What else can I use tahini for?
I purchased a jar of tahini yesterday to use in a recipe. It's a good sized jar, and it was pricey, so I was trying to think of other things I could use it for (besides hummus LOL) Any suggestions?
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Tahini miso dressing is nice on steamed or roasted veggies, or thinned out into a salad dressing. I originally got this idea from The Kitchn -- http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-tahin... and do riffs on it for whatever I have laying around that needs perking up. Or when I need a tahini and/or miso fix, I'll do the opposite and find something to slather it on.
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Great Ideas! I like using tahini with honey on toast (English muffin is a nice choice) and as a dip for veggies. Taratour sauce which is really hummos without the garbanzos is fabulous as a sauce...well for anything. It's basically lemon juice, garlic and tahini. Wow. So good.
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Two simple things. When you need a lift, dip a spoon in a take a bit. If you need a more substantial lift, dip a medjool (or other) date into it.
If you have kids, use tahini instead of peanut butter on bread. (Tahini & jelly sandwich, too). Adults like peanut butter and jelly, too, so "tahini and jelly" for adults.
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rose water
Feb 10, 2012 09:20 AM
What fabulous ideas! Keeping kale salad, and warm squash salad ideas in my brain.
I am not a tahini fan, but do use it liberally in hommous--it's amazing how much richer, and more flavorful hommous gets when use use lots and lots of tahini.
When I visited a friend in Palestine a decade ago, our rich, delicious breakfast was bread dipped into tahini, with a swirl of pomegranate molasses on top. It's like like concentrated pb&j. -
Falafal sandwich ... crispy fried falafal balls on grilled home-made pita with red onion, cucumber, tomato, a generous smear of tahini, some olive oil dizzled on and maybe even some scallions, a couple thin slices of picked turnip and just a dash of 5-spice powder. Of course hummus goes on this sandwich also ... but straight tahini is wonderful too - and not a small amount at that. <this is bordering on food porn>
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Emme
Feb 9, 2012 07:59 PM
great as a binder in fish/salmon/whatever cakes to replace egg
can also use in burgers with some chopped tomato and feta...i've used it to help crust fish brushing first with tahini then with coating
deviled eggs
in souffle (after catering a friend's wedding, i had a significant amount of tahini left over, and not really liking it myself, engaged in some experimentation...)
also a savory or sweet cheesecakechocolate sesame truffles
ice cream - served with a honey walnut brittle :)
mousse
puddingas a marinade for proteins
stuffed in a pita with tomatoes, cucumber, onions, roast chicken or tuna and some parsley
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Make tahini dressing for kale salad or carrot salad - tahini, lemon juice, honey or agave, cumin, coriander salt and pepper - just toss with raw kale or add avocado, etc...
Also, make a dressing for tahini chicken salad - grill chicken breast (or roast), tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion or scallion, parsley - dressing same as above but add some mayo to make it thicker and creamier.
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I LOVE it. Can't keep it at home live it. So once replaced the peanut butter in peanut butter squares (the ones where you mix PB, powered sugar, graham crackers, etc and press them into a pan and then top with chocolate) with tahini. Good but would have been better with a stronger sesame flavor. All the sugar/graham crackers seemed to stand out more.
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This warm chick pea-butternut squash salad with tahini dressing from smitten kitchen is delicious.
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meadandale
Feb 8, 2012 07:58 AM
One of the first things I made with my vita mix was tahini. I kept a container in the fridge and used it in my morning smoothie:
One peeled banana
1/4 cup of blueberries
1 peeled orange
cup of ice
about 1/2 cup of water
heaping tablespoon of fresh tahiniDelicious!
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I like to use a bit when I'm making satay sauce. Also like it in mashed squash. And as above, for stir frys.
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re: ultimatepotato
Beyond Hummus, there's Baba Ganouj, tahini sauce for falafel, and another tahini sauce, mixed with yogurt and lemon juice, minced garlic and salt that can be used on fish or chicken or as a dip for veggie sticks. You can use roasted sesame seed tahini for Dan Dan Noodles, or in place of peanut butter in a number of African stews and soups. I have thinned the yogurt, lemon, tahini, garlic sauce and added an herb or spice to make a creamy salad dressing that would be good for an entree-sized salad of mixed greens and vegetables, topped with chicken, salmon or shrimps.
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