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    El Mundo Eats » Sauces and Spices

    Published: Sep 16, 2022 · Updated: Sep 16, 2022 by Bea & Marco · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    5-Minute Tahini Sauce

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    I love tahini! I think it's such an underrated seed butter. People should use it more because it's healthy and packed with lots of beneficial nutrients. It's also gluten-free!

    And this quick tahini sauce recipe is one of the many ways to use tahini. It's nutty with that tangy lemony touch and it only requires 5 ingredients to make.

    Spooning tahini sauce from a bowl.

    This sauce is so amazing and super versatile. You can dip my crispy air-fryer falafel in it, or drizzle it on my delicious easy chicken satay!

    Jump to:
    • What Is Tahini?
    • Ingredients & Substitutions
    • How To Make Tahini Sauce
    • Tips To Make This Recipe
    • How To Serve & Store
    • FAQs
    • Watch How To Make It
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    What Is Tahini?

    Tahini is basically ground toasted sesame seeds. It has a loose, creamy consistency, almost similar to pancake batter. We love that, don't we?

    As for its taste, it with nutty, earthy and toasty flavours. Some even might say it has a touch of bitterness to it (which I don't!). Tahini is an important ingredient in any hummus and baba ganoush. You can't make them without tahini, I'm telling ya!

    Although it's naturally not sweet, it can be used in the sweet recipe with no problems at all. Make my 3-ingredient healthy tahini cookies, you'll love them! And oh, I bet you haven't tried this amazing tahini banana toast!

    Ingredients & Substitutions

    Ingredients to make 5-minute tahini sauce.

    Tahini - Use natural toasted tahini paste. If you can choose one of a darker colour, the better (meaning its more toasted, yum!).

    SUBSTITUTIONS: This is a tahini sauce recipe, to begin with, but if for some reason you don't have it on hands then use any other natural nut/seed butter.

    Lemon - Balances the buttery nutty flavours from tahini.

    SUBSTITUTIONS: Any tangy citruses would work. Lime is the best. Just know that whatever you use will affect the overall taste of the sauce, obviously.

    How To Make Tahini Sauce

    Steps on how to make 5-minute tahini sauce.
    1. Ingredients - Add tahini, lemon juice, salt and garlic into a bowl.
    2. Whisk - Whisk until you get a thick paste.
    3. Loosen up - Add in water bit by bit and continue whisking to loosen it up to your desired consistency.
    4. Parsley - Add in chopped parsley and mix well.

    Tips To Make This Recipe

    Tahini sauce in a bowl with some falafel and lemon wedges.
    1. Use natural roasted tahini paste. Meaning the only ingredient is sesame seeds, nothing else.
    2. Don't be alarmed when you get a thick paste at first when you whisk. Just loosen it up later with some water.
    3. Adjust the salt at the end, if needed. This depends on how much water you use to loosen up the sauce.

    How To Serve & Store

    Dipping a falafel into tahini sauce.

    Serve - Think of it as a dipping sauce or a condiment sauce. It goes great with falafel (of course!), roasted veggies, any wraps, dressing for salads or buddha bowls, or even sauce for your burgers.

    Store - Keep in an air-tight container. It lasts a minimum of 1 week in the fridge. Although I don't think you need to (since it's going to be long gone before!) you can also freeze it for up to 6 months.

    FAQs

    What does tahini sauce taste like?

    Delicious! It's nutty, earth and slightly tangy (due to lemon juice in this recipe).

    Is tahini sauce raw or cooked?

    It's raw, and no cooking is needed for this recipe.

    What do you eat tahini sauce with?

    I love to dip my air-fryer falafel with this tahini sauce! You can drizzle some on your falafel wraps, roasted eggplants, salad dressings, or even baked chicken.

    Watch How To Make It

    📖 Recipe

    Spooning tahini sauce from a bowl.

    5-Minute Tahini Sauce

    5-minute recipe using only 5 ingredients. Nutty and tangy from the lemon, this quick tahini sauce is delicious and so versatile. You can use it as a dipping sauce, salad dressing and condiment sauce. Great with falafel, roasted veggies, or even baked chicken.
    Author: Bea & Marco
    5 from 4 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Servings: 8 servings (2 tbsp/serving)
    Prep Time5 mins
    Total Time5 mins

    Ingredients 
     

    • ½ cup natural toasted tahini paste
    • ⅓ cup lemon juice
    • 2 garlic cloves , minced
    • ½ teaspoon salt , or to taste
    • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
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    Instructions

    • Add tahini, lemon juice, salt and garlic into a bowl. Whisk everything until you get a thick paste, using a hand whisk.
    • Now add water bit by bit while whisking to loosen it up to your desired consistency. Finally, add in parsley and give it one last mix. Enjoy!

    Notes

    This recipe yields around 1 cup (250 ml). The nutrition facts calculated are for 1 serving of 2 tbsp.

    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 97.5kcal, Carbohydrates: 4.4g, Protein: 2.9g, Fat: 8.4g, Saturated Fat: 1.2g, Sodium: 153.5mg, Potassium: 89.7mg, Fiber: 0.8g, Sugar: 0.3g, Calcium: 25.1mg, Iron: 0.8mg
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    1. Danden T. says

      November 19, 2022 at 9:08 am

      5 stars
      I made this to eat with the falafal recipe.
      delicious. thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Bea says

        November 22, 2022 at 4:12 pm

        Hi Danden! So glad to know you enjoyed it 🙂 Thanks for the love!

        Reply

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