Name: Tahini tarator
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Turkey,Middle East
Ingredients: 1⁄2 cup tahini; 3 tablespoons water (better if hot); 2 cloves garlic (or to taste, peeled and cruhsed); 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (or to taste); 1 pinch cumin (ground); 1 teaspoon parsley (finely chopped); 1⁄2 cup lemon juice (better if freshly squeezed)

This version of tarator is made with tahini instead of walnuts and yogurt. It is also known as tahini sauce.

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup tahini

3 tablespoons water (better if hot)

2 cloves garlic (or to taste, peeled and cruhsed)

1⁄2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1 pinch cumin (ground)

1 teaspoon parsley (finely chopped)

1⁄2 cup lemon juice (better if freshly squeezed)

Instructions

Place all ingredients, except the water and parsley, in the food processor, or a recipient suitable for the blender, and process in short bursts until a smooth paste is formed. Add water while blending.

Check flavor, mix in chopped parsley, transfer to a bowl, and serve.

Ingredients to prepare tahini tarator, tahini, lemon, garlic and cumin.

Yield

1 cup

Preparation time 15 minutes

Cooking time 0 minutes

Total time

15 minutes

Notes

If the flavor is too sharp, we can add less lemon juice and a little more water. Equally, add one more clove of garlic, if you prefer strong flavors.

Add some natural yogurt to the tahini sauce for a variation.

To make tahini at home, blend 5 cups of sesame seeds, lightly toasted and cooled down, with 1 1/2 cups olive oil. Tahini will keep in the refrigerator for over 3 months in an airtight container.

Tahini tarator sauce in a glass jar, image edited with AI.

Source

Middle East cuisine

dips, sauces, vegetarian

very easy, mix, chill

Turkish food recipes
Food in Asia