Creamy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce
User Reviews
5
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Total Time
10 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
111 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Mediterranean
Creamy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce
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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
- ½ cup tahini
- 1 small clove garlic
- ¼ cup parsley leaves and thin stems only, fresh
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves and thin stems only, fresh
- 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 black pepper ground
- ¼ cup yogurt plus more as desired for thinning, or Greek yogurt or sour cream or water
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
(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%)
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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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3 reviews
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