Chef John's Tahini recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 pinch salt to taste
2 tablespoons warm water, or as needed

Nutrition Info

52.9 calories
carbohydrate: 2 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 4.8 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 1.3 g
saturatedFat: 0.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 18.4 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Whisk tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt together in a bowl until smooth and thick. Add warm water a splash at a time, whisking after each addition, until desired consistency is reached. Season with salt.

  2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 3 hours.

Recipe Yield

1 cup

Recipe Note

The technique is very simple, and every ingredient is to taste. So please use the ingredient amounts as a guide, and then add more of whatever until you have it exactly how you want it.

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