Tahini Sauce

Name: Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes about 1 cup
Cuisine: Middle East
Ingredients: Salt and black pepper to taste; ½ teaspoon minced garlic, or to taste; ½ teaspoon ground cumin, optional; ½ cup tahini, with a bit of it’s oil; ½ cup tahini, with a bit of it’s oil; ½ cup yogurt or water; ½ cup yogurt or water; Juice of 1 lemon, or to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

This sauce is lovely layered with tomatoes or cucumbers. Thinned with more water, oil, or yogurt, it also makes a great salad dressing. You can buy canned or bottled tahini—ground sesame seed paste—at any Middle Eastern or health food store.

Ingredients

½ cup tahini, with a bit of it’s oil
½ cup yogurt or water
Juice of

Middle East
Sauce
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Thin, if necessary, with a little sesame or olive oil, yogurt, or water.
Taste and adjust the seasoning and serve, or refrigerate, covered, for a day or two.