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tahini sauce in a bowl with spoon

5-Minute Tahini Sauce (Lebanese Tarator)

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  • Author: Cosette Posko
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x
  • Category: Sauces
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: Lebanese

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

  1. 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
  2. Add your tahini paste to the garlic and mix, it will be thick.
    • 1/3 cup ground tahini
  3. 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
  4. 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.