Tadka Salad Dressing
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- Serves
- 2
- Prep Time
- 5 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 Minutes
Tadka is a foundation technique of Indian cooking, wherein you temper spices in oil. Using this infused oil instead of just plain oil is another way of injecting flavor into a salad dressing. Tadka can be made with a variety of spices, expanding the possibilities for flavoring your salad.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon tahini sauce or peanut butter
- 2 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
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Tadka Salad Dressing
Directions
- Step 1
Pour oil in the smallest pot you have. Turn the heat to medium. After 2 minutes, add black mustard seeds. Keep an eye on the oil. Once the seeds stop popping, turn the heat off and let the tadka cool down.
- Step 2
Add rest of the ingredients and whisk well. The tadka salad dressing is ready. You can make it a day in advance, too, and refrigerate and carry to work the next day.
- Step 3
My ideal salad components which complement this dressing are: greens divided into arugula and lettuce, green olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocados, pepitas, soaked walnuts, fresh mozzarella, apple or pear, and homemade croutons.
- Step 4
Note: You can replace mustard seeds with fenugreek seeds, carom seeds, or nigella seeds.