Category: Tahini Sauce

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Grilled Lamb Kefta Season With Tahini

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Lamb, tahini, and yogurt is a classic combination. This recipe is scraping the plate with pita.

Have This!

  • One teaspoon fennel seed
  • One teaspoon cumin seed
  • A medium onion, chopped
  • Four garlic cloves, chopped
  • A cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • One cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, plus more for serving
  • A cup fresh mint leaves
  • One teaspoon ground coriander
  • Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
  • Half pounds ground lamb
  • Two tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grill
  • One-fourth cup plain Greek yogurt
  • Half cup tahini
  • Lemon wedges, for serving
  • Warm pita, for serving

Do This!

  • Toast fennel and cumin seeds in a small dry skillet, over medium-high heat, tossing often, until fragrant, about one minute.
  • Let cool, then chop, or coarsely grind in a spice grinder.
  • Transfer fennel and cumin to a food processor along with onion, garlic, parsley, cilantro, mint, and coriander, and process until very finely chopped, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Transfer mixture to a large bowl, add lamb, season with salt and pepper, and, using your hands, gently mix together until evenly combined.
  • Chill mixture at least one hour.
  • Prepare grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grill grates.
  • Divide lamb mixture into eight portions.
  • Form each portion into a five inches-long sausage shape.
  • Insert a metal skewer lengthwise through each portion. Drizzle with oil and grill, turning occasionally, until just cooked through ten minutes.
  • Mix together yogurt, tahini, and small cup water in a small bowl until smooth.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Serve kefta with yogurt sauce, cilantro, and lemon wedges.
  • Serve with warm pita.
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Lemon-Tahini Sauce On Roasted Squash

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With this lemon-tahini sauce on roasted squash, your side dish is healthy as much it can be. Moreover, its nutrition makes your day ready to go.

Have This!

  • One small kabocha squash cut into 1-inch-thick wedges, seeded
  • One pound delicata squash, scrubbed, cut into 1-inch-thick wedges or rings, seeded
  • Seven tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • One teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
  • Four scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • Two tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • One tablespoon tahini
  • Aleppo pepper or crushed red pepper flakes

Do This!

  • Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 425°.
  • Place kabocha on a rimmed baking sheet and delicate on a second sheet.
  • Divide three tablespoons oil and one-half teaspoons cumin between sheets.
  • Season squash with salt and pepper; toss.
  • Roast for 15 minutes.
  • Combine remaining one-fourth teaspoon cumin, one tablespoon oil, and scallions in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat.
  • Scatter scallion mixture over squash, dividing evenly between sheets, and continue to roast until it is tender but not mushy, about 15 minutes longer.
  • Whisk lemon juice, tahini, and a tablespoon water in a small bowl to blend.
  • Gradually whisk in remaining three tablespoons oil.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Transfer it to a platter.1
  • Drizzle tahini sauce over and sprinkle with Aleppo pepper.
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Healthy Recipe: Herby Avocado Tahini

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If you want to make this herby avocado tahini ahead of time, press plastic directly onto the surface before covering and chilling. This method prevents the mixture from turning brown on top.

Have This!

  • Half large ripe avocado
  • One 15 ounces can chickpeas
  • Half cup tahini
  • One-fourth cup plus one tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • One garlic clove, finely grated or smashed to a paste with flat side of knife on cutting board
  • Three-fourth teaspoon kosher salt
  • Ten cranks freshly ground black pepper
  • One-fourth teaspoon ground cumin
  • One cup cilantro leaves with tender stems
  • Two tablespoons olive oil
  • Toasted pumpkin seeds

Do This!

  • Process avocado, chickpeas, tahini, lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and one cup cilantro in a food processor until smooth, about one minute.
  • With the motor running, stream in two Tbsp. oil, then continue to process until hummus is very light and creamy, about one minute longer.
  • Taste and season with salt, if needed.
  • Transfer hummus to a shallow bowl.
  • Top with pepitas and cilantro and drizzle with more oil.

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 Sauce Spiced Green Version: Tahini Sauce

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If you don’t have both spices for tahini sauce spiced green version, it’s okay to omit one or the other. Besides, the healthy part (Tahini) is still there and that’s all it counts.

Have This!

  • One cup tahini
  • Three garlic cloves, crushed
  • One-fourth cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
  • Three-fourth cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
  • One teaspoon ground cumin
  • One teaspoon ground fenugreek
  • Two teaspoons kosher salt, plus more
  • One-fourth cup fresh lemon juice

Do This!

  • Pulse garlic, cilantro, parsley, cumin, fenugreek, and two tsp. salt in a food processor until similar in texture to pesto.
  • Add tahini and lemon juice; process 30 seconds.
  • With motor running, gradually drizzle in three-fourths cup water and process.
  • Adding more water to thin if needed, until sauce is light green and the consistency of sour cream.
  • Season with salt.
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Tahini Sauce: Creamy Tahini Dressing with Cucumber and Dill

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This creamy tahini dressing with cucumber and dill recipe delights not just your salad, but every dish that you want to fill in. It also has a ton of vitamins and minerals to power up your day.

Have This!

  • Half cup Tahini Sauce
  • One cup coarsely chopped English hothouse cucumber
  • One-fourth cup buttermilk
  • One-fourth cup sour cream
  • Two tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • Half teaspoon kosher salt
  • Half cup fresh dill fronds

Do this!

  • Crush cucumber, buttermilk, sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and Creamy Tahini Sauce in a blender until smooth.
  • Add dill and pulse a few more times to combine.
  • Ready to serve
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Tahini Sauce: Creamy Tahini Dip with Avocado Recipe

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Serve this ultra creamy tahini dip with avocado with grilled meats or roasted vegetables, or use it as a base for herby salad dressing. Besides, the sauce is already nutritious.

Creamy Tahini Dip with Avocado: Have This!

  • Two ripe avocados
  • Half cup plain Greek yogurt
  • Two tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • One teaspoon kosher salt
  • One-fourth teaspoon cumin
  • Tahini Sauce

Do This!

  • Combine avocado, yogurt, lemon juice, salt, cumin, and half cup Creamy Tahini Sauce in a large bowl.
  • Mash with a fork until smooth.
  • For a smoother texture, purée in a blender.

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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Creamy Tahini Sauce: Homemade Recipe

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Serve this ultra-creamy tahini sauce with grilled meats or roasted vegetables. It comes with excellent vitamins and minerals that nourish your body.

Creamy Tahini Sauce: Have This!

  • Two garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  • One teaspoon kosher salt
  • One cup tahini
  • Half cup chopped fresh parsley
  • Half cup fresh lemon juice
  • One-fourth cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • One-fourth teaspoon cayenne pepper

Do This!

  • Sprinkle garlic with salt on a cutting boad.
  • Use the side of a knife to smash into a paste.
  • Transfer to a large bowl.
  • Add tahini and one cup warm water.
  • Whisk until smooth.
  • Add parsley, lemon juice, oil, and cayenne and whisk to combine.
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Tahini Banana Bread With Dark Chocolate

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The bottomless nuttiness of the tahini is amplified in the banana bread and matched by the nutty white whole-wheat flour. Pockets of dark chocolate give the bread a decadent twist.

Bananas and tahini are duos that create a mind-blowing dessert for you. The best part is that tahini is great for people who are nut allergies, though slightly more complex, substitute.

Prepared This!

  • Three bananas
  • One-third cup plain nonfat yogurt (
  • One cup tahini
  • Three tablespoons unsalted butter
  • One teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Two large eggs
  • One cup packed light brown sugar
  • Six ounces white whole-wheat flour
  • Three-fourth teaspoon baking soda
  • Half teaspoon kosher salt
  • Two ounces dark baking chocolate.

Do This!

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Combine banana and next six ingredients in a large bowl
  • beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined.
  • Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups while leveling it with a knife.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.
  • Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just until combined.
  • Fold in chocolate. Pour batter into prepared pan
  • Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes.
  • Cool in pan ten minutes on a wire rack.
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White Chocolate-Tahini Cookies

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Inspired by Darcy Lenz, white chocolate-tahini cook is a crispy chewy chocolate chip cookies. Nonetheless, this healthy recipe is the ideal chocolate chip cookie was perfect — crisp at the edges, soft in the middle, and almost summed up what everyone is looking for in their chocolate chip cookie paradise.

Prepare These!

  • One-half cup tahini
  • Half cup brown sugar
  • One-third cup granulated sugar
  • One cup unsalted butter softened
  • One large egg
  • One teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Half cups all-purpose flour
  • One teaspoon baking soda
  • One-half teaspoon salt
  • Three ounces finely chopped white chocolate

Make These!

  • Preheat oven to 350° and combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, tahini, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
  • Beat at medium speed two minutes.
  • Add egg and vanilla; beat one minute.
  • Add flour, baking soda, and salt; beat at low speed just until combined. Mix in chocolate.
  • Form dough into 24 equal balls, flatten it slightly.
  • Arrange on two parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
  • Bake at 350° for 12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through.
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Tahini Sauce: How To Easily Make One At Your Home

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Tahini Sauce is a stand-alone relish worth showery over soups, sandwiches, dishes, and many more. Tahini sauce is also essential for your health as it earned its title as a superfood.

Prepare These!

  • Half cup of tahini
  • Three tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • Two teaspoons minced garlic
  • Half teaspoon kosher salt
  • Six tablespoons of ice water

Follow These!

  • Combine first all ingredients in a bowl and let it stand for ten minutes.
  • Add tahini to garlic mixture, stirring with a whisk to combine.
  • Add six tablespoons ice water and two tablespoons at a time.
  • Stir after each addition until incorporated and sauce reaches desired consistency.

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.