Four Tahini Sauces

Use the sauce in dishes of your choice: as a dressing on or mixed into salads; in a chicken shawarma; on BBQ meat, fish, or tempeh; as a pesto; dip for artichokes; used in deviled eggs; over baked potato or vegetables....it goes on and on. Try it in brownies!

tahini (English)

Arabic: طحينة‎         Hebrew: טחינה          Persian: ارده 

Made of ground hulled sesame

Used in cuisines over 4000 years in

Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus,

North Africa, Middle East, China and SE Asia

I. Cilantro 

makes 3/4 to 1 cup (150-200 g)

1/4 cup (60 ml) each: water and sesame tahini

juice of one organic lemon

1 chopped organic garlic clove

1 cup (200 g) cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

pinch of sea salt

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.

2. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

II. Turmeric

makes 3/4 cup (150 g)

1/4 cup (60 ml) each: water and sesame tahini

juice of one organic lemon

1 tsp. (5 ml) organic maple syrup or honey

1/2 tsp (2,25 g). ground turmeric

pinch of salt and red pepper flakes

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

III. Beet

makes 1 cup (200 g)

1/4 cup (60 ml) each: water and sesame tahini
juice of one organic lemon
1/4 small organic red beet, cooked and roughly chopped
1 small chopped organic garlic clove
pinch of salt

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

IV. Miso

makes 2/3 cup (135  g)

1 Tbs. (15 ml) each: miso paste and sesame tahini

4 Tbs. (60 ml) organic lemon juice

3 Tbs. (45 ml) olive oil

1 tsp. (5 ml) chili sauce (Sriracha)

1 tsp. (5 ml) organic maple syrup 

1. Mix together the tahini and miso paste in a small bowl.

2. Add the other ingredients and stir into a smooth sauce.

3. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.


Try:
Late Autumn/Winter Bowl: https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2018/10/late-autumnwinter-bowl.html

Late Summer/Early Fall Bowl with Tahini Sauce: https://veggiefernandezs.blogspot.com/2018/09/late-summerearly-fall-bowl-with-tahini.html