# Tahini Sauce

Tahini sauce is a rich, creamy, nutty, and incredibly nutritious drizzle-on-everything sauce that adds umami, creaminess, and a silky mouthfeel to any dish.

- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.33 cup tahini made with 100% hulled sesame seeds, light-colored
- 0.33 cup water
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 crushed garlic clove
- 0.25 tsp salt

## Instructions

1. Stir the tahini so that the oily parts on top and the solids at the bottom are well combined.
2. Pour the tahini into a mixing bowl.
3. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt, and some water.
4. Whisk for about a minute or two until the ingredients are combined and the tahini changes color, going from light brown to beige.
5. Add a little bit more water to reach your desired consistency.
6. Add a whole crushed garlic clove instead of grating it in for a mild garlic flavor.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- whisk

## Tips

- Give tahini a quick stir to combine oily parts and solids.
- Pick a light-colored and quite liquid tahini made from 100% hulled sesame seeds.
- Add a whole crushed garlic clove for a mild garlic flavor instead of grating it.
- You can serve it on almost anything, like hummus, falafel, salads, roasted veggies, grain bowls, and smashed potatoes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tjDkp7xJbIA
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/afb5724b-7ca0-4f93-8cea-c7ba8b527d13
- Extracted: 2026-02-04

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