Thermomix spring vegetable salad

Dani here from The Kitchen Playground. I've been terribly neglectful of my blogging duties lately. Sorry.

Here is a quick and tasty salad, hearty enough with the tahini dressing to be meal unto itself.

Spring Vegetable Salad with Tahini Dressing
5 baby carrots
5 baby turnips
5 French radishes
8 florets broccoli
1 baby garlic shoot
1/4 cup shelled fresh peas
tahini dressing

1. Combine all ingredients except peas and dressing in thermomix and chop for 5 seconds on speed 5.
2. Place all ingredients in bowl and toss.


Tahini Dressing
adpated from a recipe sent to me by the lovely JJ
Juice three small lemons
1/2 cup rice bran oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup tahini
1 shallot, peeled and finely diced (leave whole if using thermomix)
2 cloves garlic, minced (leave whole if using thermomix)
1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/3 cup water

1. Place in thermomix, food processor or blender and blend until smooth (10 seconds on speed 7)