An Easy Tahini Sauce To Put On Everything
This creamy, vegan sauce is healthy and flavorful and takes about five minutes to make. Lemony and creamy, tahini sauce makes everything taste a little better—from a platter of Chicken Kebabs to Lamb Tacos. If you’re looking for a tahini-based dressing with a few more ingredients and a bit more complexity, there’s Tahini Dressing. With tahini in the pantry you’ll have to make our Classic Creamy Hummus. There’s more staple sauce recipes to love with our herby and refreshing Tzatziki Sauce.
Favorite things to put tahini sauce on:
What Is Tahini Sauce Made Of?
Tahini is a smooth paste made from ground, toasted sesame seeds. It’s pretty easy to find, but there’s quite a bit of variance in quality from brand to brand. A good quality tahini tastes deliciously nutty and buttery, and should have a smooth texture. For this simple and delicious sauce we’ll use:
Tahini
Garlic
Lemon juice
Water
Salt
How to Make Homemade Tahini Sauce
With a sharp knife, mince four garlic cloves. Feeling lazy? Throw a bunch of garlic cloves into a food processor for a quick blitz and have on hand for the entire week of cooking.
In a small bowl, whisk together the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, water, and salt.
If the sauce is too thick, add more water or lemon juice 1 tablespoon at a time.
How to Store Leftovers + Tips
Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
Freeze tahini sauce for up to three months.
What do you use tahini sauce for? One of our favorite, easy side dishes (or snacks) is simply roasted veggies served with a bowl of tahini sauce for dipping. You can use it as a salad dressing (massage it into raw kale, and surprise! You made kale salad!).
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