Avocado Tahini Salad Dressing

Thick Rich Delicious Salad Dressing Recipe for Cooked or Raw Greens

This easy tasty salad dressing is a test recipe from the Wild About Greens cookbook by Nava Atlas.

Pour this delicious and decidedly rich sauce over steamed or wilted greens, or any salad of raw greens. It's particularly good as a dressing for Kale Cucumber Salad or any massaged kale salad.

Total prep & cook time: 10 min

Approx 1 1/2 cups, 6 servings

Nutrition Data, 40g Serving: 83 cal, 4g carb, 7g fat, 5mg sodium, 3g fiber, 2g protein, 0g sugar, low Cholesterol, Sodium, good source Dietary Fiber, Vit. C, Vit. K, Folate. Estimated glycemic load 1

Ingredients:

1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and diced
1/2 cup tahini (sesame paste)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
2 - 4 Tbsp minced fresh parsley or cilantro, to taste
1/4 - 1/2 cup water

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and puree until smooth
Add 1/4 - 1/2 cup water as needed to achieve a medium-thick consistency
Stir 1/2 - 1 cup of the sauce into greens once they're cooked or use as a salad dressing
Transfer the rest of the dressing to a covered container and refrigerate. Use within 3 days

Savvy Veg Recipe Tips:

Since the intensity and thickness of tahini varies so much, I recommend adding half the tahini to start, then taste and add more as needed. That also reduces the fat in the recipe.

Instead of water, I used almond milk to thin the mixture, which made it a paler green color.