Basic Tahini Sauce

Submitted by alAmira

"I learned this while living in Jordan. The family I stayed with introduced me to fried cauliflower, and this was the sauce they used over the top."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1-1 1/2 cups about

ingredients

• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• salt
• 1⁄2 cup tahini paste (be sure to stir first if it's the type that separates)
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup cold water
• 2 to 3 lemons, juice of

directions

1. Crush the garlic in a mortar and pestle (or other if you have something you prefer that will crush it effectively into a pulp).
2. Add little bit of each the tahini, lemon juice and water alternating as you go, and stir to blend well, until it's all mixed inches.
3. It should resemble a slightly thick sauce that can be poured but not over thin to be runny.
4. Season with salt to taste.
5. Use with any vegetable you like.
6. It's traditionally used over fried cauliflower, or zucchini.
7. Some like dipping flat bread in it, and others I've seen use it as a base for another recipe, such as hummus.
8. If desired, you can add more lemon if you like it tart, or more garlic if you really like garlic as I do.
9. Most families have their own mix, so it's up to you.

Reviews

[SwedishExpat]

We loved this basic tahini sauce! We ended up adding more lemon juice as well as water (we like it very tangy) to reach a thinner consistency. Also, a couple extra cloves of garlic and sea salt for a zippy, tangy delight. Served with fresh, chopped vegetables. Yum! Going to try adding some pureed cuke's next time and a bit of cayenne. Thanks, alAmira, fab recipe!!

 

[eatrealfood]

we used this as a condiment to go with falafel, but i suppose this is somewhat of an acquired taste. this is not quite the sauce that adorns the roadside falafels i love, but it was still pretty good.

 

[Mirj2338]

This is the way I make by tehina, right down to crushing the garlic in a mortar and pestle. I use tehina as a salad dressing, and also love mixing it with eggs for a fantastic take on Middle Eastern egg salad. A good way to get creamy mixed tehina is to mix it in the Tupperware shaker.

 

[PalatablePastime]

Perfect tahini sauce! I served it with falafel. What more can be said? YUM!

 

[UmmBinat]

This had a very strong taste. I used homemade tahini and freshly squeezed lemon juice.