When I made this oil-free tahini dressing for the first time I couldn’t believe it was super healthy because it tastes really amazing, it’s even better than the creamy dressing you can find in the supermarkets. It’s my all-time favorite salad dressing and I’m obsessed with it!
You don’t have to buy store-bought salad dressings (which are full of chemicals) to enjoy a super delicious and creamy dressing and it’s ready in 2 minutes. On a daily basis, I blend the ingredients in a bowl with a spoon or a knife, but if you use a blender, the dressing will be creamier.
I used raw tahini, but traditional tahini tastes better and works great. If you add regular tahini, the dressing will be darker and less bitter.
I don’t know how long can it lasts because I make it almost every day, but if you prefer to make big batches of this dressing, keep it in the fridge in a glass jar.
Seriously, you NEED to try this!
Tips:
- Add less or more water depending on the consistency you want to get.
- If you can’t eat or find nutritional yeast, you can remove this ingredient or use brewer’s yeast or beer instead of water.
PRODUCT I USED TO MAKE THIS RECIPE (AFFILIATE LINK):
Simple Salad with Oil Free Tahini Dressing
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 2-4 1x
- Category: Salad, Side dish
- Cuisine: Vegan
Simple salad with oil-free tahini dressing. It’s my all-time favorite salad dressing and it tastes so good!
Ingredients
- 10 romaine leaves
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 cup cooked or canned chickpeas (160 g)
For the dressing:
- 4 tbsp tahini
- 4 tbsp water
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Chop the veggies and place them in a salad bowl.
- Add the chickpeas and the dressing and mix.
For the dressing:
- Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
- You can also mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a fork or a spoon, although the dressing will be less creamy.
DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?
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I added a few Tbsp of maple syrup and some sodium free asian seasonings. So good
I tossed this with some roasted cauliflower & potatoes instead of salad
Hi there! Sounds amazing 🙂
Hi,
I don’t have any yeast. Is it essential or the recipe? How does it affect the taste?
Hi Shelley! It gives the dressing a cheesy flavor, but it’s optional 🙂
Thanks for your response. I ended up making this with nutritional yeast as you suggest. Your recipe was out of this world-spoon lickin’ good and is a keeper! It was perfectly moist way to dress up chickpeas & quinoa.
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Hi Susan! So glad you liked it 🙂
This recipe looks delicious – love the oil-free aspect! Will Brewer’s yeast work in place of nutritional yeast? (Probably a silly question but I’m newish to vegan cooking.) Thanks.
Hi Susan! I use brewer’s yeast all the time and it works really well, but not all the brands are the same, some of them are bitter than others. I’ve never tried Will Brewer’s yeast, so I’m not sure, sorry!
I doubled the lemon and it was delicious!
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Hi Heather! So glad you liked it 😀
Absolutely Delicious! I agree with one of the other comments: I can eat this dressing with a spoon! Thank you so much for sharing. You have the best, simplest and tastiest vegan recipes around! I am hooked 🙂
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Hi Kate! Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 I’m so glad you liked it so much!
I made your tahini dressing last night for a Buddha Bowl my husband and I were making for dinner. We both think it’s absolutely amazing!! We had more of the dressing tonight on sweet potatoes. We would drink it with a straw if we weren’t exercising some restraint! Thank you for this recipe that’s sure to be a staple in our house now!
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Hi Susan! Hahaham so glad you liked it so much 😀 Thank YOU so much for making the recipe!
Ibmadr this salad dressing last night and my husband loved it. So easy and fast too! Thank you!
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Hi Veronica! So glad you liked it 🙂 Thanks for your comment!
Yum, love this dressing! Thank you!
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Hi Julia! Thanks a lot 😀 Have a nice day!
This recipe sounds very good, but I feel you should note that just because it is oil-free, that does not mean it is fat-free. One tablespoon of tahini contains 9 grams of fat, with 2 grams saturated fat. For people with heart disease and/or gallbladder problems (like me), this is essential information. Plant fat is certainly healthier than animal fat, but it is still fat. The way you talk about the recipe gives the impression that it is fat-free, which is not the case. I have educated myself about fats so that I can control the amount I eat and I am aware of the fat in tahini, but it would be a valuable service to your readers if you not only mentioned the fat in this recipe, but gave nutritional information on all your recipes. There are a number of sites on the internet where you can enter ingredients and the site will calculate the nutritional information for you.
Hi Kira! I know it’s not fat-free, but tahini is much healthier than oil because is not as process and is also more nutritious. Have a nice day!
If this is made with oil-free tahini then yes, this would be an oil free dressing. Off to find a recipe for that!
Hi Mary! We always use oil-free tahini 🙂
This whole “oil-free” thing had my mind reeling. I found my way here looking for a new oil-free tahini recipe. Nope. That’s not what this is.
Still thinking this would include an oil-free tahini recipe, I couldn’t wrap my head around the instructions, which presumes already-made tahini, plus a bunch of other ingredients for a “no oil” dressing. (Terrific, but not what I was looking for.)
Got it. This is a tahini-based dressing recipe with no ADDITIONAL oil. (Not your fault a search engine doesn’t know the difference.)
So, I went to the tahini recipe linked above, and see it uses 1/4 cup of oil. (Hard pass on that one.) 😉
I am super-excited to try this tahini-based dressing (sounds amazing), but I will definitely be using a no-oil tahini. I just wish I could find a new recipe. I’m bored of the only tahini I make, and would like something to make it “better”. 🙁
Hi Jody! You can make this tahini recipe with no oil: https://simpleveganblog.com/how-to-make-tahini/🙂
Thanks, so much! Maybe I’ll try toasting the seeds. I never do that for tahini. Maybe it will add the extra ‘???’ I’m looking for? 🙂 Any other suggestions, for tweaking the flavour, would be appreciated. Maybe I’ll try a spicy tahini? 🙂
Hi Jody! You’re so welcome 🙂 I think tahini and this dressing are just perfect, but you could add your favorite spices or herbs.
I’m going full on vegan – I’m a natural home cook looking for new ideas. (i also run three websites of my own.) Looking online is a challenge the sites that win my attention are easy to navigate – the recipes are above the fold with one bold great image of the dish – and don’t involve scrolling down eight miles past popping sliding, flashing ads that cover the images or text and get in the way.- It’s easy-peasy to be an amazon affiliate or google adsense with low key ads that don’t disrupt. – Just sayin’ While you recipes intrigued me, navigating the site is annoying and tedious. i bailed nearly immediately.
Hi Lisa! Thanks a lot for your comment, but google and amazon don’t work for us, sorry!
Made this yummy dressing tonight, unfortunately we were out of flakes so had to go without them but was still delicious. Thanks so sharing!
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Hi Danielle! I’m glad you liked it! When I don’t have nutritional yeast I also add soy sauce or tamari 🙂
This is so delicious!
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Thanks Brigit 😀
Thank you for all simple vegan blog recipes. I am yet to make raw vegan brownies or 3Ingredient raw cacao bites. Very grateful for your insight. Julie
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Thanks a lot Julie! I hope you like them 😉
I LOVE tahini is salad dressing! This looks delicious!
Thank you so much Jenn! 😀
I find being vegan, a lot of the recipes are pretty bland. My tahini dressing tops yours by miles I’m afraid! It has garlic, a tsp of agave or rice syrup, apple cider vinegar, ground coriander and cumin in it and only 2 Tbsp of avocado or olive oil in it (optional) besides your ingredients (except the yeast as I don’t like it). It’s my favorite. Then, after blending, I sprinkle a few sesame seeds in it too (tahini sesame seeds are even better!0
Hi! I think vegan recipes taste much better than the “regular” ones, they’re full of flavor! Thanks a lot for your ideas!
I agree Louann! Yours sounds amazing!!
Hi! Thanks a lot for your comment 😀