I’m a firm believer that when you make a salad, the dressing should be the first part of the title, and that is exactly the case with this tahini date salad.
The dressing should be the STAR. It’s everywhere! It’s on everything! It holds the salad family together and is arguably the matriarch of the whole organization. If a salad is the mob, the dressing is the godfather.
And in this recipe, this dressing is IT. Like it’s so good. If I could put it on everything, I would. And arguably, I do. But on this salad it’s a different kind of perfect. The creaminess of the tahini plays perfectly with the crispness of the radishes and the sweetness of the dates. It’s heaven.
Table of contents
Ingredients you will need for the tahini lemon dressing
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- salt to taste
Ingredients you will need for the radish salad
- 1-2 lbs radishes, julienned
- 1/2 cup fresh dates
- 7-8 large leaves of red cabbage
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, for topping
How to bring the whole tahini date salad together
This salad is simple in the best way. The most work is the chopping and dicing, but after that it’s just assembly. Here’s how to pull it all together:
- Whisk together the tahini, honey, lemon juice and parsley. Season to taste and set aside.
- Chop the radishes and dice the dates and toss them in a bowl together. Pour the dressing over them and toss to coat.
- Cut the red cabbage leaves into pieces that can form tiny cups, portion the radish salads into each cup, almost like you are making a small taco.
- Top with the sesame seeds and enjoy!
Other serving suggestions for this radish salad
Of course, if you don’t want to serve this in the bite-sized format, feel free to chop up the red cabbage into shreds and make this a whole salad bowl. It will take less time to serve and assemble and will be more like a traditional salad, but with all the same flavors!
Looking for other salads?
Salads are my JAM. Here are a few of my favorites:
And that is it for this tahini & date salad!
If you make it, please tag me on Pinterest or Instagram so I can see! It’s my favorite thing to scroll through stories and see what you all are making.
And of course feel free to leave any questions, comments or reviews! This is the best place to reach me, and I’d love to hear from you <3
Lemon Tahini Salad with Radishes, Dates & Sesame Seeds
Ingredients
For the lemon tahini dressing
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- salt to taste
For the salad
- 1-2 lbs radishes julienned
- 1/2 cup fresh dates
- 7-8 large leaves of red cabbage
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds for topping
Instructions
- Whisk together the tahini, honey, lemon juice and parsley. Season to taste and set aside.
- Chop the radishes and dice the dates and toss them in a bowl together. Pour the dressing over them and toss to coat.
- Cut the red cabbage leaves into pieces that can form tiny cups, portion the radish salads into each cup, almost like you are making a small taco.
- Top with the sesame seeds and enjoy!
