hours. Freezer: This recipe is not suitable for freezing.
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