Tahini sauce

Tahini sauce is a delicious, nutritious, and versatile sauce made from ground sesame seeds. It is popular in many Middle Eastern and North African cuisines, and can be used in a variety of dishes, from dips and spreads to main course meals.

The history of tahini sauce recipes is a long and varied one, with the sauce being used in many different cultures over the centuries. The earliest known recipes for tahini sauce date back to ancient Mesopotamia, where sesame seeds were used to make a variety of different sauces and pastes.

In ancient Egypt, tahini sauce was used as a dip for bread, and was also added to stews and other dishes. It was also popular in ancient Greece, where it was used in a variety of different recipes, including as a sauce for meat and fish dishes.

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Recipes

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
garlic
tahini
lemon juice
cumin
parsley
olive oil
water
cilantro
ice water
aleppo pepper
sesame tahini
mint
watercress
fenugreek
tahini paste
lemons juice
lemon
serrano chile
hot sauce
cauliflower
freekeh
almond
coriander
vegetable stock
feta
red pepper flake
raisin
sesame seed

Insights

Common Ingredients

  • garlic 91%
  • salt 91%

Usual Ingredients

  • lemon juice 73%
  • tahini 73%

Rarey Ingredients

  • cumin 45%