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Magic Maple Mustard Tahini Dressing: Cooking With Courtney

A 4-ingredient, 5-minute vegan maple mustard tahini dressing to add tangy-sweet flair to veggies, chicken, salmon or salad. Get the recipe.

Get the full recipe, with additional photos, tips and more at feedthesoulblog.com.
Get the full recipe, with additional photos, tips and more at feedthesoulblog.com. (Courtney Teague/feedthesoulblog.com)

Looking for a last-minute salad dressing, glaze or marinade? This creamy, cozy magic maple mustard tahini dressing is ready in 5 minutes and made with just 4 ingredients plus salt!

This vegan tahini sauce is the perfect way to jazz up a Buddha bowl, salmon fillet, sheet pan chicken dinner, or sides such as carrots, brussel sprouts or crispy roasted potatoes. This maple mustard tahini dressing can be served with just about any protein or vegetable that you can dream of.

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“OK, Courtney. But what makes this tahini sauce ‘magic?’”

I’m obsessed with the way that the rich warmth and sweetness of maple syrup mingles with tangy, sharp Dijon mustard. Tahini adds a comforting, nuttiness and gives this dressing the most beautiful, creamy texture. Lemon juice brings a zesty brightness that pulls this recipe together and complements whatever you’re serving this tahini sauce with, guaranteed.

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If honey mustard were a kid, I think it would dream of being this simple yet sophisticated sauce when it grows up. (And I really love honey mustard, so that’s saying something.)

But above all, I think “magic” is making a rockstar meal that impresses family and friends even though it required the absolute bare minimum of effort from you. And you’ll probably have at least some of these ingredients in your kitchen on any given weeknight, which means you can whip this maple mustard dressing up on a whim, whenever you’re wanting to take a meal to the next level.

What’s not to love about any of that?

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Cooking with Courtney is a weekly series featuring recipes by Patch Editor Courtney Teague. She also features reader recipe submissions in her Reader Recipe of the Week series.

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