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Creamy Ginger Lime Tahini Slaw Dressing

A thick, nutty tahini dressing with a sharp kick of fresh ginger, bright lime and a mellow touch of soy and honey that clings to crunchy cabbage slaws.

Creamy Ginger Lime Tahini Slaw Dressing

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup60 gTahinistirred well
  • 3 tbsp grated18 gFresh gingerpeeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • 2 tsp10 gApple cider vinegar
  • 2⅛ tsp10 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 1½ tsp10 gHoney
  • 1⅛ tsp5 gToasted sesame oil
  • 1 clove3 gGarlicpeeled
  • 3½ tbsp50 gWatercold
  • 1½ tbsp sliced10 gGreen onionsthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Prepare first: peel and roughly chop the ginger, peel the garlic, and thinly slice the green onion; set the green onion aside for the end.
  2. Add the ginger, garlic, lime juice, cider vinegar, soy sauce and honey to the blender and blend until the ginger and garlic are finely pureed, about 30 seconds.
  3. Add the tahini and sesame oil and blend until thick and smooth.
  4. With the blender running, pour in half of the cold water and blend until creamy.
  5. Check the thickness, then add the remaining half of the water a little at a time, blending until the dressing pours slowly like heavy cream.
  6. Scrape the dressing into a jar and stir in the green onion.
  7. Toss with a crunchy cabbage or carrot slaw just before serving, or refrigerate covered for up to 4 days and stir or thin with a splash of water before using.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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