Tahini is Tasty

May 21, 2008 in Reviews by cooljuice | 3 comments

Tahini is a paste of ground sesame seeds used in cooking. And you should probably know that it is delicious.

Lately I’ve been experimenting with tahini in different homemade sauces. So far, our favorite is a mixture of tahini, red miso, brown rice vinegar, salt, pepper, cumin, crushed garlic and lemon juice. I use about two tablespoons of tahini and splashes and pinches of the other ingredients to taste. You can add a little water if you want a thinner sauce. It ends up being a fresh, tangy sauce with a flavor that hangs on—a little bit goes a long way.

  1. Tracy’s avatar

    Tracy on May 21, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    I agree whole heartedly! Tahini is a wonderful thing. I am making cookies with it as I speak! I add it to simple salad dressings I make, use it alone with some lemon and garlic as a dip or make some mean hummus. Such a versatile ingredient, it is too bad it isn’t more readily available.

  2. cooljuice’s avatar

    cooljuice on May 21, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    Thanks for sharing your suggestions. I love tahini as a dip with lemon juice, as well. The more we get into veganism/macrobiotics, the more we realize the versatility of the fewer ingredients we use. As a matter of fact, it hardly feels like we are using fewer ingredients, there are so many delicious recipes. Kudos on running Strawberry Hedgehog. Best of luck to you, and thanks for the comment!