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Recipes With Tahini

Published: Jun 12, 2021 · Modified: Oct 4, 2021 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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Tahini, also known as ground sesame seeds paste, is a staple ingredient in the Middle Eastern kitchen. Rich, nutty with virtually endless uses. From tahini dressing, lemon tahini sauce to marinated chicken and desserts, it gives a flavor boost to many recipes.

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Let's see what you can make with a jar of tahini. But first let me tell you that I've tried many recipes for tahini and this easy recipe to make your own tahini is what satisfied my Middle Eastern taste buds the most. This is a great recipe for sesame seed butter with no bitter flavor.

hands reaching out to veggies with a big hummus bowl in the center of a wooden table.

The most popular way to use tahini is to make hummus with tahini. Creamy, velvety and lemony chickpea dip that has spread all over the world.

A hand scooping some baba ganoush with a piece of pita bread.

Enjoy a big bowl of baba Ghanoush with warm pita bread, easy and authentic.

Mutabal dip in a white square plate garnished with sumac and chopped parsley.

Mutabal or Mutabbal is another Middle Eastern eggplant dip that you will find very interesting.

Tahini sauce in a white bowl with pita bread on the back.

Tahini paste lemon juice, garlic cloves are combined with other ingredients in your food processor to make this delicious recipe for tahini sauce.I always have it in my fridge at any given day. We use it extensively with any meal of the day. With falafel pitas , ful, kofta, grilled chicken, fish, and the list goes on and on.

two halves of a beef shawarma wraps stacked on a green plate.

Beef shawarma wraps with homemade shawarma seasoning show up on our menu twice a month.

A close up of a plate with tahini chicken stew

Fall apart tahini chicken makes a great slow cooker meal, it is perfect for back to school dinners.

Eggplant salad with a delicious yogurt and tahini smooth sauce. This sauce can also be used as one of your forever salad dressings.

Halva cut into rectangular pieces and placed on a parchment paper.

Easy tahini halva is still my favorite tahini sweet dishes. I've even made a low carb version that I lean on when on a diet.

A stack of cookies with a bite taken from the top one.

Tahini cookies are so tasty with or without the chocolate chips. Dipping them in sesame seeds felt more like eating sesame bars.

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