Another Way to Eat Leafy Greens (Kale and Creamy Tahini Dressing)
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – -
This past weekend I traveled to New York City to attend a class and on Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending a cooking class with Andrea Beaman. You may have heard of Andrea, she was a contestant on the show Top Chef. There were about 20 of us sitting in Andrea’s living room as she demonstrated 3 recipes.
I decided to come home and try one of her recipes. I am using raw kale vs. the steamed kale Andrea used in the recipe. The creamy tahini dressing will offer a wonderful savory flavor, which is a nice change from the sweet flavors that I usually enjoy in my green smoothies.
Kale and Creamy Tahini Dressing Recipe
1 bunch kale (you may use any variety of leafy green) shredded
Creamy Tahini Dressing *
- 1/3 c. sesame tahini
- 3 tbsp. Nama Shoyu (Nama Shoyu is a raw unpasteurized soy sauce)
- 3 tbsp. umeboshi vinegar (Made from umeboshi plums. You may also look for ume vinegar, it’s the same thing)
- ½ bunch parsley, chopped
- ½ bunch scallions, chopped
- 1 c. water
* Recipe created by Andrea Beaman, a natural foods chef and holistic health counselor
Blend all ingredients for tahini dressing in a food processor or blender. Dress your leafy greens with the tahini dressing.
Enjoy!
Tracy
Tags: Andrea Beaman, dressing recipe, kale, leafy greens, parsley, salad recipe, tahini, Tracy Neely
Posted in Green Smoothies | 7 Comments »
By Crista on Feb 27, 2009
sounds yummy! i will try this.
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By Tami on Feb 27, 2009
Oh, I’m salivating over this one … I’m going to have to look for that vinegar soon so I can try a version of this (I can’t have the Nam Shoya because I think it has traces of gluten and I’m celiac, but I could use a little braggs aminos).
I would LOVE to hear about more green dressings … such a great way to add blended greens to a regular salad … or could just put it over veggies instead of leafy greens. Yum!
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By kendra Arnold on Feb 27, 2009
neat! Green dressings is an awesome idea!
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By Tracy on Feb 28, 2009
Thank you!!
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By leslie on Mar 5, 2009
This dressing looks fabulous! This month’s Eating Well has a tahini dressing on page 66 that’s out-of-this world good, and I’ve been eating it on chopped kale and pea shoots for lunch — YUM! But I can’t wait to get my hands on some ume vinegar and try this!
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By rawmzmartha on Mar 15, 2009
When I was young, my poor mother was tormented w/ mental illness. I was the eldest of 4 and I felt that I needed to protect my younger siblings. Food was not on mother’s list of things to do. So supper would be a loaf of white ‘Wonder’ bread and tea. Now that I have found this wonder raw journey, I’m spreading t around, should anyone ever asks me ‘why do I glow?’
I share green smoothies and fun raw yummies w/ my friends and family.
My little sister, lives down in Fl, we send care pkgs back and forth, one time I sent some Nori seaweed down, NOT! for my little sister, but my 10 y/o nephew who is a vegitarian! My sister called me to let me know that my pkge had arrived and my nephew was in the background screaming…’Where’s my seaweed?????’
lol!
rawmzmartha!
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By tracy on Mar 16, 2009
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I am so happy that your nephew loves seaweed.
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