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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What is tahini sauce? Tahini sauce is a Middle Eastern condiment that is served with many dishes from the region. It's made with only 3 main ingredients: tahini paste, which is crushed sesame seeds, lemon juice, and garlic. Tahini is made by grinding toasted, hulled sesame seeds to create a creamy, smooth spread.
As the amount of water is increased, more clumps develop, causing the tahini to thicken overall. If you keep adding water, eventually you'll cross over the threshold of thickening it; enough water in the system will cause the tahini to loosen and thin out. This is similar to what happens when chocolate seizes.
Tahini paste is just ground sesame seeds. Period. In comparison, tahini sauce is made by thinning the paste to a consistency similar to a thick cream, typically by adding other ingredients. My family's recipe adds lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil to our tahini sauce.
If your tahini is dry, or if you prefer a thinner sauce, add more water, as needed, to reach your desired consistency. Then, taste and adjust your seasonings. If you prefer a brighter sauce, add more lemon. If it is too bitter, stir in 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup or honey.
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.
Because tahini has a high fat content, it has a high number of calories, and moderation is advised for the best health benefits. A large proportion of people with tree nut allergies are also likely to be allergic to sesame seeds.
Bitterness is generally part and parcel of tahini - it's how ground sesame seeds taste. What you will find, however, is that some tahini can taste more bitter than others. This is down to a few things; like how that particular tahini is processed, or the levels of something called oxalic acid in the hulls of the seeds.
Tahini seizes when mixed with liquids such as must-have fresh lemon juice. In cooking, seizing means the smooth liquid (tahini, or melted chocolate) gets stiff and clumpy.
The primary contributor is the cost of fun sesame seeds, the key ingredient in tahini. The price of these sesame seeds is subject to fluctuations influenced by weather conditions, global demand, and geopolitical events in major sesame-producing regions.
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.
They're both healthy, dietitians say. 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.
Cook's Tip: Use only a little bit of water at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Generally, tahini sauce should have a runny, salad dressing-like consistency. But, if you prefer tahini more as a dip, simply use less water.
With just a shake, the nutty condiment is ready to be squeezed onto whatever my heart desires, without so much as a hint of streaky separation. Because tahini is made purely from sesame seeds, which have a high oil content, even the highest quality brands will separate over time.
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.
They're both healthy, dietitians say. 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.
Because tahini is the butter of sesame seeds, you might want to consider a nut or seed butter as a go-to substitute. Other options include greek yogurt and sesame oil. These tahini substitutes will complement your dish since they are all sources of healthy fats and contribute to a creamy consistency.
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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. 
