Name: Syrian Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Servings: 2 to 4
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, peeled & crushed; ½ cup boiling water; 1 cup tahini (sesame) paste; ¼ cup fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon chili paste; ½ cup pomegranate seeds; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; ½ cup basil leaves

Preparation info

Servings:
2 to 4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

1 cup tahini (sesame) paste
¼ cup fresh lime juice
½ cup

Method

To make the sauce, mix the tahini paste (be sure to shake the bottle of the tahini paste before using) and lime juice in a food processor, until you have a thick paste. Gradually add the water and the rest of the ingredients, except the pomegranate and basil. Adjust seasoning to taste.
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