Gem lettuce with fridge-raid dressing from Ottolenghi Simple (page 37) by Yotam Ottolenghi

  • basil
  • lemons
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    Can substitute toasted sesame seeds for toasted black sesame seeds.

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Accompaniments: Burrata with chargrilled grapes and basil; Stuffed courgettes with pine nut salsa; Hot charred cherry tomatoes with cold yoghurt; Butternut squash with sweetcorn salsa, feta and pumpkin seeds

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    Can substitute toasted sesame seeds for toasted black sesame seeds.

  • catmummery on March 23, 2026

    agree with others; found this a bit bland; added chopped up fresh lemon to it which helped but probably won't go through the effort again

  • ellwell on December 31, 2025

    I wanted to try this because of all the rave reviews. I made it for a dinner party and it was a lot of work. Very meh reviews from the guests and nobody asked for seconds. I would give this dressing a B. For me not really worth the work.

  • Tealismyname on July 27, 2025

    I hated this dressing-- it essentially tasted like runny guacamole-- not for me. I wanted to like it but just couldn't.

  • pamacea on April 17, 2025

    Excellent and refreshing. Love the ginger and tahini combination. I have a very small number of go to salad dressings and this will become a member of that group.

  • anya_sf on April 28, 2023

    Raiding my fridge meant no chile, a mixture of lemon and lime juices, 40 g total herbs (mainly basil and parsley with a little dill and tarragon). This was delicious over little gems and sliced tomato. The extra dressing tasted fantastic on grilled mahi-mahi.

  • Nossovitzky on April 28, 2022

    love this without the ginger & with lots of tarragon. also good on the coleslaw from plenty more.

  • KarinaFrancis on October 06, 2021

    We really enjoyed this salad. In the spirit of it being a fridge raid I threw in the herbs I had in the fridge and growing on the balcony (parsley, mint, chives and oregano). Served it with the turkey burgers from Jerusalem

  • MollyB on July 22, 2021

    Not a success. The tahini mixed with avocado and a lot of herbs in the dressing was a little too strange a mix for us.

  • TrishaCP on May 02, 2021

    I really loved this dressing, which I made subbing chives for tarragon out of necessity. I also used jalapeño olive oil since I didn’t have fresh green chiles and the heat was very nice. I’m guessing the bitterness noted by Ro is from the tahini, which I don’t feel is necessary to include since avocado makes things very creamy on its own.

  • Ro_ on May 31, 2020

    This was nice, but there was a slightly bitter edge to the dressing even after fiddling with the balance at the end. I've made similar avocado/herb dressings from Allegra McEvedy and Nigella Lawson recipes which I prefer.

  • joneshayley on April 19, 2020

    Everyone loved this salad, the dressing especially. Even the children ate it with gusto

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