No Oil Dijon-Tahini Dressing reminds me of a peanut sauce. Yet it's got a zesty mustardy tangy flavor with an incredibly creamy texture, and passed the boyfriend test! He loved it and commented how good it was before I even asked his opinion. Super healthy, and part of my cleanse diet this year, this dressing makes an appearance in my rotation often! Nothing lifts a basic green salad as good as this No Oil Dijon-Tahini Dressing! Try it over grilled plain tofu as well!
It's no secret that our health would benefit from eating more whole foods and less ultra and even moderately processed foods. Shop salad dressings at a grocery store and the majority of them contain processed cheap oils, gums, preservatives, and sugars. And, if you're low-FODMAP, good luck finding a dresing on the shelf that doesn't contain garlic or onions. So, I'm introducing a couple of "no-oil" dressings including this flavor-filled No Oil Dijon-Tahini Dressing.
Making your own dressing doesn't take much at all. Throw a few ingredients into a Nutri Bullet blender and voilà. You've got dressing for 1-2 weeks! You don't even need to transfer it to another container because the Nutri Bullet set comes with lids! If you've never tried making your own dressings, I encourage you to give it a go. I easily make 3+ dressings and/or dips every meal-prep day, usually all in just a half hour or so. And, as I always say, it's all about the sauce! Having flavorful sauces and dressings on hand will transform any boring meal into a gourmet delight in seconds!
This "no oil" dressing is not 'no fat.' Using nut or seed butter helps create a flavorful and super thick and creamy dressing. And, since fats are included in the whole food of the ground nut or seed, we're capturing all of the remaining constituents of that food, like protein, fiber, carbohydrate plus all the vitamins and antioxidants that plant contains. Our bodies were made to process whole foods and utilize all the parts of that food, and somehow, when we consume the fats of these foods as part of the whole food, the fat is not negatively impactful like it may be when extracted and consumed as a separate ingredient.
Tahini (ground sesame seeds) is the seed of choice for this No Oil Dijon-Tahini Dressing. Tahini is a wonderfully nutty spread used often in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking. Sesame seeds are a fantastic plant-based calcium source. Tahini is low-FODMAP up to 2 tablespoons, well below the amount in the finished 2 Tablespoons of this dressing.
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