Tahini Sauce Recipe - How to Make Tahini Sauce

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is lower in calories and peanut butter is often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and vegetable oil is typically less expensive.

Add tahini to a bowl.

Add 1 clove of garlic (or more if desired) to the bowl.

Add a little bit of olive oil to the bowl.

Add a pinch of salt to taste.

Pour in fresh lemon juice and stir until combined.

Add warm water a little splash at a time until desired consistency is reached.

Taste and adjust for salt and acidity, adding more lemon juice if necessary.

Let the sauce rest for a few hours to develop flavors.

Serve garnished with sumac and chopped parsley.

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