Green Vegetable Salad with Tahini Dressing

Fast to pull together, but colourful and delicious, this is a winner as a side for grilled chicken and rice.

Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
10 mins
Serves:
4

Ingredients

For the tahini dressing:

2 Tbsp tahini

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp finely grated ginger

2 Tbsp water

For the salad:

1 packet sweet stem broccoli (250g)

1 cup edamame beans

125g sugar snap peas, trimmed

2 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds (black and white)

1 spring onion, sliced

Method

For the tahini dressing:Whisk together all the ingredients and season to taste. The dressing should be the consistency of lightly whipped cream, add some extra water if necessary to loosen a little

For the salad:Blanch the broccoli, edamame and sugar snap peas separately in boiling, salted water until tender, then plunge into iced water to keep them vibrant. Drain well. Put onto a platter. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and scatter with the sesame seeds and spring onion