Lebanese Tahini recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup sesame seeds
2 tablespoons water, or more as needed
3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil, or more as needed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

166.8 calories
carbohydrate: 5.2 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 15.7 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 3.3 g
saturatedFat: 2.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 293.4 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in sesame seeds, toast until light golden brown, 15 to 20 seconds. Remove from heat.

  2. Place toasted sesame seeds and 2 tablespoons water in a food processor or blender. Grind until a thick paste forms. Add garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt, blend well. Continue to add olive oil and additional water as needed to form desired consistency, blend. Adjust salt to taste.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Tahini is used in Lebanese, Armenian, Greek, Cypriot, Iranian, Israeli, Turkish, Iraqi, Levantine, North African, and Bulgarian cuisines. Tahini is served as a dip on its own or as a major component of hummus, baba ghanoush, and halva. Tahini sauce is also a popular topping for meat and vegetables in Middle Eastern cuisine. Made from toasted sesame seeds with a consistency similar to peanut butter. Make it as thick as you want.

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