Yes, I know this. I explain this often on the blog, but recipes labeled oil-free, even by plant-based doctors, forks over knives, etc. simply means oil is not an added ingredient. This is how google picks up on the recipes since so many people are looking for recipes that do not add oil to the recipe, but rather, rely on whole food fats. There are tons of foods that have natural oils…all nuts, seeds, flax, chia, avocado, even fruit like lemons and oranges, but we certainly wouldn’t think of labeling a recipe with lemons as ” no oil added”. Whole foods are used. So a recipe labeled oil-free strictly means you do not need to add oil to it. It’s done like this across all sites and blogs and books.

I don’t know of any “oil” allergies or medical conditions that would need to be addressed with a clarification, but just in case, thought I’d mention it.

Hi Alex, yes, you are correct, it is NOT fat-free. I didn’t call it fat-free. I said oil-free. The 2 are very different. Some veggies and potatoes have fat, but they have no oil. In the plant-based community, even with plant-based doctors, the term oil-free is used when oil is not listed as an actual ingredient or ADDED ingredient. This does not refer to the natural oils that are in WHOLE FOOD FATS. I rarely add actual oil to my recipes because I focus on using fats in their whole food form like nuts, seeds, avocado, flax, etc. This is because the nutritional content in a whole food is complete and so much healthier than just an oil, which is pure 100% liquid fat, with all the other nutrients of carbs, protein, etc. removed. This is why they are completely different. As well, 1 tablespoon of oil (in most cases) is 14 grams of fat, whereas 1 tablespoon of almond butter is 8-9g fat, so it’s quite a difference. I do not believe in a fat-free diet whatsoever. I do try, however, to not add oils to my recipes as much as possible. 2 teaspoons of tahini is not 19 g of fat (19 grams of fat is for 2 TABLESPOONS). Gotta check the labels carefully!

Correction: 2 Tsp of tahini contains 19 g of fat, not 48

So happy you loved it!!

So happy to hear you love it so much, thank you!

I sometime up the lemon juice and try to use the lowest sodium packed in water roasted red pepper I can – but otherwise, it’s a winner!

Hmm shoot I don’t recall but I think 1/2 cup.