Creamy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce

Name: Creamy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 serving
Ingredients: ½ cup Tahini; 1 small clove garlic; ¼ cup fresh parsley; ¼ cup fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; ¼ cup lemon juice; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; ¼ cup yogurt (or Greek yogurt, sour cream, or water)

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Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings
8
Calories
111 kcal
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
Mediterranean

Creamy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce

Demi Nguyen

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Spoon this creamy lemon herb tahini sauce over your favorite Mediterranean meal. Whether dinner is lamb meatballs with pine nuts and raisins and a side of pita, or you've discovered the joy that is fawaffle, this sauce is a quick and easy flavor-matched accompaniment.

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Ingredients

Servings

½ cup Tahini
1 small clove garlic
¼ cup fresh parsley leaves and thin stems only
¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves and thin stems only
1 teaspoon lemon zest
¼ cup lemon juice from about one lemon, plus more to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup yogurt (or Greek yogurt, sour cream, or water) plus more as desired for thinning

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Instructions

Add all of the ingredients except for the yogurt to your food processor and blitz until smooth. Scrape down as necessary and blitz again until the mixture is smooth. You will have flecks of herbs.
Add ¼ cup of the yogurt, sour cream, or water and blitz again for 10 seconds.
Check the consistency and taste. Add more yogurt or water, lemon juice, salt, or pepper, as desired.
Serve immediately or store in a air-tight container or wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

This recipe makes about 1 cup of lemon herb tahini dressing. Nutritional information is included for a serving of 2 tablespoons of yogurt tahini sauce made with Greek yogurt.
Be sure to stir your tahini jar well before adding the tahini to your food processor.
You can thin the lemon herb tahini recipe with more lemon juice or any kind of yogurt, sour cream, or water to your desired consistency.
Taste the lemon herb tahini sauce and adjust. If the tahini taste is too strong, add a tablespoon more lemon juice and yogurt.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 2tablespoons Calories 111kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 0.3mg (0%) Sodium 154mg (6%) Potassium 99mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 0.4g (1%) Vitamin A 203IU (4%) Vitamin C 6mg (7%) Calcium 33mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 111 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	2tablespoons
Calories	111kcal	6%
Carbohydrates	4g	1%
Protein	3g	6%
Fat	10g	15%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Polyunsaturated Fat	4g	24%
Monounsaturated Fat	4g	20%
Cholesterol	0.3mg	0%
Sodium	154mg	6%
Potassium	99mg	2%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	0.4g	1%
Vitamin A	203IU	4%
Vitamin C	6mg	7%
Calcium	33mg	3%
Iron	1mg	6%