Sprouting broccoli with sweet tahini dressing (Goma-Dare)
Goma-dare is a Japanese sesame sauce, normally used in Shabu Shabu. It is the most popular of all the sauces, is salty sweet and can be used for many dishes.
Mr. B and I like to use the sauce when looking for something light and quick in the evening, just adding it on top of some broccoli or raw/blanched spinach
The sauce takes 5 minutes and will keep in the fridge for a week or two. This recipe is an adaptation by Ottolenghi, hence the added tahini. I think it is a wonderful interpretation giving the sauce an added layer of depth
Ingredients
- 250g purple sprouting broccoli/head of broccoli
- 180g snow peas
Sauce
- 50g tahini
- 2 tbsp. water
- 1 small clove garlic
- ½ tsp. tamari
- 2 tbsp. honey/maple syrup
- 1 tbsp. cider vinegar
- Pinch of sea salt
Method
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the sauce, you want the consistency to be smooth and tick but pourable
- Trim off the broccoli leaves, bring a pot of water to the boil, salt and blanch the broccoli and snow peas for 4 minutes, running under icy cold water to stop the cooking and leaving to drain
- Once the vegetables are drained, mix with the sauce
- Add the sesame seeds over the top and serve
