Veg Cooking for Everyone: 3 Sesame sauces

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Rich Sesame Sauce or Marinade

 

Recipe By : Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Deborah Madison p68

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sauces & Gravies

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons dijon mustard

3 tablespoons honey

6 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons dark sesame oil

1/4 cup sesame seeds

- toasted in a small pan

4 cloves garlic -- peeled and smashed

- to 6 or to taste

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon freshly milled pepper

 

Makes about 1 cup.

 

Put all the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.

 

Variation with Peanuts: Roast or fry raw peanuts until golden and use

1/2 cup light peanut oil flavored with 2 tablespoons roasted peanut

oil.

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 744 Calories; 46g Fat (53%

calories from fat); 14g Protein; 77g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol;

6557mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Starch/Bread; 1/2 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Vegetable; 9

Fat; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Try this scrumptious sauce over grains or grilled vegetables

or as a marinade for tofu and tempeh.

 

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Sesame Sauce with Tofu

 

Recipe By : Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Deborah Madison p67

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sauces & Gravies

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 ounces silken tofu

1/4 cup tahini

1 large garlic clove -- coarsely chopped

1 teaspoon dark sesame oil

1/2 lemon -- juiced

- plus more to taste

salt

chopped parsley

 

Makes about 1 cup.

 

Puree the tofu, tahini, garlic, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and the

sesame oil in a blender or food processor, adding just enough water

to thin the sauce to the desired consistency. Taste and season with

salt and lemon juice if needed. Serve in a bowl, garnished with the

parsley.

 

 

 

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 413 Calories; 35g Fat (70%

calories from fat); 12g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol;

9mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Starch/Bread; 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 6 1/2 Fat

 

NOTES : The tofu disappears in this sauce, but you can still enjoy

its benefits.

 

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Tahini with Lemon and Garlic

 

Recipe By : Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Deborah Madison p67

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sauces & Gravies

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 clove garlic -- coarsely chopped

1/3 cup tahini

1 large lemon -- juiced

salt

 

Makes about 1/2 cup.

 

Pound the garlic to a pate with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a mortar, then

stir it into the tahini. Begin stirring in about 1/2 cup water until

the sauce is as thin as you want it,then add the lemon juice to

taste. Taste for salt and add more if needed.

 

 

 

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Per serving: 502 Calories; 41g Fat (65% calories from fat); 16g

Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 13mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch/Bread; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 7 1/2 Fat

 

NOTES : This silky Lebanese sauce can be drizzled over braised

greens, chickpeas, lentils, and falafel or served as a dip or with

pita bread and sliced cucumbers.

 

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