Tahini Salad - Great For The Warmer Days!
 

I've been on a search for good salads...I found a few and will post them here. I have not made this one yet, but it's on my list. :D


Original recipe yield:
4 servings

PREP TIME 30 Min
READY IN 1 Hr
US METRIC

SERVINGS About scaling and conversions

INGREDIENTS
2 pickle-size Persian cucumbers, diced
1 large tomato, diced
3 radishes, diced (optional)
1 green onion, sliced
10 mint leaves, sliced
1/3 bunch parsley, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup tahini
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt, to taste
DIRECTIONS
Combine the cucumber, tomato, and radish in a bowl with the green onion, mint, and parsley. In a small bowl, stir together the garlic, tahini, lemon juice, and olive oil until smooth; season to taste with salt.
Toss the vegetables with the dressing until combined. Cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

**Tahini is an oily paste made from ground sesame seeds. A sweetened dark variety also exists. It can be found in health food stores and the ethnic section of most grocery stores.**

I read the reviews on this and it sounds like the dressing can be thicker/pastier. But it says to keep tossing and the dressing eventually spreads out covering the salad. If not, possibly adding a little more liquid ingr's might help.

To me a recipe is always open for change to suit each individual tastes/desires, etc.

Hope it's good and I look forward to making it. :)

ohhhhh sounds great & a great use for my new herb garden I started yesterday.

Oh how fun!! :59: I've always wanted to start a herb garden.

Maybe this year I will try it. I LOVE fresh herbs, and the one's in the grocery stores can tend to be expensive. :tongue4:

It was a lot of fun planting. I also planted iris & daisies yesterday. I've grown flowers before but this is my first time trying herbs. I just hope I don't kill them all =). I'll let you know how it turns out

Which herbs are you going to plant?

My favorite is basil and oregano. If I grew like rosemary or mint I am not too sure what Id do with it.

My Mom grows mint and she always told me to be careful w/ it because it takes over the garden. LOL. :D

I planted chamomile, sage, rosemary, parsely, mint, Basil, oregano, & Lavender. I did put the mint & lavendar in containers to keep them out of everything else =)

I'll have to get some from you when it's ready! :)

hee hee if I don't kill them :)

I'm sure they'll grow just fine. When do you think they'll start being ready to use?

I just planted them two days ago so 2 monthsish? maybe?