Sweet Sesame Dressing

This light, sweet-sour Oriental-style dressing, enhanced by the nutty flavor of toasted sesame, is excellent with chicken or fresh spinach salad. From "Cooking a la Heart"- Delicious heart healthy recipes from the Mankato Heart Health Program.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 6  tablespoons  rice wine vinegar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1. Toast sesame seeds in frying pan over medium heat.
2. Shake or stir and watch carefully- Sesame goes from toasted to burned in the blink of an eye.
3. Add cooled seeds to vinegar, salt, sugar and pepper- Mix.
4. Refrigerate until ready to use.