Roasted Sesame Dressing or Glaze
One jar, two jobs - loose it with water for a dressing, keep it thick for a glaze. Every ingredient has a swap, so it gets made no matter what the cupboard is doing.
Makes: About ½ cup
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: None
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons tahini (switch for peanut butter)
2 teaspoons rice vinegar (switch for white wine vinegar)
1 teaspoon brown sugar (switch for honey or maple)
1 teaspoon grated ginger (switch for garlic or spring onions)
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil (switch for chilli oil)
a big pinch of salt (switch for soy)
water to loosen, about 2 tablespoons (hope you have water)
crushed toasted sesame seeds (optional)
METHOD
Combine all the ingredients until smooth and saucy and you love the flavour. Adjust as you wish.
Add water a little at a time for a pourable dressing, or leave it thick to brush over fish, chicken or vegetables as a glaze.
HINTS
Every ingredient here has a swap, so make it with what you have. Peanut butter for tahini, honey for sugar, chilli oil for sesame oil.
Add the water last and slowly. Tahini seizes and looks broken before it loosens again, so keep going.
As a glaze it goes on flesh side only and wants a hot oven with a grill finish - it burns fast because of the sugar.
NUTRITION (per recipe total - guide only):
Energy: approximately 1530kJ (365 calories)
Protein: 8g
Fat: 32g
Saturated fat: 4.5g
Carbohydrates: 12g
Sugars: 5g
Fibre: 4g
Sodium: 1200mg
This nutrition information is a guide only and may vary depending on brands, exact quantities, and ingredient substitutions used.