Rich and creamy spicy tahini dressing is delicious on salads, falafel, or drizzled over your next comfort bowl. And it takes about 5 minutes to make in the blender!

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What makes this spicy tahini dressing recipe so easy is that you make the whole thing in your blender. No chopping or even stirring required!
This dressing seriously could not be simpler to make. Just toss a little bit of fresh garlic and ginger into the blender. Add chili-garlic sauce, tahini, water, soy sauce lime juice, and a touch of agave nectar.
Blend, and devour!
Seven ingredients, 5 minutes, blend, and DONE.
This dressing is sweet-and-spicy perfection, and it's so customizable! Manage the heat by increasing or decreasing the chili garlic sauce. Or change the flavor with your favorite hot sauce, like gochujang, sriracha, harissa, etc.
You can also use other ingredients for tang, like lemon juice or rice wine vinegar.
And if you don't have fresh garlic or ginger, you can use an equivalent amount of dried in a pinch, though fresh does give the best flavor.
No matter how you adjust it, spicy tahini dressing is a delicious addition to bowl meals or salads or even drizzled onto soups or stews when you want a creamy element with a little bit of heat.

✓ Ingredients and substitutions
- garlic and ginger - Fresh works best, but you can use ground ginger and garlic powder, if needed.
- chili garlic sauce - Or your favorite hot sauce.
- tahini - The base for this spicy dressing!
- agave nectar - A little sweet contrasts so beautifully with the heat!
- low-sodium soy sauce - Adds saltiness and umami.
- lime juice - For tang. You can use other acids, instead, like lemon juice or rice wine vinegar. The flavor will change a bit, but it will still be delicious!
🔪 How to make spicy tahini dressing

Combine all of your ingredients in your blender.

Puree until smooth. If needed, add more water by the tablespoon to reach your desired thickness.
💡 Helpful tips
- If you don't have fresh ginger and garlic, you can use one teaspoon each of ground ginger and garlic powder instead, though fresh will taste best!
- Depending on your tahini's thickness and your blender, you may need to add water to get a smooth dressing. Add water a tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency. If you're making this to use later, remember that spicy tahini dressing thickens up some in the fridge, so you'll want it slightly thinner than ideal.
🫙 Storage directions
Spicy tahini sauce will keep for about a week in a closed container in the refrigerator. I like to keep it in a small glass jar for easy pouring.
🥄 Serving ideas
After you finish pureeing your dressing, you are ready to pour it onto ALL OF THE FOOD!
The finished sauce is creamy, spicy, and delicious. I love to eat it:
- drizzled over lettuce or kale salads
- as a dressing for air fryer falafel or pre-made, like Good & Gather frozen falafel
- as dipping sauce for tofu wings, veggies, or vegan spring rolls
- as the dressing for your next slaw
- on a grain bowl
- on a mashed potato bowl
- with stir fries
- as a spread for sandwiches and wraps
🍴 More tahini-based sauces and dips
๐ Recipe

🌶️ Spicy Tahini Dressing
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cloves of garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1" piece fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chili garlic sauce or hot sauce of choice, like gochujang or sriracha
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup tahini
- 1 teaspoon agave nectar or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- juice of 1 fresh lime
Instructions
- Combine all of your ingredients in your blender, and puree until smooth. If needed, add more water by the tablespoon to reach your desired thickness.










Heidi
Hi Becky-- Love your recipes. Just wondering, what happened to the Tahini mayo recipe you had posted on the site? I bookmarked it and the page is no longer there, and I can't seem to find it anywhere on your site when I search. That recipe CHANGED MY LIFE-- I hope you'll repost it, it is amazing!
Thanks!
Becky Striepe
Oh no! Thank you for commenting - I took it down temporarily, and I just looked, and it has completely disappeared!! I must have clicked delete instead of just turning it back into a draft post. Ack! Let me see if I can track down the recipe, and I'll email it to you.
Linda @ Veganosity
I love ginger in salad dressing, add chili flavor and it's perfection.
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes
I saw this video on instagram and it looks so delicious! I can't wait to try it ;)
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Vanessa!
Cadry
This dressing looks so good, Becky! And what a great idea to use it in a way that accommodates different palates. Not everyone is into spicy stuff. (Poor them.) :D
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Cadry! It's a skill I've had to learn, since there's no way I'm eating all mild food!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day
I am really looking forward to trying this dressing! It looks wonderful on the kale salad you show. I love these Dorot cubes!
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Amy!
Dreena
I've never seen Dorot products here - and now I'm bummed!! I'd love to have that convenience occasionally, and I'm not fond of the jarred prepared garlic/ginger (you can taste the preserved flavor). Man!! Ok, next trip to the US I'm looking for these - thanks Becky!
Becky Striepe
Good luck on the hunt, Dreena!
Sarah
Ooh, these look awesome! I never have fresh ginger when I need it. Totally grabbing some next time I'm at the store, and trying your dressing too. I love tahini!
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Sarah! Yeah, I grabbed an extra of the ginger. Darrol is so spice-averse right now, I rarely use enough ginger to justify buying a bit hunk of it fresh, unfortunately.
Mary Ellen | VNutrition
I've seen those Dorot squares in the frozen foods aisle and wondered about them!
Your dressing looks delicious! I'll throw that all over my next bowl!
Becky Striepe
Same here. I'm glad I finally
Tried them. So convenient!
Dianne
I've seen those Dorot packages in the store before, but I've never known what to do with them. Now I do! This dressing looks so good I'd pour it over just about everything!
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Dianne! They're super handy