Here's my tahini recipe. It's an acquired taste, but you might get hooked!
The Tahini Recipe Table of Contents
- Tahini Recipe Ingredients and Instructions
- Here's What My Tahini Recipe Looks Like After Step #5
- Tahini Facts on Wikipedia
- The Tahini-Hummus Relationship
- Tahini Recipe Video on YouTube
- Lemons Make the Tahini Taste Less Bitter
- More About Tahini
- Tahini Nutrition Fact
- Your Opinion is Wanted
- Warning!
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Tahini Recipe Ingredients and Instructions
This dish makes enough tahini for two people.Ingredients:
2 heaping tablespoons of tahini paste (look for organic if possible)
5 - 7 tablespoons of water
1/2 lemon
1/4 - 1/3 cup of freshly sliced parsley leaves
Optional: I sliced up garlic clove
Instructions:
1. Place the tahini paste in a large bowl
2. Add the water to the bowl
(Less water for a creamier hummus-style texture, more water for a more traditional tahini recipe.)
3. Mix, mix, mix until smooth
(This can get sticky, but keep mixing the water with a fork or spoon until you get an even consistency. This will take up to five minutes.)
4. Squeeze the lemon into the bowl and mix it with the tahini
5. Add the chopped parsley leaves
6. (Optional) Add the chopped garlic
7. Mix one more time
8. Serve on whole wheat bread/ pita / falafel or as a veggie dip for celery, carrots, etc.
Note: I think this tahini recipe can be made in a food processor, but I've never tried to make it that way.
Here's What My Tahini Recipe Looks Like After Step #5
Tahini Facts on Wikipedia
Tahini (Arabic tahina: ?????), zhimajiang (???), nerigoma (????), ????? (tahina or thina'' - Hebrew), Tashi (?????) in Cyprus or sesame paste is a paste of ground sesame seeds used in cooking. Middle Eastern tahini is made of hulled, lightly roasted seeds. East Asian sesame paste is made of unhulled seeds.
Tahini is a major component of hummus bi tahini and other Middle Eastern foods. It is sold fresh or dehydrated.
Sesame paste is an ingredient in some Chinese, Korean, and Japanese dishes; it is used in some versions of the Szechuan dish Dan dan noodles. Because East Asian sesame paste is made from unhulled seeds, it is more bitter than tahini.
The Tahini-Hummus Relationship
Tahini is a key ingredient in hummus.
Tahini Recipe Video on YouTube
Lemons Make the Tahini Taste Less Bitter
Photo by SmileMyDay.com
More About Tahini
- World's Healthiest Foods talks about tahini
- The World's Healthiest Foods website discusses which tahini paste to buy and where to find it.
- Cool health facts about sesame
- Nutritional profile and health benefits of sesame seeds (the basis of tahini).
- Tahini nutritional data
- Calories, carbs, fats, and other tahini data.
- The Hummus expert chimes in
- The Hummus blog says that tahini is a "nutritional pearl" and may have some unique emotional benefits when combined with hummus.
- The History and anthropology of tahini
- Hummus blog has an informative post about the history of tahini.
Tahini Nutrition Fact
Tahini is loaded with the so-called "good fats" - monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats!
Your Opinion is Wanted
Warning!
If you're allergic or sensitive to sesame seeds or nuts, it could be a bad idea to eat tahini. Check with your doctor if you're not sure.
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- PleasantValley PleasantValley Mar 5, 2009 @ 4:52 am | in reply to KimGiancaterino
- Kim, I'm happy that I inspired you to try it! When I first tried tahini, I didn't like it. It took a perfect falafel experience to change my mind.
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- PleasantValley PleasantValley Mar 5, 2009 @ 4:46 am | in reply to ideadesigns
- Thanks ideadesigns!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Mar 4, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
- I've never made my own tahini dip, but you've inspired me to give it a try. Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
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- ideadesigns ideadesigns Mar 4, 2009 @ 11:09 am
- Great Recipe, welcome to the Everything About Israel Group.
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