Miso Tahini Sauce is perfectly creamy and packed with umami flavor. Enjoy it as a sauce for veggies, tofu, chicken, or fish, or as a dressing for salads. Either way, we know you'll love it!
We always keep some of this sauce on hand for a variety of dishes. Our favorite dish to add it to is our roasted Japanese sweet potatoes, but you can use it to add flavor to so many dishes. It's a gentle way to add big flavor to your meals when you have a sensitive stomach. Get ready to elevate your next meal with this simple yet addictive sauce!
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Why You'll Love This Dressing
- Taste - The miso is savory, the tahini is nutty, and the syrup adds a little sweetness.
- Texture - The sauce is creamy yet light.
- Effort - All you need to do is mix the the ingredients then add it to your dish.
- Time - It takes just a couple minutes to mix everything.
Key Ingredients
- White miso paste - Miso sauce has a uniquely savory and sweet flavor.
- Tahini - Tahini adds a savory nuttiness.
- Maple syrup or date syrup - Use maple or date syrup as a sweetener to balance the other savory ingredients.
- Rice vinegar - Rice vinegar adds a light tart flavor.
- Garlic - Garlic adds the classic aroma.
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions/Variations
- Red miso - Use red miso for a stronger, pungent miso flavor.
- Sweeteners - Experiment with different sweeteners like honey, maple syrup, or agave.
- No miso - Omit the miso for a pure tahini dressing flavor.
- Furikake - Stir in a dash of furikake once the sauce has reached your desired consistency for a light umami flavor.
Instructions
- Mix ingredients - Add white miso paste, tahini, maple syrup, rice vinegar, olive oil, minced garlic, and hot water to a mixing bowl. Stir until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add more hot water until it reaches your desired consistency.
Pro tip - When adjusting the mixture to your desired consistency, stir in between each tablespoon of hot water so the ingredients incorporate gradually. For a sauce, you may want a thicker consistency; for a dressing, you may want a thinner consistency.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, all of the ingredients in this dressing are healthy. Miso is rich in vitamins and probiotics and tahini is a great source of minerals and healthy fats.
Yes, you can make this dressing up to 5 days ahead of time. Just keep it refrigerated in an airtight container until you are ready to enjoy it.
If the dressing is too thick, add a little more water, a tablespoon at a time, until it reaches your desired consistency. If it's too thin, try adding a little tahini or miso paste.
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Miso Tahini Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon white miso paste
- 3 tablespoon tahini
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or date syrup or to taste
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1-2 tablespoon hot water plus more to taste
Instructions
- Mix ingredients - Add white miso paste, tahini, maple syrup, rice vinegar, olive oil, minced garlic, and hot water to a mixing bowl. Stir until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add more hot water until it reaches your desired consistency.
Notes
- Refrigerate leftover miso tahini dressing in an air-tight container for up to 5 days. Before using it again, mix it until it reaches its original consistency.
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