Tahini Sauce

Contributed by Nancy Harmon Jenkins

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SERVINGS: MAKES ABOUT 1 1/4 CUPS

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Tahini sauce always accompanies Falafel; it's also traditional for dressing simple plates of fried, broiled or roasted fish. The sauce lends a platter of steamed or roasted vegetables a spark of flavor and richness they might lack on their own.

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Recipe: Tahini Sauce

BASIC-EASY
MAKE-AHEAD
VEGETARIAN

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 cup tahini
Fresh lemon juice
Salt

In a bowl, stir the garlic into the tahini. Add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the sauce has the consistency of thick cream. Add lemon juice until the sauce is pleasantly tangy and season with salt.

Make Ahead The sauce can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

From Savoring Peace
Published March 1999

Tahini Sauce

Recipe: Tahini Sauce

Ingredients

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