Tahina Sauce
Ingredients
1/4 cup tahini
1/4 warm water
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tbsp vinegar
1 lime
1 garlic
pinch of chilli powder
pinch of cumin
salt to taste
Optional: replace the water with fresh orange juice.
Optional colors:
To make yellow tahina, add 1 tsp of turmeric to the previous recipe.
To make pink tahina, replace the water in the previous recipe with beetroot juice*
To make green tahina, you can blend it with herbs, but only if you are making a big batch. It combines very well with fresh basil and coriander.
*To make beetroot juice, you don’t need a juicer – you can also just grate beetroot and use a sieve to squeeze the juice out.
Method
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until smooth.
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