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Herb Tahini Sauce
How to make creamy herb tahini sauce paired with fresh parsley and dill, roasted garlic, lemon and lime juice for a unique and healthy vegan condiment.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 185 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 1 cup tahini sesame seed paste - I prefer the paste made from light colored seeds
- 3/4 cup lukewarm water, use more or less for desired consistency
- 5 cloves roasted garlic
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh dill, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, or more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt, or more to taste
Instructions
- Combine tahini paste, lukewarm water, roasted garlic, parsley, dill, lemon juice, lime juice and salt together in a food processor.
- Blend or process, scraping sides periodically, until sauce is creamy and well blended. If using a blender, you may need to pause blending and use a long-handled spoon or spatula to break up the thick part of the sauce once every 20-30 seconds; this will keep it from clogging your blender blades.After a few minutes of blending, sauce will turn into a rich, smooth paste. If mixture is too thick, slowly add more water until it reaches the preferred consistency. You may need quite a bit of water depending on the thickness of your tahini paste. Or you may choose to keep the sauce quite thick, rich and whipped. It's totally a preference thing.
- If using tahini to top hummus or a meat dish, keep it thick and creamy. As a condiment for pita or falafel, a more liquid sauce is usually preferred. Taste often during the blending process; add more lemon juice or salt, if desired.
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Notes
- You will also need: blender or food processor
Nutrition Information
Calories
185kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
160mg
(7%)
Potassium
193mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Vitamin A
450IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
13.3mg
(15%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 185kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 160mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 193mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 450IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 13.3mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.