Tahini Paste Recipe | Sauced

Name: Tahini Paste Recipe | Sauced
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups sesame seeds; 1/3 cup olive oil, plus more as necessary

I was never quite happy with the hummus and baba ganoush coming out of my kitchen until I decided to take tahini into my own hands. Making it is actually really simple. I've never looked back to the bottled stuff.

Tahini is a paste of Middle Eastern origin made from grinding sesame seeds and oil together. The common version you'll find at most groceries is made from hulled sesame seeds, which produces a very smooth paste, while at home, unhulled seeds are used, which gives the tahini more texture, and I think delivers a stronger nuttiness that defines the flavor of this sauce.

The final paste has a thick, peanut butter-like consistency and can be used as is, although you're more likely to use it in other sauces and marinades. The homemade tahini will outshine anything you get in stores.

Tahini Paste Recipe | Sauced

Prep 10 mins

Cook 5 mins

Active 10 mins

Total 15 mins

Makes 1 1/2 cups

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2 cups sesame seeds
1/3 cup olive oil, plus more as necessary

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sesame seeds in a rimmed sheet pan and cook until lightly toasted toast, but not browned, about 5 minutes, tossing seeds ever couple of minutes with a spatula. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
Place sesame seeds in workbowl of a food processor with olive oil. Process until smooth and paste as consistence slightly thinner than peanut butter, adding more oil if necessary. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

Special equipment

Food Processor

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
2077	Calories
194g	Fat
66g	Carbs
43g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories	2077
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 194g	249%
Saturated Fat 27g	135%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 30mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 66g	24%
Dietary Fiber 36g	128%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 43g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 2533mg	195%
Iron 38mg	212%
Potassium 1217mg	26%
*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.