Tahini Sauce With Garlic and Lemon Recipe

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j .吴克群Lopez-Alt
Kenji Lopez Alt
j .吴克群Lopez-Alt
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Kenji is the former culinary director for Serious Eats and a current culinary consultant for the site. He is also a New York Times food columnist and the author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.
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Updated Apr. 21, 2020
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Why It Works

  • Blending whole garlic cloves in lemon juice prevents harsher garlic flavors from forming, leaving the sauce aromatic instead of pungent.
  • Whisking together the tahini and water slowly and thoroughly makes a light, smooth sauce.

The technique of blending whole unpeeled garlic with lemon to make tahini sauce was something I read in Michael Solomonov'sZahav. With this much garlic you'd think it'd be overwhelming, but don't worry, it stays quite mild due to blending it in the lemon juice.

Recipe Facts

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Prep:10 mins
Active:5 mins
Total:10 mins
Serves:16 servings
Makes:2 cups

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  • 1 whole headgarlic, broken into individual unpeeled cloves (about20cloves)

  • 2/3cupfresh juice from3 to 4lemons(160ml)

  • 1/2teaspoonground cumin(2g)

  • 1 generous cuptahini paste(about 10 ounces;300gby weight)

  • Cold water

  • Kosher salt

Directions

  1. Combine garlic and lemon juice in a blender. Pulse until a pulpy puree is formed, about 15 short pulses. Transfer to a fine mesh strainer set over a large bowl. Press out as much liquid as you can with the back of a spoon or a rubber spatula, then discard solids.

  2. Add cumin and tahini paste to lemon/garlic juice and whisk to combine. The mixture will seize up and turn pasty. Add water a few tablespoons at a time, whisking in between each addition, until a smooth, light sauce is formed. The tahini sauce should very slowly lose its shape if you let ribbons of it drop from the whisk into the bowl. Season to taste with salt. Refrigerate for up to 1 1/2 weeks.

Special Equipment

blender

Nutrition Facts(per serving)
119 Calories
10g Fat
6g Carbs
4g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 16
Amount per serving
Calories 119
% Daily Value*
Total Fat10g 13%
Saturated Fat 1g 7%
Cholesterol0mg 0%
Sodium47mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate6g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein4g
Vitamin C 6mg 30%
Calcium 35mg 3%
Iron 1mg 5%
Potassium 113mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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