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Creamy tahini sauce in a glass bowl with a spoon

Tahini Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Nico Pallotta

  • ⅓ cup (80 grams) tahini made with 100% hulled sesame seeds, light-colored, and pourable - not thick
  • ⅓ cup (80 grams) water add more if necessary to reach your desired consistency
  • 2 tablespoons (30 grams) lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic peeled and crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt or more to taste

  • Stir the content of your tahini jar with a spoon to mix the sesame oils that might have separated from the sesame paste.
    To a bowl, add ⅓ cup tahini, ⅓ cup water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and ¼ teaspoon sea salt.
    Whisk for about a minute. The sauce will curdle at first; that's normal. Keep whisking until smooth.
    whisk in a glass bowl with ingredients for tahini sauce
  • Add 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed. Stir it in, and let it infuse the sauce for 5 to 10 minutes.
    Tahini sauce with a whole clove of garlic
  • Taste and adjust the amount of lemon juice, salt, and water to suit your preferences.
    creamy tahini sauce in a glass bowl
  • Serve with hummus, pita, and falafel.
    For more serving ideas, here's our "serving suggestions" chapter.
    hand holding a falafel dipped in tahini sauce
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