Perfect Tahini Sauce Recipe
- PREP 10min
- TOTAL 10min
Use this Middle Eastern-inspired lemon garlic tahini sauce on anything. Try it as a dip or salad dressing, drizzle it over vegetables and meats, or serve with pita and wraps.
You Will Need
1/3 cup (80ml) well-stirred tahini, try homemade tahini
1 garlic clove, finely grated or made into a paste, see tips
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
Pinch fine sea salt
2 to 6 tablespoons lukewarm water
Pinch cumin, optional
Pinch cayenne, optional
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, optional
Directions
Whisk tahini, garlic paste, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt in a bowl until combined. The mixture may thicken and look lumpy.
Whisk in the water, a tablespoon at a time, until you have your desired consistency. If making a spread, look for the consistency of peanut butter. For a sauce, add enough water to resemble the consistency of runny yogurt.
Stir in the optional cumin, cayenne pepper, and parsley.
Taste for seasoning and adjust with additional salt or lemon juice.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Storing: Keep homemade tahini sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Still, we’d be shocked if you didn’t find ways to enjoy it by then!
- How to make garlic paste: Use a fine microplane and grate the garlic (easiest method) or make a paste with your knife. To make the paste with your knife, peel and finely mince the garlic clove. Sprinkle the garlic with a pinch of coarse salt, then use the flat side of a knife to drag it over the garlic, scraping it across the cutting board’s surface. Pile up the garlic again, then repeat a few more times until the garlic is a smooth paste.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.