Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce
This recipe is a free sample recipe from the new eCookbook Saucing...the art and essence of fine cooking by professional chef David Nelson and cooking website entrepreneur, Jules Silver. It is one of many recipes that represent their 50 plus years of combined talent. They hand picked 3 recipes that are delicious and easy to make. The other two recipes are Authentic Argentinean Chimichurri Sauce and Maple Rosemary Sauce.
Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce
The citrus flavor of lime juice combined with honey and toasted sesame seeds makes this an outstanding sauce that can be served on the side for dipping or drizzled as a finishing sauce. Delicious for serving with kabobs, grilled, or pan-seared dishes. Outstanding with shrimp, scallops, tuna, swordfish, halibut, talapia or other firm white fleshed fish. This sauce also works well with grilled chicken breasts.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup lime juice, fresh squeezed
1/4 cup honey
2 tbs fresh thyme, minced or 1 tbs dried thyme
2 tsp white sesame seeds, lightly toasted***
pinch sea salt***
Procedure:
1. Place the sesame seeds in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and toast for 30 seconds or until they reach a light tan color. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until they are well blended.
2. Continue to stir over medium-low heat until the sauce slightly thickens. Remove the sauce from the heat and drizzle it over the fish, shrimp, or chicken dish and serve.
Cooking Tips
For a spicier Thai version add one or two fresh Thai chili pepper that have been split in half and seeds removed. (use a spoon or kitchen utensil to remove the seeds not your fingers). Finely chop the peppers and stir into the mixture before serving.
***Toasted sesame seeds - Place the desired amount of sesame seeds in a dry pan over medium heat. Shake the pan several times making sure the seeds don't burn. Remove the seeds from the heat once they turn a tan color and start to pop.
***Sea Salt - Although fleur de sel is the "flower of the salt" and is rarely used for cooking, when it comes to fish and seafood we prefer the flavor over most other salts.
Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce Recipe
Print this page
