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Ingredients to make tahini are laid out on a chopping board.

Tahini (What Is It and How to Make it at Home)

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Tahini sauce is very easy to make and has just 3 ingredients: Sesame seeds, good quality olive oil, and salt. Within 10 minutes, you can make rich creamy tahini sauce at home that’s perfect as a side drizzled over your favorite roast veggies or meat dishes or scooped up with some warm naan bread or pita.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course dip, dips and sauces, sauce
Cuisine Greek, Lebanon, Middle East
Servings 50 ml

Equipment

  • Skillet or frying pan
  • Food processor

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup
  • 1-2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • Pinch of salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Toast your raw sesame seeds in a dry skillet or pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until they turn golden brown. This should take a minute or two. Do not let them burn.
    Toasted sesame seeds in a pan.
  • Transfer the toasted sesame seeds to a food processor. Add a pinch of salt and blend for 1 minute.
    toasted sesame seeds in a blender
  • Add the olive oil and blend until a creamy, smooth paste forms. This process may take up to 5 minutes. Stop and scrape the side of the food processor if you need to.
    Ingredients to make tahini are laid out on a chopping board.

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Keyword 10-minute recipe, dips, Greek, olive oil, salt, sauces, Sesame seeds, Tahini