Tahini Sauce

Name: Tahini Sauce
Yield: Makes 300 ml
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 150 g tahini (sesame seed paste); 150 g tahini (sesame seed paste); 1 teaspoon ground cumin; a pinch each of cayenne pepper, ground coriander and ground cardamom; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; juice of 1 lemon; 75–120 ml hot water; salt; a pinch each of cayenne pepper, ground coriander and ground cardamom; a pinch each of cayenne pepper, ground coriander and ground cardamom

Preparation info

Makes
300 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Paul Gayler's Sauce Book

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

This famous Middle Eastern sauce is great not only as a dip to serve with falafel, but also as a wonderful dressing for my bean, mint and chickpea salad.

Ingredients

150 g tahini (sesame seed paste)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
juice of 1

Europe
Starter
Sauce
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the tahini and garlic in a blender and add the lemon juice and spices.
Slowly add the hot water through the feeder tube, with the motor running, until the sauce has a dropping consistency. Season and transfer to a bowl.