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Radicchio with Tahini and Sesame Seeds

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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott

This tahini dressing recipe goes especially well with bitter greens but can also be paired with sweeter lettuces such as Little Gem or romaine. Just make sure you use the good stuff (we love Soom). It makes all the difference.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

3

tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Flaky sea salt

½

small red onion, very thinly sliced

¼

cup fresh lemon juice

Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

⅓

cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

1

tablespoon tahini (such as Soom)

2

medium or 4 small heads of radicchio, leaves separated, large leaves torn

Olive oil (for drizzling)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Lightly crush sesame seeds in a mortar and pestle (alternatively, place seeds in a resealable plastic bag and crush with a mug) and transfer to a small bowl. Add a few generous pinches of sea salt and toss to combine. Set aside.

    Step 2

    Toss onion and lemon juice in a large bowl; season with kosher salt and pepper. Let sit 5 minutes to lightly pickle.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, mix yogurt, tahini, and 2 Tbsp. water in another small bowl until smooth; season tahini dressing with kosher salt and pepper.

    Step 4

    Add radicchio to bowl with onion and drizzle with oil. Toss to coat; season with kosher salt and pepper. Transfer salad to a platter and drizzle with tahini dressing. Sprinkle reserved salted sesame seeds over salad.

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  • I was amazed by this salad and can't recommend it enough if you like bitter greens. Made a couple of minor adjustments: 1) I used julienned shallots instead of the red onion. 2) lightly toast the sesame seeds before crushing them.

    • Anonymous

    • New Haven, CT

    • 1/25/2022

  • Made this for my Thanksgiving meal and loved it! Great texture and just fatty enough to be super satisfying.

    • dsasala

    • Buffalo

    • 11/28/2019