I’m confident you’ll be making this maple mustard tahini dressing on repeat! It’s creamy, nutty, and has just the right hint of sweet and spicy flavor.
Why You’ll Love This Maple Mustard Tahini Dressing
After spending a lot of time in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, I fell in love with tahini sauce. It’s drizzled over falafels, used for dipping pita bread, and forms the base for dips like hummus and baba ganoush. It’s naturally quite thick, but when you whisk it with a bit more water and a few flavor boosters, it transforms into the perfect dressing consistency. Lemon tahini dressing is a classic, but this maple Dijon twist has quickly become my favorite dressing for adding a sweet, spicy pop to anything. You’ll love it because it’s:
- Super simple. All you need is a bowl and a whisk, with a few pantry staples that you likely already have.
- Delicious on everything (really). Drizzle it over my sweet potato salad, roasted broccoli, or even roast turkey breast for a flavorful finish.
Maple Mustard Tahini Dressing Ingredients
- Tahini: I love making my own tahini from scratch—it’s so easy! But you can also grab your favorite jar from the store.
- Dijon Mustard: Make sure you use Dijon mustard, and not regular yellow mustard for the best flavor.
- Maple Syrup: This adds just the right touch of sweetness to balance the mustard. Honey works well too, if you prefer.
- Lemon Juice: I like using freshly squeezed lemon juice. But since there’s only one tablespoon needed, you can also use bottled lemon juice.
- Water: Just 3 to 4 tablespoons keeps it creamy but pourable. If you prefer a thinner texture, feel free to whisk in a bit more water.
Garlic: One clove adds a garlicky punch that’s perfect.
Find the printable recipe with measurements below
How To Make This Dressing
Whisk everything together in a bowl. That’s it! At first, you might notice a little separation between the tahini and the other liquids, but don’t panic. Just keep whisking, and it will come together into a creamy, medium-thick consistency.
Pro tip: Want it even thinner for a salad? Start by whisking in an extra tablespoon of water. If that’s not enough, add another tablespoon until it reaches your preferred consistency.
Storage Tips
I love storing this dressing in my tulip Weck jar. It’s the perfect size for one batch! But any small container works. Keep it in the fridge, and it should last up to one week.
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- Or browse through more dressings and sauces!
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Description
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Equipment
- Tulip Weck Jars Favorite dressing container.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 to 4 tablespoons water, or more for a thinner consistency
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Whisk. In a small bowl, whisk togethr the tahini, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, lemon juice, water, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Store it in a sealed container in the fridge for up to one week.
Lisa’s Tips
- This recipe makes approximately â…” cup of dressing.
- Storage tips: Store in a sealed container for up to one week.
Nutrition
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This creamy salad dressing is tangy, so smooth and delicious! thank you for the great recipes Lisa!
You’re more than welcome, Dianne! I’m happy you loved this dressing.
The best dressing especially with a harvest salad!
I bet! A harvest salad sounds wonderful. Enjoy, Bridget.
We love making our own dressings and this one is unique. The ingredients are things I always have on hand so I will definitely make it again.
Thrilled to hear you loved this tahini dressing, Amanda!
This is fantastic!!! So nice to have a recipe that’s not oil or mayonnaise based for a change. I agree the maple syrup really makes it extra delicious. Love the combination of flavors with the Dijon, lemon juice, and garlic too. Can’t wait to drizzle it over all the roasted veggies I’ll be making this week after overdoing it last week during the holidays, although it’s great just by the spoon too! I love all your recipes Lisa! Thank you!! 😊
This will taste amazing over roasted veggies. Enjoy, Donna!
Just the right balance of tang to sweet with perfect texture to top so many meal preps! Buddha bowls, salads- winter and summer, proteins etc. Thanks for dialing it in for us to enjoy!
Hi Amber – Of course! Loving all the ways you’re using this tahini dressing :)
Love this dressing! Nothing like making your own dressings. Thanks for another great recipe!
Glad you’re loving this tahini dressing, Trisha!
We just made this sauce to go on the sweet potato lentil salad. Our family loved it and we ended up using it on Greek chicken bowls the next night and a Greek salad later.
Thanks for making so many tried and true recipes, Lisa!
Loving all the ways you used this maple mustard tahini dressing, Hannah!
Downshiftology did it again, what a delicious tahini dressing! My two favs, mustard and maple for a tangy sweet dressing for my smoky grilled chicken wedge salad, topped with maple glazed pecans. So yummy!
Yay! Happy to hear you’re putting this tahini dressing to good use, Evelyn.
This is the first tahini dressing I actually like. The combination of maple with mustard gives it the perfect taste. Spot on as usual Lisa. And great combo with the sweet potato salad.
Yes, that savory-sweet flavor is the best. So glad you enjoyed it!
What a perfect combination of flavor. We loved the dressing and will making it for other combinations too. The maple really adds that nice little sweetness while the mustard and lemon add that perfect balance.
It really is the perfect savory-sweet dressing that’s creamy, but doesn’t have any dairy. I’m happy you love it as well!
Very nice dressing with your sweet potato recipe. I left out the dijon just getting tired of it. Also, used pomegranite instead of dried cranberry with the sweet potato left out lentils because I’m roasting a duck.
Hi Robin – It sounds like you were able to tweak this tahini dressing and my sweet potato salad to your liking, which is great! I’m so happy you enjoyed both recipes.
Just made this and it is so good! I love the sweet mustard combination! I can’t wait to try this on roasted veggies. The nutty flavor is fabulous!!! This is going to be my new salad dressing!!!
Woot! I’m happy you love it as much as I do!
Loved this recipe! I just have one comment. It would be great if you would include how much a serving is in your nutritional evaluation. I had to calculate it was a tablespoon, but should not have had to do that. It seems to be the element missing on most of your recipes.
Hi Jean – thanks for the note and we’ll do our best to include that in the future. Enjoy this tahini dressing!
Delicious recipe. Goes extraordinary well with soy curls.
Happy you love this dressing, Jacob!
YES!! TRY this recipe!! It’s my go to for dressing. My body doesn’t like garlic so I omit it. I double the recipe and freeze it in little 2oz containers for grab and go. I like this on dark leafy greens with some blueberries, pomegranate seeds, pumpkin seeds, along with either tempeh or chicken bites.
Glad you’re loving this maple mustard tahini dressing, Jenny!
Love the flavor combinations here! I love all the salad dressing recipes on this site, and this one was a nice alternative to the oil-based ones. Served over mixed salad greens.
I’m so glad you’re loving this tahini dressing! It really is such a great salad dressing, Hibber.
This dressing is so wonderful. I used it over roasted veggies in bowls and my husband loved it! I am using it on lots of things! You can’t go wrong!!
Hi Mary – Thrilled to hear you ad your husband are loving this maple tahini dressing! It really is the best way to amp up veggies.
Hi Lisa. Another great recipe. Made this today (second time) for a veggie dip snack. Delicious!!!
I just love how your commentary and videos provide tips to create my own successes. Thank you!!!
That’s a great idea to use this as a veggie dip for snacking on! And I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying my videos, Karen. :)
This dressing is amazing. I use it often just as a raw veggie dip. Sooooooo good!
This sounds amazing served with raw veggies!
Oh, my gosh! I’ve needed a new salad dressing recipe that is yummy but isn’t so full of calories that it defeats the purpose of eating a salad and THIS IS IT!! I just made it and it is DELICIOUS!! In fact, it’s so good that I immediately made a second batch! :) I did use half of the Dijon because that flavor can be a bit strong for me, but I can tell you already – this is my new favorite dressing and I can’t wait to eat dinner tonight!
Hi Pamela – Glad you found a new dressing you love!
Just made this and it’s so good! My only change was I added some pickled mustard seeds to the dressing because we love them and have them in the fridge. This could become a staple dressing in our house😊
Wonderful! So happy you loved the recipe, Marilyn!
I’ve made the mayo recipe and now I never purchase mayo, only make it. Thank you!
This stuff is so good I could just eat it straight out of the jar.
It’s always a good idea to have some of this dressing on hand at all times!
Hi Lisa! Just made this tonight and we were all raving about how amazing it was! Your recipes are exceptional! A 10/10 every time :)Â
Glad everyone enjoyed this tahini dressing Mel!
made just as written, my favorite dressing, whole family loves it.
thank you
Yay! Glad the whole family enjoyed this dressing :)
Hi Lisa! Do you think mashed chickpeas would work instead of tahini? I have a sesame allergy in my household but this sounds delicious.Â
I haven’t tried that so don’t know how it would turn out. If you try it, let us know!
his recipe is SO GOOD. I made this for my lunches last week and am making it again for this upcoming week!
Glad you loved this tahini dressing!
This is a keeper!
Happy to hear you enjoyed this tahini dressing Chari!
Hi, mind asking where did you get the tahini paste from? Thanks for the recipe!
I normally just buy the Whole Foods brand of tahini. But you can normally find it at most markets!
This dressing is absolutely delicious!!! My husband who doesn’t much care for tahini or Dijon mustard really liked it too. He was shocked when I told him what it was made of. Thank you for so many amazing recipes and meal prep ideas!!! I pre-ordered your book, I cannot wait!
Wonderful! I’m so happy you both enjoyed the dressing! And thanks so much for preordering my cookbook Rachel, that means so much to me. :) x