Taratoor- Tahini-Based Sauce- Keto-friendly Tahini Sauce- Healthy Sauce- Vegetarian and Vegan Sauce

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is lower in calories and nut-free.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

Smash garlic in a mortar and pestle or with a knife on a cutting board using the flat part of the blade.

Combine smashed garlic with salt in the mortar to create a paste.

Add a little bit of lemon juice to the mortar and stir to mix with the garlic and salt.

Transfer the garlic mixture to a food processor.

Add tahini to the food processor.

Pour the remaining lemon juice into the food processor.

Blend the mixture in the food processor until combined; it will be thick at first.

Add water in a couple of tablespoons to thin the sauce out, adjusting to desired consistency.

Total amount of water added is 59 ml or about 1/4 cup; blend again until creamy.

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