Name: Lemon Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8 servings (2 tbsp)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 120 g tahini; 4 tbsp lemon juice; 1 clove garlic, finely grated; ¼ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp salt; 90 ml water

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Creamy, pourable lemon and garlic tahini sauce whisked in 5 minutes. Drizzle on falafel, grain bowls, roasted vegetables and salads.

Sauce
Middle Eastern
Vegan
Contains Sesame

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Nutrition

Per serving · Estimate

90kcal· 5% of your day

2.7 g
Protein: 3.5 g
Carbs: 8 g
Fat

Vitamins & minerals

Thiamin (B1)17% 0.2 mg
Phosphorus10% 120 mg
Selenium10% 5.3 mcg
Sodium7% 160 mg
Niacin (B3)6% 0.9 mg
Zinc6% 0.7 mg

% of a 2,000 kcal day. General guidance, not medical advice.

Ingredients

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Steps

5 min hands-on

11.
Whisk tahini, lemon juice, garlic, ground cumin and salt in a bowl. It will seize into a stiff paste, which is normal.
- Whisk
- 2 min
22.
Whisk water into the tahini paste a splash at a time for 2 to 3 minutes. Taste, then add more lemon or salt if needed.
- Whisk
- 3 min
Done when smooth, pale and pourable like thick cream

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Nutrition

Per serving · Estimate

90kcal· 5% of your day

2.7 g
Protein: 3.5 g
Carbs: 8 g
Fat

Worth knowing

Thiamin (B1)17%
Phosphorus10%
Selenium10%

% of a 2,000 kcal day. General guidance, not medical advice.

Lemon Tahini Sauce

Nutrition

Vitamins & minerals

Ingredients

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