Lemon Herb Tahini

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This lemon herb tahini is versatile enough to be used as a salad dressing or a dipping sauce for fresh vegetables. You can adjust the herbs to your liking. If you aren't a fan of cilantro, use parsley, basil, or chervil. This tahini sauce will add tons of flavor to any dish. Try it on roasted vegetables, in grain salads, over falafel, stirred into soups, or spread it in sandwiches.

·published 2022-12-26

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Servings

['2.5', '2.5 cups']

Total time

5 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

118 kcal

Ingredients (10)

serves

3 to 4 garlic clovesgarlic
¼ cup fresh chopped parsley (tightly packed)parsley
2 tablespoons fresh chopped chives ( or scallions)chive
zest from 1 lemonlemon
⅓ cup extra virgin olive oilextra-virgin-olive-oil
1 cup tahinitahini
½ cup fresh lemon juicelemon-juice
1 teaspoon maple syrupmaple-syrup
½ teaspoon saltsalt
4 to 12 tablespoons water (cold)water

Instructions (3 steps)

01Add the garlic, cilantro, parsley, chives, olive oil, and lemon zest to a food processor. Pulse until roughly chopped (you may need to stop and scrape down the sides a couple of times). Pour in the olive oil and pulse until the herbs are well blended. 
02Add the tahini, lemon juice, maple syrup, and salt. Process until well combined. 
03Blend in the water, 1 tablespoon at a time until you have the consistency you desire. If you want a thick dip, you will only need 4 to 5 tablespoons of water.

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