This creamy Maple Tahini Dressing is made with just a handful of ingredients, including avocado oil, maple syrup, tahini (sesame paste), garlic and vinegar. Use it as a delicious dip for crudités, sauce for grilled fish or as a salad dressing.

Maple Tahini Dressing in a jar

Why We Love This Recipe For Maple Tahini Dressing

This dressing is similar to my original Tahini Dressing recipe except with maple syrup instead of honey and avocado oil instead of olive oil. It’s one of my go-to salad dressings and my kids love it when I serve it with roasted broccoli.

Recipe Highlights

  • Only takes 5 minutes to make
  • Vegan, gluten-free and paleo
  • It’s versatile. Use it as a dip, dressing or sauce.
Maple Tahini Dressing in a jar with a spoon

Key Ingredients For This Maple Tahini Vinaigrette

  • Garlic
  • Avocado Oil: I like avocado oil here for its neutral flavor. Alternatively you can use another neutral tasting oil like canola.
  • Tahini: Made from ground sesame seeds, tahini is commonly used in Middle Eastern dishes. Find it in well stocked supermarkets.
  • White Vinegar: You can swap in white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar instead.
  • Maple Syrup: Use pure maple syrup . Opt for dark syrup for a bolder more mapley flavor.
  • Kosher Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Maple Tahini Dressing in a jar on a cutting board

How to Make This Tahini Maple Dressing

Puree the garlic, oil, tahini, vinegar, maple syrup, salt and pepper in a mini prep food processor or in a jar with an immersion blender, or whisk the ingredients together by hand in a medium bowl.

Cook’s Tip:

Some separation may occur, but that’s totally normal! If your tahini dressing separates a bit, just give it a good shake before pouring it onto your salad. Also, this dressing will pour more easily if you let it rest on the counter for a few minutes before using it (the oil may seize up in the fridge and sometimes needs time to thaw so it’s easier to serve).

Maple Tahini Dressing being drizzled into a jar

FAQs and Expert Tips

Storage Instructions:

Keep this vegan tahini dressing in the fridge for up to a week in a tightly sealed container.

What else can I use tahini for?

Tahini is great in desserts like halva, mixed into dressings like the one I’m sharing with you today, incorporated into stir-fries and marinades, or of course blended into hummus. I love this recipe for Beets with Tahini and my Maple Tahini Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry.

Ways to Serve This Dressing

  • Pour it over this delicious Vegan Power Salad with roasted cauliflower and tempeh.
  • Drizzle it over quinoa and chopped sautéed veggies to keep things simple.
  • Toss it with a salad made with napa cabbage, cucumbers, daikon and toasted sesame seeds.
  • Use to dress a chickpea salad with cucumbers, peppers and parsley like this one.
  • Drizzle over grilled salmon. Make it a meal with whole-grain couscous and grilled asparagus.

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Happy Cooking! ~Katie

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This Maple Tahini Dressing is so good and just in time for Salad Month. It is vegan, gluten-free and paleo. And is ready in just 10 minutes! Healthy Seasonal Recipes | Katie Webster

Maple Tahini Dressing


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4.6 from 8 reviews

  • Author: Katie Webster
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon 1x

Description

This creamy Maple Tahini Dressing is made with just a handful of ingredients, including avocado oil, maple syrup, tahini (sesame paste), garlic and vinegar. Use it as a delicious dip for crudités, sauce for grilled fish or as a salad dressing.


Ingredients

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  • 1 small clove garlic, peeled and grated
  • 1/2 cup avocado oil or organic canola oil
  • 1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, dark or amber
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper or white pepper

Instructions

  1. Puree garlic, oil, tahini, vinegar, maple syrup, salt and pepper in a mini prep or in a jar with an immersion blender or whisk together by hand in a medium bowl.

Notes

Cooking Tip: Some separation may occur, but that’s totally normal! If your tahini dressing separates a bit, just give it a good shake before pouring it onto your salad. Also, this dressing will pour more easily if you let it rest on the counter for a few minutes before using it (the oil may seize up in the fridge and sometimes needs time to thaw so it’s easier to serve).

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Blended
  • Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon
  • Calories: 74
  • Sugar: 2 g
  • Sodium: 58 mg
  • Fat: 8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 2 g
  • Fiber: 0 g
  • Protein: 0 g