sesame eggplant with agave ginger cashews

Eggplant with sesame tomato lime sauce, topped with toasted sesame seeds and agave ginger cashews.

dim sum

Appetizer platter from Happy Buddha vegetarian restaurant (in Flushing chinatown in New York). From top: spring rolls, veggie roast pork, seaweed tofu roll fried with sesame, and mock duck.

kinpira gobo

Braised burdock root and carrot, with fried tofu. Adapted from this recipe.

sesame noodles

noodles with chili sauce, sesame oil, fresh basil, carrot, cucumber, scallions, and sesame seeds, served cold
from Suzie's Soba in Baltimore

simmered tofu with broccoli, bok choy

lotus roots with sesame

fried lotus root slices with soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, sesame oil, and toasted sesame seeds, over jasmine rice

seared daikon with sesame sauce

see recipe

stir-fried vegetables with hoisin sesame sauce

stir-fried broccoli, bok choy, mushrooms, carrots, celery, and onion over jasmine rice with hoisin sesame sauce and toasted sesame seeds

flat noodles with green onions & sunflower seeds