Tomato salad with tahini sauce is a refreshing and flavorful Middle Eastern dish that is popular in Palestine. The combination of juicy tomatoes, creamy tahini sauce, and fresh herbs creates a vibrant and delicious salad that is perfect for a light lunch or a side dish. The tangy tahini sauce is made from tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil, and it adds a rich and nutty flavor to the salad. This dish is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you prefer your salad with a simple dressing or a more complex one, you're sure to find a tomato salad with tahini sauce that you'll love.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
TAHINI SALAD
A Middle Eastern salad drizzled with lemon tahini dressing.
Provided by Diana
Categories Salad
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together. The tahini mixture will become watery, then it will shrink, and then again it will become a bit loose while you mix. If your tahini dressing is too thick, add a little bit of cold water and mix again. Adjust ingredients to your liking.
- Chop the tomatoes and the cucumber into cubes. Add the tahini dressing and mix the salad.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148 kcal, Carbohydrate 16 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 600 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 7 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SPICED MAQLUBA WITH TOMATOES AND TAHINI SAUCE
Maqluba is a layered rice cake eaten throughout the Arab world. It's a bit of a showcase dish, made for special occasions, traditionally layered with chicken and vegetables and unmolded after cooking. This vegan take has a savory top layer of caramelized tomatoes, like an upside-down cake. The crispy shallots, available at Thai or Asian food markets, add a welcome crunch but don't worry if you don't have them: The dish works well without.
Provided by Yotam Ottolenghi
Categories dinner, grains and rice, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 main-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine lentils with 1 quart/1 liter cold water and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer for 20 minutes, adjusting heat as necessary to keep temperature low, then stir in rice. Simmer for another 6 to 8 minutes, or until the lentils are cooked through. (The rice won't be ready at this stage.)
- Drain very well. Stir in lemon zest, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, cardamom, allspice, turmeric, half of the parsley, plenty of pepper and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Mix to combine and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a large nonstick frying pan, heat 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add onions, 3/4 teaspoon salt and plenty of pepper and cook, stirring, until soft and well browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Using olive oil, grease a 10-inch-/25-centimeter-wide saucepan with straight sides and a lid. Line the bottom with a round piece of parchment paper.
- In a bowl, toss tomatoes with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of pepper and then arrange them flat on the bottom of the pan. (If using cherry tomatoes, lay the cut sides down.) Layer the cooked onions on top and then spoon the rice mixture over the onions, smoothing it down so the surface is flat. Using a skewer, poke about 6 holes in the rice and then sprinkle the surface with 2 tablespoons water. Place the pan over high heat for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover the pan with a clean tea towel followed by the lid and then cook for 15 minutes, until rice is barely cooked. (Take care that the towel edges are held safely over the lid so they don't catch fire!) Check after 10 minutes to make sure the pan is not dry; add a little water if needed.
- Set pan aside for at least 20 minutes (with the lid and tea towel left on); residual heat will finish the cooking.
- While rice rests, make tahini sauce: In a bowl, combine tahini with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of garlic, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoon of salt and 1/3 cup/90 milliliters of water. Whisk until smooth and creamy and set aside.
- When ready to serve, remove the lid and tea towel and then cover the top of the pan with a large platter. With one hand on the pan and the other holding the platter, invert the dish so that the top of the rice is now the base of the maqluba on the platter (like unmolding an upside-down cake). Tap the bottom of the pan a few times to help the tomatoes ease off the bottom. Peel off and discard the paper.
- Serve hot, with shallots and remaining parsley sprinkled on top. Pass tahini sauce at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 670, UnsaturatedFat 26 grams, Carbohydrate 85 grams, Fat 32 grams, Fiber 11 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 949 milligrams, Sugar 10 grams, TransFat 0 grams
TOMATO SALAD WITH TURKISH TAHINI DRESSING
If tomatoes are unavailable, use this popular Turkish dressing with steamed vegetables or a green salad.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings
Time 10m
Yield Serves four to six (the recipe makes about 2/3 cup dressing)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Arrange the sliced tomatoes on a platter.
- Mix together the tahini, water and lemon juice. Combine the garlic with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a mortar and pestle, and mash to a paste. Stir into the tahini mixture. Add the cumin, then salt and pepper (or Aleppo pepper) to taste. Thin out with water if the dressing is too thick to pour. Drizzle over the sliced tomatoes, sprinkle on the parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 90, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 334 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
MIDDLE EASTERN TOMATO SALAD
This salad is a perfect side dish for any phase of the South Beach Diet, or any other diet for that matter, and it's an incredible tasting summer treat for anyone, whether or not you're on a diet. I think it pairs wonderfully with any kind of grilled meat or fish.
Provided by mjkitty96
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Cucumber Salad Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place diced cucumber into a colander and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt or as needed; allow to drain for about 15 minutes. Toss drained cucumber with tomato, sweet onion, parsley, and mint. Drizzle salad with olive oil and fresh lemon juice and season with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 48.3 calories, Carbohydrate 4.1 g, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 297.3 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
TOMATO SALAD WITH TAHINI SAUCE (MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE)
This is a nice side dish during Ramadan that is normally eaten with pita or flat bread. It is a refreshin twist to a regular salad!
Provided by Palis Favorites
Categories Low Protein
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Wash and dice tomatoes. You can leave the skin on the cucumber if you prefer, it adds a little color and crunch. Dice the cucumber as well.
- Mix the tahini with garlic, lemon juice,salt, and pepper. You can add a little water to make a thick sauce.
- Add the tahini mix with the tomatoes and cucumbers and mix well.
- Pour olive oil over salad and garnish with dried mint.
CUCUMBER TOMATO TAHINI SALAD
Steps:
- For the dressing, make my lime tahini sauce recipe by blending tahini paste, lime juice, water, kosher salt together, then stir in a good cup of parsley. You can do this one night ahead of time and save it covered in the fridge. (If the tahini sauce becomes thicker as it sits in the fridge, you can stir in more lime juice or water to loosen it).
- To make the salad, in a medium mixing bowl, combine the tahini sauce with the diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and jalapeno. Add the Aleppo-style pepper, if using. Mix well. Taste and add salt to your liking. And if needed, add more lime juice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 kcal, Carbohydrate 1.2 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 14.8 mg, Fiber 1.8 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PITA SALAD WITH TAHINI DRESSING
Steps:
- For the salad: Heat 1/4 inch of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Fry the pita pieces until lightly browned, 30 to 60 seconds on each side. Transfer to a paper towel and immediately sprinkle lightly with salt.
- In a large bowl, combine the pita chips with the spinach, mint, tomatoes, radishes, cucumber and onions. Season with a few turns of black pepper and salt to taste.
- For the tahini dressing: Whisk together the tahini, lemon juice, sumac, salt, garlic and 1/4 cup water, stirring until thickened. Drizzle half of the dressing over the salad and toss. Serve with the remaining dressing on the side.
SALATA TAHINI--MIDDLE EASTERN TAHINI SALAD
This recipe goes well with just about every middle eastern dish. Its very flavorful, one of my favorites. I make this at home, but I am not good at keeping measurements, so I snagged it off of the web and tweaked it, to the way I make it at home.*To spice it up you can also add chopped hot pepper to it as well*.
Provided by chef FIFI
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- *May need to adjust tahini and water levels to desired consistency*. Consistency should be creamy.
- Dice up tomatoes and cucumbers and combine them together in a medium bowl.
- Place garlic, hot pepper and salt in a mortar.
- Smash until mushed.
- Tahini dressing takes a bit of stirring to become creamy so, you can either add tahini,and water in a bowl by itself and mix or you can add to the same bowl with the cucumbers and tomatoes.
- Add lemon in increments to achieve desired tartness.
- Stir the dressing until smooth and creamy.
- combine everything including garlic/hot pepper together making sure you have added the mint.
- Take tbsp of dried mint, Place in hand and take other hand and rub together, this will sort of grind the mint up smaller and separate it from any stems.
- Place in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- Serve with a swirl of olive oil on top.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 380.5, Fat 29.1, SaturatedFat 4.1, Sodium 54.8, Carbohydrate 24.9, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 4.4, Protein 12.4
Tips:
- Choose ripe, flavorful tomatoes. This is the key to a great tomato salad. Look for tomatoes that are deeply colored and have a slight give when you gently squeeze them.
- Cut the tomatoes into bite-sized pieces. This will help them absorb the dressing and make them easier to eat.
- Make the tahini sauce ahead of time. This will give the flavors time to meld and develop.
- Use fresh herbs, if possible. They will add a lot of flavor to the salad.
- Serve the salad immediately. This is when it is at its best.
Conclusion:
This tomato salad with tahini sauce is a delicious and refreshing dish that is perfect for a summer lunch or dinner. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. So next time you have a craving for tomatoes, give this salad a try!
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