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!
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.
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!
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
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...
- Crispy Oven Roasted Cauliflower
- Easy Moroccan Chickpeas
- Crispy Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Garlic & Chive Roasted Vegetables
- Crispy Quinoa Falafel Bowls
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Herbed Tahini Sauce (vegan + paleo + Whole30-friendly)
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 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
- Place all ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth and creamy (about 30 seconds).
- 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.
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
Nancy Andres says
What an easy, nutritious, and delicious sounding recipe! I pinned this post. Warm regards, Nancy Andres @ Colors 4 Health
Elaine Gordon says
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