Tahini Dressing Recipe

Tahini dressing is a super delicious dressing or sauce in which I combine tahini with lemon, garlic, olive oil and cumin to make an excellent flavourful dressing that once you try, you will never stop making.

Tahini Dressing Recipe

This lemon garlic tahini sauce is so famous in the Middle East, they use it as a topping in sandwiches, and it really elevates the sandwiches flavour; believe me, it is so delicious I have tried it so many times.

What to use Tahini dressing for?

There are so many ways of using tahini dressing; it goes so well with Falafel, salad and grilled veggies, and it is super delicious over an Arabic Kofta or Kebab (grilled meat). You can even use it as a dip, and you will be surprised to know that making a tahini dipping sauce is so easy it only takes a couple of minutes.

When I need a Falafel sauce, I quickly think of tahini sauce they go so well with each other. Today I will share with you my go-to tahini sauce recipe, which I love so much.

Tahini Dressing Ingredients

• Tahini
• Garlic, minced
• Vinegar
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Ground cumin
• Lemon juice
• Water

How To Make Tahini Dressing

In a bowl, mix tahini and water using the whisk or a fork until well combined ( tahini is a dense paste using water is important to lighten the tahini)
Add the minced garlic, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper and cumin, mix well.
Taste and adjust the salt.

Notes:

Tahini brands vary in consistency, for diluting it you may need more ¼ cup water based on the consistency you want.

When you add water to tahini, you need to whisk vigorously to combine them well.

If you like tahini dipping sauce to be spicy, you can add a half teaspoon chilli powder.

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