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5 from 6 votes

Best Lebanese Tahini Salad

Deliciously the best Lebanese Tahini Salad, it's packed with fresh diced tomato, radish, cucumber, and parsley swimming in a creamy and tangy tahini dressing.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Salad, side
Cuisine: Lebanese, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 193kcal
Author: Janelle Hama

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 medium Cucumber diced
  • 1 medium Tomato diced
  • 5 medium Radishes diced (see notes)
  • ¼ cup Flat leaf parsley chopped

Tahini Dressing

  • ½ cup Tahini
  • ½ cup Water
  • 1 teaspoon Sumac
  • 1 small - medium Lemon juiced, or to taste
  • 1 small Garlic clove crushed, or to taste
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt or to taste
  • 1 pinch Cayenne pepper optional, or to taste

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the tahini, salt, lemon, water, garlic, sumac and optional cayenne pepper until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
    ½ cup Tahini, ½ cup Water, 1 teaspoon Sumac, 1 small - medium Lemon, 1 small Garlic clove, ¾ teaspoon Salt, 1 pinch Cayenne pepper
  • In a large bowl, combine the diced tomato, radish, cucumber, and parsley. Toss gently to combine.
    1 medium Cucumber, 1 medium Tomato, 5 medium Radishes, ¼ cup Flat leaf parsley
  • Add the tahini dressing to the bowl and toss to coat the vegetables evenly. Serve cold.

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Notes

Cucumber, tomato and radish should be close to equal proportions and diced as uniformly as possible.
The tahini salad should be swimming in dressing.
You may enjoy this as a side to tofu skewers

Nutrition

Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 455mg | Potassium: 315mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 639IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg