Name: Tahini Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: ½ cup tahini; ¼ cup lemon juice; 3 cloves garlic, minced; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Prep-time: 10 minutes / Ready In: 40 minutes
Makes 1½ cups
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This basic sauce is very kid-friendly. Serve it with Couscous Bowls or other bowl creations, or as a dipping sauce for fresh veggies. If you want to add a little zing, stir in ¼ cup fresh tarragon or chives.

Recipe from Forks Over Knives Family.

By Darshana Thacker Wendel, May 14, 2019

Ingredients

½ cup tahini
¼ cup lemon juice
3 cloves garlic, minced
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

In a blender combine ½ cup water, the tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. Cover and blend until smooth, thinning with additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed to reach pouring consistency.
Season with salt and pepper. Chill at least 30 minutes before serving.

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Margaret8 months ago

Haven’t made this yet. I have made the roasted sesame seeds and ground them to a paste and now want to make a sauce for falafels

Marianne11 months ago

One of the best bowls I’ve ever had! Thanks!

Kiki12 months ago

Subbed this in my beet and barely salad because YUM

Shana1 year ago

Oh my goodness! So tasty

Sheri1 year ago

How long does this sauce keep for ?

Linda Boswell2 years ago

I make this for pita toasts. Gets rave reviews from my family!

Diane Sonneville2 years ago

The one cup of water was way too much and resulted in a dipping sauce that was more drinkable than dippable.

Courtney Davison2 years ago

Hi Diane,
I’m sorry about that. Tahini thickness can vary a lot depending on the brand. We’ve updated the instructions to start with ½ cup water rather than 1 cup water; additional water can be added 1 to 2 Tbsp. at a time as needed to reach drizzling consistency. Thank you for the feedback.
Courtney
Editor, Forks Over Knives

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Darshana Thacker Wendel

Darshana Thacker Wendel is a whole-food, plant-based chef and former culinary projects manager for Forks Over Knives. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she is the author of Forks Over Knives: Flavor! She created the recipes for Forks Over Knives Family and was a lead recipe contributor to the New York Times bestseller The Forks Over Knives Plan. Her recipes have been published in The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, and LA Yoga magazine online. Visit DarshanasKitchen.com and follow her on Instagram for more.

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