Salad with Homemade Creamy Sesame Dressing

Ingredients

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  8 tbsp or 72g

• Almond butter

  Nuts, plain, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Dates

  Medjool

  2 date, pitted or 48g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 clove or 3g

• Soymilk

  Lowfat, (all flavors), with added calcium, vitamins a and d

  1 cup or 243g

• Vinegar

  Cider

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Grapes

  Red or green, raw (european type, such as thompson seedless)

  4 grapes or 20g

• Lettuce

  Romaine or cos, raw

  6 cup shredded or 282g

• Cherry tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  2 cup cherry tomatoes or 298g

Directions

1. Lightly toast the sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, shaking the pan frequently to prevent burning.
2. In a high-powered blender, combine the toasted sesame seeds, almond butter, dates, garlic, soymilk, apple cider vinegar, and grapes. Blend until smooth and creamy.
3. Serve the creamy sesame dressing over the shredded lettuce and top with cherry tomatoes.