Description
Tarator - a tangy tahini sauce that is perfect for dipping veggies or fries, slathering on sandwiches or using as a sauce on cooked meats and veggies. Tarator is a simple sauce that you'll use over and over.
Ingredients
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- 1-2 large cloves of garlic, smashed or minced finely** see note for toum substitute
- 1/3 cup ground tahini
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, additional to taste**
Instructions
- In a small bowl, crush your garlic and salt with a mortar or use a garlic press to obtain finely minced garlic.
- 1-2 large cloves of garlic, smashed or minced finely** see note for toum substitute
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Add your tahini paste to the garlic and mix, it will be thick.
- 1/3 cup ground tahini
- Next, add your lemon juice and water and mix or whisk until smooth and light in color (pale beige - almost white). If your sauce is too thick, add a bit more water or lemon juice as needed to thin and make it a sauce consistency.
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- Adjust salt and lemon to taste and enjoy!
Notes
- Use 1 tablespoon of toum in place of crushed garlic.
- I always use Diamond Kosher salt in my recipes - if using table salt, half the amount of salt and adjust from there.
- Two of my favorite brands of tahini: MidEast and Ziyad. You can purchase online or any Middle Eastern grocery store will carry them as well.