Diced Vegetable Salad With Tahini Dressing Food

TAHINI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the cucumber, tomato, and radish in a bowl with the green onion, mint, and parsley. In a small bowl, stir together the garlic, tahini, lemon juice, and olive oil until smooth; season to taste with salt.
• Toss the vegetables with the dressing until combined. Cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

DICED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SALAD

Steps:

• Peel eggplant and dice into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Sprinkle liberally with 2 tsp salt and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Soak and rinse salted eggplant well, drain, and pat dry.(I soak at least twice in fresh, cold water to remove excess salt).
• Saute diced eggplant over medium-low to medium heat in 2 tbsp olive oil until tender.
• Set aside to cool.
• Mash garlic with 1/2 tsp salt to make a paste.
• Combine garlic paste, chiles, green pepper, parsley, and tomatoes in a medium bowl.
• Add cooled eggplant, lime juice, and pepper.
• Stir gently to mix.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

DICED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH TAHINI DRESSING

Steps:

• Place tomato, cucumber, onion and cilantro in medium sized salad bowl.
• Combine remaining ingredients in blender for 1 minute or whisk thoroughly.
• Pour over vegetables and toss to combine.

MEXICAN QUINOA SALAD BOWLS

Steps:

• Add the quinoa to a medium sized pot and cover with two cups of water. Place a lid on and bring to a simmer, turn down and cook until all the water has cooked out and quinoa is cooked through. Set aside and let cool for a few minutes.
• To a medium sized bowl, add the tomatoes, onion, green pepper, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice and salt, to taste. Mix until combined.
• Add all dressing ingredients to a bowl and mix until a creamy sauce is formed. You may have to add more or less water depending on the consistency of your tahini.
• Assemble your meal prep bowls. Set up four equal sized containers and in each one put an equal amount of each of the ingredients. It will be about 3/4 cup quinoa, 1/2 cup black beans and 1/4 of the tomato salad. Portion out the dressing into small containers and store everything in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

LENTIL SALAD WITH TAHINI DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick wok. Add the sweet potato and fry for 5 mins, stirring frequently until it starts to soften. If it starts to brown too quickly, put a lid on the pan. Add the carrot, courgette, onion, cumin and ginger, then cook over a high heat, stirring frequently, until the veg is tender and a little charred. Stir in the seeds towards the end so they cook for a couple of mins. Remove from the heat and add the lentils, bouillon powder, lemon zest, mint and parsley.
• Meanwhile, stir the tahini with the garlic, yogurt and 1 tbsp water to make a dressing. Spoon the lentil salad into bowls and top with the dressing and paprika, if using. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, save two portions stored in containers and chill until ready to eat.