See how to make tahini dressing in four different flavors! These healthy dressings have less than 100 calories per serving and take less than 2 minutes!

Today I am SO excited to be kicking off Salad Week here on SQ!

This is the first themed week that I've done on the blog (and YouTube channel), and all week long I'm going to sharing healthy, meal-sized salad recipes with you that you can make for a quick and healthy dinner or bring with you for an office lunch. The idea behind this is in part to celebrate the start of Fall, as well as the upcoming launch of the SimplyFit Fall program, all the while giving you some fresh and exciting meals that are easy to make and packed with nutrition!

I personally love having salad as a meal, but I also know that it's easy to get into a rut. So hopefully with these tasty salad recipes, you'll have some inspiration to up your salad game and find new ways to enjoy your vegetables.

We're starting Salad Week with a video and post dedicated to healthy salad dressings, specifically I'm showing you how to make tahini dressing four different ways. Because y'all know…I love me some tahini!

You'll probably recognize some of these dressings because I make them all the time, but these are my top 4 of all time. And they go with pretty much everything, so that's awesome.

The four tahini dressings we're making today are:

• Miso Ginger
• Maple
• Lemon Herb
• Vegan Ranch

And while I will be showing you how to use these dressing in four different salads over the next week, you really can use them for any combination of ingredients!

I love the Miso Ginger one with things like scallions, cabbage and broccoli. The maple one is perfect with pecans, carrots, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts. The lemon herb one goes well with sauteed mushroom, peppers, and shallots. And the ranch one? That goes with everything!

Now before I let you go, I want to give you a few tips for keeping your salads as fresh as possible if you're taking them with you to work:

• Store your dressing and salad ingredients separately
• If you don't have a small container to store your dressing in, use a large mason jar. Place the dressing in the bottom, then layer on your salad ingredients with the heartiest vegetables at the bottom (broccoli, carrots, peppers, etc.) and the greens, fruit, avocado, etc., at the top.
• This is a genius method for keeping salad dressing separate
• You can pick these mason jar lids up (I have them and they're great!)
• Or you can try one of these little containers (perfect for dressing!)

And with that, let's get to the recipes!

Ginger Miso Tahini Dressing

 I personally love having salad as a meal, but I also know that it's easy to get into a rut. So hopefully with these tasty salad recipes, you'll have some inspiration to up your salad game and find new ways to enjoy your vegetables.

Prep Time 2 minutes

Total Time 2 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 98kcal

Author Alyssa Rimmer

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3.86 from 7 votes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1 teaspoon miso paste
• 1 " piece of ginger grated
• 1 teaspoon sriracha more or less to taste
• Juice of 1/2 a lime
• 3 - 5 tablespoons water

Instructions

• Add all the ingredients to a mason jar, starting with 3 tablespoons of water. Shake hard until everything is combined. If too thick, add more water 1 tablespoon at a time, until you reach the desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin C: 6.3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.8mg

Maple Tahini Dressing

I personally love having salad as a meal, but I also know that it's easy to get into a rut. So hopefully with these tasty salad recipes, you'll have some inspiration to up your salad game and find new ways to enjoy your vegetables.

Prep Time 2 minutes

Total Time 2 minutes

Servings 4 Servings

Calories 69kcal

Author Alyssa Rimmer

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4.43 from 7 votes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup tahini
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• Pinch of salt + pepper
• 3 - 5 tablespoons of water

Instructions

• Add all the ingredients to a mason jar, starting with 3 tablespoons of water. Shake hard until everything is combined. If too thick, add more water 1 tablespoon at a time, until you reach the desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 53mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 1.4mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.5mg

Lemon Herb Tahini Dressing

I personally love having salad as a meal, but I also know that it's easy to get into a rut. So hopefully with these tasty salad recipes, you'll have some inspiration to up your salad game and find new ways to enjoy your vegetables.

Prep Time 2 minutes

Total Time 2 minutes

Servings 4 Servings

Calories 94kcal

Author Alyssa Rimmer

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4.34 from 6 votes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup tahini
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon fresh oregano
• 1 teaspoon fresh/dried thyme
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• 3 - 5 tablespoons water

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a blender, starting with 3 tablespoons of water. Blend on high until smooth and creamy. If too thick, add more water 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 1.4mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1.2mg

Vegan Ranch Dressing

I personally love having salad as a meal, but I also know that it's easy to get into a rut. So hopefully with these tasty salad recipes, you'll have some inspiration to up your salad game and find new ways to enjoy your vegetables.

Prep Time 2 minutes

Total Time 2 minutes

Servings 4 Servings

Calories 93kcal

Author Alyssa Rimmer

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4 from 5 votes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoons fresh chives
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• Pinch of salt
• 2 pinches of pepper

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a blender, starting with 3 tablespoons of water. Blend on high until smooth and creamy. If too thick, add more water 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 68mg | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 3.9mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.8mg

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