Tahini! How do YOU use it? (sesame, onion, clove, dressing)

[greatblueheron]

This awesome sesame seed paste is so flavorful.....I use it in making homemade hummus, baba ghanoush, or anytime a recipe calls for peanut butter. It needs salting, but other than that, wow!

Anyone have different ways to use tahini, solo or in recipes??

Thanks,

gbh

[calipoppy]

I use it as a sandwich spread and sometimes mixed with chopped basil as a salad dressing.

[greatblueheron]

sesame/basil, interesting!

Originally Posted by calipoppy

I use it as a sandwich spread and sometimes mixed with chopped basil as a salad dressing.

[Bulldogdad]

Face Cream?

[Caligula1]

Originally Posted by bulldogdad

Face Cream?

I never tried it before I thought it was salty... I must be thinking of something else.

[Gue]

Made homemade hummus last night with it!

[greatblueheron]

LOL...did you mean avocado maybe? This is a possible...but tahini is a nut paste..so would be like putting peanut butter on your face.

thanks for trying~





quote=Caligula1;19571812]

I never tried it before I thought it was salty... I must be thinking of something else.[/quote]

[Bunjee]

Satay. Or if you have any salty or garlicky or spicy sauce, just heat a bit up in a saucepan (even a microwave) and stir in a tablespoon. Tahini gives a creamy nuttiness you can brush on meats like a glaze. It's not just for Middle Eastern recipes. If I have a stir fry and I want a sauce with more body I'll add some in at the end. It kind of acts like cream, except for Asian gravies.

[AnonChick]

The paste itself is similar to, but oilier than peanutbutter. I mix it like this:

1 tablespoon tahini
2-3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 small garlic clove, minced
add water as needed to thin to make a pourable salad dressing.

Pour over meslcun (baby and field greens) salad, with feta cheese, sunflower seeds, pitted calamata olives, diced tomato, a little raw red onion.

I do this fresh each time I make a salad and keep the paste in the fridge. Once it's been mixed up, it's only good for a couple of days. If you only make it as needed, the paste can keep for a good few months in the fridge.

The same dressing is awesome in falafel + pita sandwiches.

[elnina]

I eat like a dip with a fresh, warm pita bread, or make homemade halvah, or salad dressing