Sesame Citrus Delight Recipes

SESAME-CITRUS CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk egg, orange juice, and lemon juice in small bowl to blend. Whisk flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in large bowl to blend; add butter. Rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms. Mix in sesame seeds, orange peel, and lemon peel. Add egg mixture and toss until moist clumps form, adding cream by tablespoonfuls if dough is dry. Turn dough out onto floured work surface. Knead gently for several turns until dough comes together.
• Roll dough out on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 2-inch round cutter, cut dough rounds. Gather dough scraps and reroll, cutting out more rounds. Arrange on prepared sheets. Bake until firm to touch and cooked through but pale, about 15 minutes.

SESAME CITRUS DRESSING

Steps:

• Pour orange juice into a small saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and add garlic and mustard and simmer until reduced by half. Remove from heat, let cool and transfer to blender.
• Add vinegar, orange zest, sesame oil, sesame seeds, salt, pepper and cayenne and blend for 30 seconds to combine.
• Drizzle in oil. Taste and adjust seasonings.

SESAME SEED CITRUS NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Return noodles to pan. Add the basil, butter, lemon juice, salt and lemon and orange zests. Toss to coat, adding reserved cooking liquid if needed to moisten noodles. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SESAME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• On a cutting board, crush garlic clove, and sprinkle with salt. Using the back of your knife, smear garlic and salt into a rough paste, and transfer to a medium bowl. Whisk in vinegar, mirin, soy sauce, honey, and lemon juice. While whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in canola and sesame oils. Stir in sesame seeds. Season with salt and pepper.

CITRUS DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together orange and lime juices, soy sauce, sesame oil, and pepper; add scallions. Serve.

SESAME CITRUS DELIGHT

Steps:

• Combine everything in a bowl and mix thoroughly.