Green Goddess Dressing

This strong herbal dressing made of fresh herbs, plus tahini and cucumber, not only has a luscious taste, but makes good use of nutrient-rich parsley. Photos by Evan Atlas.

Green Goddess Dressing

Makes: about 1 cup

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly packed fresh parsley leaves (some stems are fine)
• 1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
• 1/2 cup peeled, seeded, and chopped cucumber
• juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon, to taste
• 1 scallion, coarsely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh dill and/or several basil leaves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in the container of a food processor.
2. Process until herbs are very finely minced.
3. Transfer to a tightly lidded cruet or bottle and shake well before each use.

Variation: Substitute or add other fresh summer herbs of your choice.

Good with: Tomato salads; grain and/or bean salads, especially barley, rice, and white beans; pasta salads; lentil salads; cold noodle salads; and cucumber salads, It also makes an offbeat dressing for potato salads.

• See VegKitchen’s selection of Classic Salad Dressings.