Black Sesame Salad Dressing

5 / 5 (5 reviews)

Black sesame dressing is a creamy sauce with a sweet, sour, and nutty flavor. It uses mayonnaise as the base, but the fruity vinegar gives the veggies a nice kick. I can devour a big bowl of salad in one sitting with this dressing!

By: Maggie Zhu (via Omnivorescookbook)
Original Publish: Dec 15, 2014
Last Updated: Mar 1, 2026
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Yields: 2, 2 -4

Nutrition Facts

114 kcalCalories
3 gProtein
13.1 gCarbs
5.9 gFat
Finished Black Sesame Salad Dressing

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium low heat and add black sesame seeds. Cook and stir occasionally until fragrant, in 5 to 8 minutes.

  2. Transfer sesame seeds to a mortar and grind with a pestle until turned into coarse flakes.

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Chef's Notes


The salad dressing goes well with with various veggies. Common items in a Chinese salad include lettuce, tomato, red onion, cherry (or other) tomato, bell pepper, and egg. For a winter salad, I also like to add some roasted sweet potato or pumpkin strips.

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Ruchi Saran ★ 5.0/5

Amazing! I came across this dressing because I wanted to consume the black sesame in my pantry... I think I'll be making this so often that I'll have to get more black sesame :)
I had the dressing with tofu pieces and lettuce. It was the perfect combo of soft and crunchy.

Heather ★ 5.0/5

This is a really good recipe. Thanks

Melanie Linda Sparkes ★ 5.0/5

Hi I just tried this sesame salad dressing tonight but I substituted the apple vinegar for a blood orange balsamic I had and I only had some mixed seeds so I grilled those but it turned out lovely. Very tasty! Thank you.

Nagi@RecipeTin Eats ★ 5.0/5

Oooh!! This one has my name all over it! I can just imagine the flavour - I ADORE sesame (black and normal). Drizzling this over any salad will complete transform it!! I could even see myself tossing it through a coleslaw salad!

mira ★ 5.0/5

This dressings sounds and looks delicious! Thanks for the wonderful tips as always Maggie! Will definitely try it for lunch today! Pinned!

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