10 minutes, 6 ingredients and a sauce so delicious you will eat it with spoons.
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Restaurant-style Lemon-Garlic Tahini Sauce for your next Mediterranean meal. This creamy Garlic Tahini Sauce is made with ground sesame paste (tahini), lemon, garlic and seasonings. Falafel, Shwarma, or Chicken Souvlaki, a Mediterranean meal is incomplete without side of this nutty, garlicky sauce.It is a delicious, clean, and versatile condiment. Vegan, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free.
Today, I decided to flavor my Greek Recipe's Menu with this easy and bold-flavor homemade Tahini Sauce. I also recommend trying my Tzatziki Sauce.(Greek Restaurant's favorite Yogurt-Cucumber Sauce).
In most Greek restaurants we visit in States, this sauce is by-far our favorite. Such a versatile sauce it is! It goes great with Shwarma, Gyros, Falafel.. I even love it on side with Chicken Souvlaki. Bonus is the fact that is it so clean and simple to prepare. No eggs, no starch, no mayo and no fancy ingredients. Just good quality tahini paste (more on this ahead) and pantry ingredients - garlic, lemon, and cumin. If you always have these, you are just 10 minutes away from a homemade creamy and delicious Tahini Sauce.Make it once and you will never buy jar of pre-prepared sauce again.
Let's dig in.
Tahini Sauce is often confused with Tahini Paste. Tahini Paste, as name suggests, is paste of ground sesame seeds. Tahini Sauce is creamy tahini-paste based sauce of consistency of heavy cream.
Tahini Paste is used widely in culinary world as a nutty and creamy base for lots ofMediterranean dishes. I'm sure you all are familiar with Hummus - a chickpea dip which gets rich and nutty flavor from Tahini Paste.Tahini Paste is also main ingredient of Tahini Sauce.
For delicious, and authentic Tahini Sauce,it is important to use good quality Tahini Paste.I prefer to use fine ground Tahini paste packed in oil because it yields creamy sauce. To make sauce, I use on a tsp of the oil and rest paste. It is important to leave oil to keep rest of the paste in jar, fresher longer. After all paste is finished, sesame oil can be used to flavor any recipe asking for sesame oil.
I often get question, where to buy Tahini Paste. So, I'm adding two link to buy Tahini Paste in US and Online (everywhere else).
Specialty US stores like Whole Foods sell prepared Tahini Sauce. Pre-Prepared sauce does not have good shelf life. If you invest in buying Tahini Paste which stays good for a long time. Any time you need Sauce, just grab some garlic, lemon, cumin and prepare fresh sauce in no time!
How To Get Lump-Free & Smooth Nut Butter Sauce or Tahini Sauce:
To prepare Tahini Sauce, I start by heating a 1/2 cup of water in microwave. Yes, the warm water is solution to smooth butter-based sauce. Tahini, just like other nut butters resist mixing into lemon/vinegar initially. To make this process easy and to create a smooth sauce, I like to mix in few teaspoons of warm water which helps paste loosen-up yielding a creamy, lump-free sauce.
There are two ways to mix the sauce: Blender or Bowl with Wooden Spoon. When I'm time pressed, blender is my method of choice. I add all ingredients for sauce into blender and pulse until consistency is smooth. Adding water until sauce has heavy cream consistency works perfectly. (usually 1-2 tbsp warm water is all it needs to make sauce creamy).
In bowl, it takes time to mix tahini with rest of ingredients. Slowly adding tsp of water at a time is the best way to get consistent creamy sauce.
How to Use Tahini Sauce?
1. Serve on side of Grilled Meat. 2. Drizzle on Veggies or Falafel Wraps. 3. Drizzle on your favorite Greek Salad. 4. Serve as Dip with French Fries.
Friends, tahini sauce is a delicious condiment which every cook should have in his repertoire. Today, I have given you a restaurant-style creamy, garlic tahini sauce recipe. Try it at home and enjoy with you favorite Greek Dinner.
Total Time:Prep Time:Cook Time:Cuisine:Mediterranean (Dip) Difficulty:Easy
Yields:1 Cup Sauce- Serves:16
Nutrition:48 calories per serving (Serving Size - 1 tablespoon)
Ingredients
Directions
1. Microwave or warm 1/4 cup of water on stove.
2.In a blender jar, (or bowl) add tahini paste with *garlic cloves, cumin, vinegar, lemon juice, and soy sauce followed by 1 tbsp (up to 2-3 tbsp) warm water. Blend with 1 tbsp water, add more, a teaspoon at a time, until sauce has consistency of heavy cream. (make sure sauce has no lumps)Additional Notes:You can also make sauce in a bowl with wooden spoon. Just make sure to use grated garlic cloves instead of whole cloves. Tahini resist mixing initially, but eventually blends well to a creamy consistency.
3.Taste and adjust salt. Use of black pepper is entirely optional. I don't add it. Transfer to a tight-lid container. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Savita's Notes:
* If using bowl to mix sauce, grate garlic cloves ahead of time.
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Tahini is made of three ingredients: hulled sesame seeds, oil and sometimes salt. Hulled sesame seeds are typically toasted then ground and emulsified with oil to create a smooth, creamy seed butter with a pourable consistency.
Although both of these delicious sauces start with a T, tzatziki is a refreshing cucumber and yogurt-based Greek dip while tahini is the Middle Eastern condiment that's a paste (similar to peanut butter) made from toasted and ground sesame seeds.
Tahini crafted from premium sesame seeds often involves meticulous sourcing and production methods. Whether it's hand-selecting seeds or using traditional stone milling techniques, these processes can be more labor-intensive and time-consuming, driving up costs.
Tahini is lower in carbohydrates and sugars than peanut butter is making it a better choice for people who follow low-carb diets, Politi notes. Both foods are predominantly fat, though peanut butter has a little more protein, Young adds.
Do you need to refrigerate tahini? We recommend storing your tahini in a cool and dry area, away from heat and moisture. Ideally, a pantry a cabinet would be ideal. Like peanut butter, you can also store tahini in the refrigerator if you like it thicker.
Tahini is full of healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals. In fact, just 1 tablespoon (15 grams) provides more than 10% of the Daily Value (DV) for some nutrients. One tablespoon (15 grams) of tahini contains the following ( 1 ): Calories: 90 calories.
Spread it Like Butter: Spreadable and rich, tahini straight from the jar is a delightful alternative to traditional spreads. Whether on a slice of warm toast or a rice cake, the nutty goodness of tahini can be enjoyed with minimal effort.
And of course your tahini is also going to last longer if you store it well (more tips on storing tahini coming up). All SoCo tahini is non-GMO and 100% natural, so we recommend you use it within 6 months after opening. This just ensures maximum freshness and best taste.
Tahini has a very distinctive, nutty flavor that comes from those toasted sesame seeds. It doesn't taste exactly like sesame seeds on their own though - the flavor is more bold and rounded out after they've been hulled, roasted, and processed. The texture of tahini is smooth, dense, and creamy.
Though its name sounds similar to the Middle Eastern condiment tahini, Tajín has little in common with the sesame paste, and in fact was named after an archeological site where its founder learned the Nahuatl word for chile, Aji.
Tahini, also known as sesame butter, is a condiment made from sesame seeds. It is similar to a nut butter in terms of texture and consistency, and the ingredients are usually pretty simple. Toasted or raw hulled sesame seeds are ground into a creamy mixture. In recipes for hummus and baba ghanoush, tahini is a staple.
Although both are creamy and commonly used as condiments, the two have very different flavors and textures. Tahini is rich, nutty, and can be slightly bitter tasting. Mayonnaise is very smooth, light, and creamy. If you're interested in a mayonnaise recipe, try my healthy mayo recipe.
As seen above, tahini is high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Studies have shown that consuming these types of fats can lower harmful cholesterol levels as well as lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. The calcium and magnesium in tahini may also work to decrease blood pressure naturally.
Tahini has a very earthy flavor and is slightly bitter, but not overpowering. Although the spread resembles peanut butter and other nut butters, it does not have a similarly sweet flavor profile. The toasted sesame seed flavor shines through in this creamy, rich ingredient.
Tahini also has selenium. It acts as an antioxidant and helps lower inflammation in the body. Studies show sesamol, a natural chemical found in sesame seeds and sesame oil, has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging benefits. Other studies suggest it also has strong anti-cancer effects.
Let's talk about what tahini should taste and feel like. It should be slightly thinner than peanut butter, but still have a creamy texture, and the flavor should be predominantly of toasted sesame. It should feel velvety, smooth and rich. The flavor should be savory and nutty.
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2.In a blender jar, (or bowl) add tahini paste with *garlic cloves, cumin, vinegar, lemon juice, and soy sauce followed by 1 tbsp (up to 2-3 tbsp) warm water. Blend with 1 tbsp water, add more, a teaspoon at a time, until sauce has consistency of heavy cream. (make sure sauce has no lumps) Additional Notes:You can also make sauce in a bowl with wooden spoon. Just make sure to use grated garlic cloves instead of whole cloves. Tahini resist mixing initially, but eventually blends well to a creamy consistency. 
