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Use toasted, also known as "roasted," sesame oil in a variety of recipes to impart a distinctive nutty flavor. Commonly used in India and southeast Asia, toasted sesame oil is a dark oil derived from toasted sesame seeds. Its taste is stronger than that of regular sesame oil. According to the website for the Everyday Food television series on PBS, toasted sesame oil is high in protein and provides B vitamins and iron.
Stir-Fry
Toasted sesame oil burns at a lower heat than many oils. When using it in a stir fry, it should be combined with other oils and used to add a burst of flavor as opposed to being used as the primary oil for frying. Often, recipes for stir-fry that incorporate sesame oil will add the oil at the very end of cooking, as in George Stella's recipe for Vegetable Stir-Fry on the show Food Network show "Low Carb and Lovin' It."
Salad Dressings
As a salad dressing or sauce, toasted sesame oil adds a special flavor and serves as an excellent base for other ingredients. Dressings like the Ginger-Sesame Dressing from Epicurious work on traditional lettuce-based salads and also over vegetables like snow peas.
Glazes
Add toasted sesame oil to a mix of other ingredients to create a glaze that can go on meats and vegetables. The Soy-Glazed Sweet Potato recipe at Eating Well makes use of sesame oil along with garlic, mirin, soy sauce and brown sugar to create a dish that is both sweet and savory.
Noodle dishes
Many noodle dish recipes originating in Asia use toasted sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds as the dominant flavor. The recipe for Cold Noodles with Sesame Sauce from "Flavor and Fortune" magazine combines the oil with and sesame seed paste.
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