Nut and Sesame Brittle

This treat tastes like a cross between traditional peanut brittle and sesame crisps. Salted nuts add a nice contrast to the sweet, sticky corn syrup. For the best results, be sure to use an accurate digital candy thermometer.

Lower-Fat: Sesame Salmon Dip

Canned salmon (with bones) combined with yogurt and sesame seeds makes a versatile calcium-rich snack or appetizer. Cut up fresh vegetables for this dip, or use it as a spread on crackers.

Green Beans with Toasted Sesame Sauce

(Goma Ae)
This crisp and nutty salad makes a terrific part of the bento box. Look for toasted (not raw) sesame seeds in the sushi or Asian section of the grocery store.

Grilled Sesame Chicken and Radish Skewers with Orange Salad

Choose similar-size radishes so they cook evenly. Grilling subdues their sharp flavour and gives them a nice tender-crisp texture. Brushing the sweet, sticky glaze onto the skewers before the last minute of cooking keeps it from burning on the barbecue and preserves the sesame flavour.

Sesame Noodles

Sesame Chicken Salad

Serve with Grilled Greek Pitas (see recipe link below).

Sesame-Crusted Chicken

Serve this quick and easy recipe with saut?ed greens, such as spinach or kale.

Sesame Dulce Bars

Every cookie tray needs a standout treat that's anything but cookie-cutter, so make this yours! Choose thick dulce de leche, the caramelized sweetened condensed milk commonly used in South American desserts, for the best texture.

Citrus Sesame Chicken

Bone-in chicken is economical and tends to be flavourful and juicy. Of course, you can use legs and thighs, also.

Sesame Hoisin Wings

You can marinate and freeze these tasty wings ahead of time. (From the January, 2005 issue of Canadian Living Magazine.)