This creamy tahini sauce has the perfect balance of lemon and garlic - with no bite.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Keyword: hummus, perfect tahini sauce, tahina, tahina sauce, tahini, tahini sauce, the best tahini sauce
Servings: 4people
Author: The Elegant Economist
Equipment
Food processor or blender
Ingredients
6whole cloves fresh garlic
juice of two lemons¼ cup (60ml)
½cupgood tahina
½tsphoneycan be replaced with agave to ensure it is vegan
¼cupice water(60ml)
¼tspsaltto taste
Instructions
Juice your lemons and peel your garlic cloves. Add to the bowl of your food processor or blender.
Blitz the lemon juice and garlic until it forms a thick liquid. Leave to sit for 15 minutes.
Pour the lemon garlic liquid through a mesh strainer, into a small bowl. (Use this pureed garlic for another recipe!)
Rinse the bowl of your food processor and then return the lemon juice to the bowl. Add tahini, honey, and salt.
Blend until it forms a thick paste, then add water, a tablespoon at a time, until you have a pourable tahini / tahina sauce.
Notes
This makes roughly a cup of tahina, and will keep in the fridge for about a week (if it lasts that long). The taste of your tahina sauce will largely depend on the quality of your tahina, use the good stuff.