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    Home > Gluten Free

    Simple Salad with Oil Free Tahini Dressing

    Published: Jul 16, 2015 · Modified: Jun 21, 2019 by Iosune · This post may contain affiliate links · 42 Comments

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    Simple Salad with Oil Free Tahini Dressing

    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!

    Oil Free Tahini Dressing

    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.

    Simple Salad with Oil Free Tahini Dressing

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    ★★★★★

    4.9 from 8 reviews

    Simple salad with oil-free tahini dressing. It's my all-time favorite salad dressing and it tastes so good!

    • Author: Simple Vegan Blog
    • Prep Time: 20 mins
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 2-4 1x
    • Category: Salad, Side dish
    • Cuisine: Vegan

    Ingredients

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    • 10 romaine leaves
    • ½ 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
    • ½ tsp sea salt
    • Black pepper to taste

    Instructions

    1. Chop the veggies and place them in a salad bowl.
    2. Add the chickpeas and the dressing and mix.

    For the dressing:

    1. Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
    2. You can also mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a fork or a spoon, although the dressing will be less creamy.

    Keywords: salad with tahini dressing, salad with tahini

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    Comments

    1. mama_dyson says

      October 24, 2019 at 7:15 pm

      I added a few Tbsp of maple syrup and some sodium free asian seasonings. So good

      Reply
      • mama_dyson says

        October 24, 2019 at 7:17 pm

        I tossed this with some roasted cauliflower & potatoes instead of salad

        Reply
        • Iosune says

          October 29, 2019 at 12:58 pm

          Hi there! Sounds amazing 🙂

    2. Shelley says

      June 20, 2019 at 3:36 pm

      Hi,
      I don’t have any yeast. Is it essential or the recipe? How does it affect the taste?

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        June 23, 2019 at 11:06 am

        Hi Shelley! It gives the dressing a cheesy flavor, but it's optional 🙂

        Reply
    3. Susan T says

      May 02, 2019 at 3:48 pm

      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.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        May 03, 2019 at 8:33 am

        Hi Susan! So glad you liked it 🙂

        Reply
    4. Susan T says

      April 08, 2019 at 5:10 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        April 16, 2019 at 12:06 pm

        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!

        Reply
    5. Heather says

      October 15, 2018 at 11:23 pm

      I doubled the lemon and it was delicious!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        October 16, 2018 at 8:35 am

        Hi Heather! So glad you liked it 😀

        Reply
    6. Kate says

      February 20, 2018 at 11:41 pm

      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 🙂

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        March 25, 2018 at 3:44 am

        Hi Kate! Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 I'm so glad you liked it so much!

        Reply
    7. Susan says

      January 08, 2018 at 1:39 am

      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!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        January 09, 2018 at 11:34 am

        Hi Susan! Hahaham so glad you liked it so much 😀 Thank YOU so much for making the recipe!

        Reply
    8. Veronica says

      November 14, 2017 at 12:16 am

      Ibmadr this salad dressing last night and my husband loved it. So easy and fast too! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Veronica says

        November 14, 2017 at 12:16 am

        *I made

        Reply
        • Iosune says

          November 14, 2017 at 10:20 am

          Hi Veronica! So glad you liked it 🙂 Thanks for your comment!

    9. Julia says

      May 24, 2017 at 7:56 am

      Yum, love this dressing! Thank you!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        May 29, 2017 at 1:11 pm

        Hi Julia! Thanks a lot 😀 Have a nice day!

        Reply
    10. Kira says

      April 02, 2017 at 3:36 am

      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.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        April 13, 2017 at 12:02 pm

        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!

        Reply
        • Mary says

          August 17, 2018 at 6:28 pm

          If this is made with oil-free tahini then yes, this would be an oil free dressing. Off to find a recipe for that!

        • Iosune says

          August 23, 2018 at 10:58 am

          Hi Mary! We always use oil-free tahini 🙂

        • Jody says

          November 07, 2019 at 3:16 pm

          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”. 🙁

        • Iosune says

          November 12, 2019 at 12:28 pm

          Hi Jody! You can make this tahini recipe with no oil: https://simpleveganblog.com/how-to-make-tahini/🙂

        • Jody says

          November 12, 2019 at 3:44 pm

          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? 🙂

        • Iosune says

          November 17, 2019 at 7:50 am

          Hi Jody! You're so welcome 🙂 I think tahini and this dressing are just perfect, but you could add your favorite spices or herbs.

    11. lisa says

      January 03, 2017 at 8:54 am

      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.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        January 16, 2017 at 6:40 pm

        Hi Lisa! Thanks a lot for your comment, but google and amazon don't work for us, sorry!

        Reply
    12. Danielle says

      September 30, 2015 at 10:30 am

      Made this yummy dressing tonight, unfortunately we were out of flakes so had to go without them but was still delicious. Thanks so sharing!

      ★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        September 30, 2015 at 10:48 am

        Hi Danielle! I'm glad you liked it! When I don't have nutritional yeast I also add soy sauce or tamari 🙂

        Reply
    13. Brigit says

      August 29, 2015 at 11:11 pm

      This is so delicious!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        August 30, 2015 at 11:26 am

        Thanks Brigit 😀

        Reply
    14. Julie says

      August 24, 2015 at 9:34 am

      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

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        August 30, 2015 at 11:23 am

        Thanks a lot Julie! I hope you like them 😉

        Reply
    15. Jenn says

      July 17, 2015 at 2:12 am

      I LOVE tahini is salad dressing! This looks delicious!

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        July 17, 2015 at 10:56 am

        Thank you so much Jenn! 😀

        Reply
    16. Louann Chapman says

      July 16, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        July 17, 2015 at 10:56 am

        Hi! I think vegan recipes taste much better than the "regular" ones, they're full of flavor! Thanks a lot for your ideas!

        Reply
      • Eat Healthy says

        March 07, 2018 at 7:44 am

        I agree Louann! Yours sounds amazing!!

        Reply
        • Iosune says

          March 25, 2018 at 5:08 am

          Hi! Thanks a lot for your comment 😀

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