Tahini Sauce

[Rachel Perlow]

Tahini Sauce

Here's a link to the Hummus with or without Tahini?, Have a favorite recipe? thread.

Here's a recipe for Tehina / Tahini Sauce (not the straight sesame paste, but the lemony condiment) that I got from a local Lebanese restaurant (Bennies in Englewood, NJ). I always had trouble making tahini because I was trying to stir the water & lemon juice into the tahini, this recipe does the opposite.

Yields: 2 Cups Sauce

I used an Israeli brand of tahina that was rather liquid and this came out perfectly. I serve it with felafel and/or roasted vegetables.

• 1/2 c Water
  
• 1/2 c Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed
  
• 1 T Salt
  
• 4 Garlic Cloves, peeled
  
• 1 c Tahina, approximately
  

Put the first four ingredients into a blender and whir to chop the garlic. While the blender is running, pour in the tahina. The mixture should just come to the point where it stops mixing easily. If it is too thin, add more tahina, if it is too thick, add a little more water.

Keywords: Side, Condiment, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian, Easy, Blender, Sauce, Middle Eastern, Jewish

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