Category: tahini recipes

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Pumpkin Tahini and White Bean with Pita Chips

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This pumpkin tahini and white bean with pita chips are a sweet and smoky that make a perfect snack. It is also a fitting starter dish for any autumn gathering.

Have This!

  • Three wheat pitas
  • Two teaspoons olive oil
  • Half teaspoon kosher salt
  • One cup canned pumpkin puree
  • Two tablespoons tahini
  • Two tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • One tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • One teaspoon ground cumin
  • Half teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Pinch salt
  • One can white beans
  • Two garlic cloves, chopped

Do This!

  • Preheat oven to 400°.
  • Lightly brush rough sides of pitas with olive oil and sprinkle it with kosher salt.
  • Cut each pita half into eight wedges and arrange wedges in a single layer on baking sheets.
  • Bake for five minutes and rotate pans.
  • Bake five additional minutes until crisp and golden.
  • Place pumpkin puree and remaining ingredients in a food processor.
  • Process until smooth.
  • Serve pumpkin spread with pita chips.
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Tahini-Almond Shake: Healthy Drinks

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This tahini-almond shake tastes like sesame candy because of the thin and ground-up sesame seed paste. For the best flavor, look for tahini made of hulled toasted sesame seeds.

Tahini-Almond Shake: Have This!

  • Two tablespoons roasted tahini
  • Half cup vanilla almond milk
  • Two whole pitted Medjool dates
  • Pinch of salt
  • One cup vanilla almond milk dairy-free frozen dessert
  • Sesame candy

Do This!

  • Place first four ingredients in a blender;
  • Process until smooth.
  • Add frozen dessert; process until smooth.
  • Decorate with a piece of sesame candy.

What Is Tahini

Tahini is a paste that comes from ground sesame seeds which are commonly used for cooking in Middle Eastern, Greek, and East Asian region.

This paste is extremely multipurpose which use in cooking sweet-savory dishes. The best part of Tahini is that it packs with numerous essential vitamins and minerals that your body needs for the day.

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Chicken Souvlaki Pitas Fills With Tahini Sauce

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Make sure to use tahini to make the sauce for these Middle East–inspired sandwiches. Prepare the tahini sauce and chicken ahead of time and stuff the pitas when you are ready to eat.

Tahini Sauce: Have This!

  • Six tablespoons plain fat-free yogurt
  • Two tablespoons shredded cucumber
  • Half tablespoons tahini
  • Five teaspoons fresh lemon juice,
  • Five garlic cloves
  • One tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • One teaspoon dried oregano
  • One-fourth teaspoon salt
  • One-fourth teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • One pound skinless chicken breast
  • Four pitas
  • One cup shredded iceberg lettuce
  • Half cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 17 slices cucumber
  • 17 slices plum tomato

Do This

  • Combine yogurt, shredded cucumber, tahini lemon juice, and garlic in a small bowl. Then set it aside.
  • Combine remaining lemon juice, olive oil, and next four ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
  • Thread chicken pieces evenly onto four skewers.
  • Add chicken to pan and cook ten minutes
  • Turning every two minutes.
  • Remove chicken from skewers.
  • Divide chicken evenly among pita halves.
  • Fill each pita half with two tablespoons lettuce, one tablespoon onion, two cucumber slices, two tomato slices, and one tablespoon sauce.
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Roasted Red Pepper Tahini Hummus

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This roasted red pepper tahini– hummus recipe is even better after being refrigerated overnight. It comes with excellent nutrition that fills the desires of your body.

Have This!

  • Two cans chickpeas
  • One bottle roasted red bell peppers
  • Three garlic cloves
  • Three tablespoons tahini
  • One tablespoon olive oil
  • Six tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • One teaspoon curry powder
  • Half teaspoon ground cumin
  • Half teaspoon ground coriander
  • One-fourth teaspoons salt
  • One-half teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Do This!

  • Drain chickpeas and reserve one-fourth cup liquid.
  • Place chickpeas while reserving it liquid.
  • Add the remaining ingredients in a food processor.
  • Process it for two minutes or until very smooth.
  • Cover and chill two hours.
  • Serve with pita wedges or baked tortilla chips.
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Grilled Baba Ghanoush With Tahini

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Grilling Baba Ghanoush gives a charred note to the classic Middle Eastern dish.Let the slices steam after cooking so the flesh becomes even tenderer and filled it with Tahini.

Baba Ghanoush: Prepare This!

  • Two pounds baby eggplant
  • One-fourth cup extra-virgin oil,
  • Half cup tahini
  • One-half tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • One-half tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
  • One tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • A teaspoon sugar
  • Three-fourth teaspoon kosher salt
  • Two garlic cloves

Do This!

  • Preheat grill to high.
  • Cut eggplant into half-inch thick slices and arrange slices on grill rack.
  • Grill ten minutes and place eggplant in a bowl.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and let it stand for five minutes.
  • Place eggplant, oil, tahini, juice, oregano, and remaining ingredients in a food processor.
  • Place mixture in a bowl and drizzle it with remaining olive oil.
  • Sprinkle it with remaining oregano.
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Tahini Kale Salad With Lemon Mixture

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This healthy recipe highlights tahini, quinoa, kale, and lemon. It also has ultra-nutritious Tahini Kale Salad With Lemon Mixture is a tasty and gratifying dish to rack up your essential vitamins.

Have This For Salad!

  • One tablespoon water
  • A tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • One tablespoon olive oil
  • A tablespoon tahini
  • Two teaspoons soy sauce
  • One-fourth teaspoon pepper
  • Six cups thinly sliced stemmed lacinato kale
  • Three-fourth cup cooked quinoa

Do This!

  • Combine water, lemon juice, olive oil, tahini, soy sauce, and pepper in a large bowl.
  • Stir with a whisk.
  • Add kale and cooked quinoa and toss it over again.

What Is Tahini

Tahini is a paste that comes from ground sesame seeds which are commonly used for cooking in Middle Eastern, Greek, and East Asian region.

This paste is extremely multipurpose which use in cooking sweet-savory dishes. The best part of Tahini is that it packs with numerous essential vitamins and minerals that your body needs for the day.

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Tahini-Black Bean with Queso Fresco

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This Mexican-inspired is a tahini-black bean instead of queso for taco night.  Moreover, top it with queso fresco, onion, cilantro, and serve with tortilla chips.

Have This!

  • One tablespoon tahini
  • A tablespoon lime juice
  • A tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • One unsalted black beans
  • One-fourth teaspoon kosher salt
  • Three tablespoons water
  • A garlic clove
  • Half teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • One-half teaspoon ground cumin
  • One-fourth teaspoon kosher salt
  • One-fourth teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Two tablespoons queso fresco
  • One tablespoon chopped red onion
  • Teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro

Do This!

  • Combine tahini, lime juice, olive oil, beans, salt, water, and garlic clove in the bowl of a food processor.
  • Add vinegar, cumin, and crushed red pepper to food processor with black bean mixture. After that, process until smooth.
  • Top with queso fresco, onion, and cilantro.
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Tahini Hammus In Israeli Style: Secret Recipe

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Israelis like a strong tahini presence in their hummus. However, this recipe allows you to less if you like. With thin out with ice-cold water, stirring well with a whisk it gives you the best tahini hummus in Israeli style.

Prepared This!

  • One cup hummus
  • A cup dried chickpeas
  • One teaspoon baking soda
  • Six tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • Four garlic cloves, grated
  • Half cup ice water
  • One teaspoon kosher salt
  • Half teaspoon ground cumin

Do This!

  • Place chickpeas in a large bowl and cover with water to two inches above chickpeas.
  • Soak overnight at room temperature.
  • Place chickpeas and baking soda in a large Dutch oven.
  • Add enough water to cover chickpeas by 5 cups.
  • Skim any residue that rises to the surface.
  • Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer fifty minutes.
  • Combine juice and garlic in a medium bowl.
  • Add tahini, stirring with a whisk, ice water, one tablespoon at a time, stirring with a whisk after each addition until tahini mixture falls off the whisk in thick ribbons.
  • Place chickpeas in a food processor.
  • Add tahini mixture, process until very smooth.
  • Add salt and cumin then process to combine.
  • Place hummus in an airtight container
  • Refrigerate two hours or up to overnight.
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Healthy Drinks With Creamy Tahini Shake

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Tahini does many wonders in drinks and desserts. Tahini shake rounds out and deepens other flavors with a nuttiness that cuts through the sweetness.

Furthermore, tahini simply belongs to any toast, cakes, ice cream, and creamy shake.

Prepare This!

  • Half a cup of tahini
  • Two cups of vanilla milk yogurt
  • One cup of boiling water
  • One of cup crushed
  • Right Medjool dates
  • One-fourth of teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • One-eighth of teaspoon kosher salt

Do This!

  • Spoon yogurt into an empty ice-cube tray and freeze it overnight.
  • Place One cup boiling water and dates in a bowl and let it stand for 10 minutes.
  • Place date mixture in a blender and blend it for 30 seconds or until smooth.
  • Add frozen yogurt cubes, crushed ice, tahini, cinnamon, and salt to blender; blend until smooth.
  • Divide mixture evenly among four glasses and chill it for five minutes before serving.

 

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Tahini Salad With Spinach, Beet, and Lentil

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Tahini and raw beets add crunch with color to this salad. Lentils and spinach are a great source of protein and fiber. Add it in chopped walnuts with shaved carrots for an extra texture that gives crispy bite every time.

Prepared This!

  • Two teaspoons of tahini
  • One teaspoon of fresh lemon juice
  • Half teaspoon of maple syrup
  • One-half cups of baby spinach
  • one cup of cooked lentils
  • Two tablespoons of thinly sliced red beet
  • Two tablespoons of shaved carrot
  • Few tablespoons (1-2) of chopped walnuts
  • Two tablespoons of feta cheese

Do This!

  • Combine tahini, juice, and syrup in a small bowl.
  • Arrange spinach on a plate or in a container.
  • Top it with lentils and remaining ingredients.
  • Drizzle tahini mixture over top.