Teradot

Tahina with Walnuts

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

  • About

This is a Turkish variation of the tarator sauce, and is a speciality of Jehan in Southern Turkey.

Ingredients

  • 120 g (4 oz) walnuts
  • 2 cloves garlic
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Method

Pound the walnuts and garlic in a mortar with a little salt until the walnuts are almost, but not quite, ground to a paste. Add the tahina paste and lemon juice gradually, stirring well. Then mix in the chopped parsley.

An electric blender can be used. In this case, add the lemon juice and tahina paste at the same time as the walnuts and garlic, to allow them enough time to blend togeth