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    Home » Recipes » Condiments » Sauces

    Herbed Tahini Sauce (vegan + paleo + Whole30-friendly)

    By Elaine Gordon · Published: Oct 16, 2020 · Modified: Jun 26, 2022

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    This fun, herbaceous sauce goes perfectly with all of my favorite dishes. It's an Herbed Tahini Sauce that's light, refreshing, and minty! Serve it with roasted veggies, falafel, or anything Greek. I know you'll love it!

    Herbed Tahini Sauce

    I really love having a good sauce recipe. This Herbed Tahini Sauce takes ordinary dishes up a couple notches and it's versatile enough to use as a salad dressing, a dip for chips or veggies, or drizzled over roasted veggies and bowls. You could even add it to sandwiches or tacos for an extra burst of flavor! It blends into a light minty green color that totally brightens any dish. I love that you can make it a bit thinner for drizzling, or use less water for a thicker dip or sauce.

    Tahini Sauce with Lemon and Dill

    What is Tahini?

    If you're unfamiliar with tahini then you're in for a real treat! Tahini is a sauce made from toasted and ground sesame. Since it's a seed base, it is super allergy friendly! Tahini is a main ingredient in many hummus and baba ghanoush recipes. Because of the nutty taste, you can use tahini as a substitute in many recipes that usually call for nuts (like my Vegan Almond Butter Cups!). Tahini is made from ground up sesame seeds which offer protein, omega-3 and omega 6 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc and more. This is an absolutely delicious way to add some wonderful nutrients into your meal!

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    Ingredients in Herbed Tahini Sauce

    I added some of my favorite spices and flavors into this sauce to create a thin, creamy sauce that goes with so many recipes. This recipe is gluten-free, nut-free, refined sugar-free, soy-free, egg-free and dairy-free. It's great for Whole30 or Paleo recipes as well! It pairs perfectly with Mediterranean food! Aside from a good, runny tahini, you'll need...

    • Lemon
    • Cold filtered water
    • Garlic
    • Dill
    • Mint leaves
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    How to Serve Tahini

    This is a really versatile condiment that can go with so many savory dishes. It's the perfect way to take roasted veggies from good to "Can I have the recipe?!" I would drizzle this Herbed Tahini Sauce over...

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    • Easy Moroccan Chickpeas
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    • Garlic & Chive Roasted Vegetables
    • Crispy Quinoa Falafel Bowls
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    Herbed Tahini Sauce

    Herbed Tahini Sauce (vegan + paleo + Whole30-friendly)


    5 from 1 review

    • Author: Elaine Gordon
    • Total Time: 5 minutes
    • Yield: 4 1x
    • Diet: Vegan
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    Ingredients

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    • ½ cup runny tahini
    • 1 large juicy lemon, freshly juiced (about ¼ cup when juiced)
    • ⅓-½ cup cold filtered water* (see notes)
    • 2 large cloves garlic
    • ¾ cup fresh dill
    • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
    • 1 teaspoon fine salt

    Instructions

    1. Place all ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth and creamy (about 30 seconds).  
    2. Transfer to a small serving dish and enjoy immediately.  Or transfer to an airtight container for storage.  Store in your refrigerator for up to 4 days.

    Equipment

    Vitamix High-Speed Blender

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    Notes

    * start with ⅓ cup of cold water and depending on the thickness of your tahini you might need to add up to ½ cup to get it smooth and creamy.

    • Prep Time: 5
    • Category: Sauce
    • Method: Blender

    Keywords: herb tahini sauce

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    • Refined Sugar-Free
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    • No-Bake
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    1. Nancy Andres says

      April 18, 2022 at 10:36 am

      What an easy, nutritious, and delicious sounding recipe! I pinned this post. Warm regards, Nancy Andres @ Colors 4 Health






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      • Elaine Gordon says

        April 18, 2022 at 7:44 pm

        Thank you so much, Nancy! I'm so happy to hear you are planning to make this recipe soon. Please let me know how it goes for you. Best, Elaine

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