Healthy Recipe of the Week

Summer salads are popping up on meal plans and satisfying our taste buds.

Store-bought dressings can contain excess sugar, salt, fat, and calories, as well as a laundry-list of ingredients.

Why not prep our own dressing?

Sesame Dressing

Ingredients

• (1) Garlic Clove (grated)
• 2 tablespoons Ginger (grated)
• (1) Scallion (minced)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons Soy Sauce (reduced-sodium)
• 2 tablespoons Tahini (*may substitute for nut butter of choice)
• 2 tablespoons Rice Vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
• 2 teaspoons  Toasted Sesame Oil

Directions

In a blender, purée garlic, ginger, scallion, soy sauce, tahini (or other nut butter), rice vinegar, mayonnaise, maple syrup, and toasted sesame oil until smooth.

Serve on your  favorite salad mix. This dressing is also delicious on vegetables, chicken, or fish.

Yields: About 3/4 cup

Reference

Center for Science in Public Interest. (2024, June). 2024 Superfood calendar.