Tomato Salad With Turkish Tahini Dressing Recipes

TOMATO SALAD WITH TURKISH TAHINI DRESSING

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.

CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD WITH TAHINI DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine cucumber, tomatoes, and mint in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Gently toss.
• Divide salad among four plates, and drizzle with Tahini Dressing. Serve immediately.

TOMATO AND ONION SALAD WITH TAHINI DRESSING

Steps:

• Soak onion in salted cold water while preparing other ingredients, about 30 minutes. Whisk or blend together garlic, tahini and cumin, and add lemon juice; the mixture will become very thick. Thin with hot water, a tablespoon at a time, just so the mixture can be spooned. (It will thin further when tossed with tomatoes.) Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Toss onion, tomatoes and parsley with dressing. Taste, adjust the seasonings and serve.

TOMATO SALAD WITH TAHINI SAUCE (MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE)

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.