How to Make Tahini at Home

Instructions

Tahini Recipe

1. Warm 150 gr raw sesame seeds in a large steel pan. Just warming every sesame seed will be enough for making tahini. Don’t roast them until all of it turns brown. Using a steel pan is important as it has no coating, not release harmful gases at high temperatures. You can use a cast iron pan as well for browning.
2. Add the sesame seeds to the food processor while they are still hot.
3. Pulse for about a minute and add 3 tablespoons of hazelnut oil. You can use grapeseed oil or sunflower oil as well but prefer seed oil to olive oil for this recipe.
4. After working food processor for another 3 minutes your tahini will be ready to enjoy. First, the texture is going to be sand-like. Don’t give up on that stage and continue. After enough patience, your tahini is going to be creamy and dreamy.

Tahini & Molasses

1. Mix 1 tablespoon of tahini and grape molasses in a bowl.

Tahini and Cocoa Spread

1. Mix 1 tablespoon tahini, 2 tablespoons of honey, and 1 heaping teaspoon cacao. Your healthy cacao is ready. You can adjust the amounts to your taste.

Hibeş Recipe

1. Squeeze 2 lemons and mix them with 1 cup of tahini. Add 1 teaspoon cumin and 1 teaspoon paprika.
2. Puree 2 cloves of garlic and add to the mixture. Hibeş is a great sauce for kebap or you can eat it as a dip or mezze.
3. For toppings, you can sprinkle some paprika, cumin, and fresh parsley leaves.

Tahini Salad Dressing

1. Mix 2 tablespoons tahini, 1 lemon juice, 5 tablespoons olive oil, and 2 tablespoons yogurt in a jar or glass.
2. Add salt and pepper to your taste, your tahini dressing is ready to enjoy.

Green Tahini Recipe

1. Add 1 batch of coriander, 100 ml of water, and 2 cloves of garlic into a food processor.
2. Pulse until it becomes a puree, add 70 gr tahini, add salt to your taste and squeeze half lemon juice.
3. Pulse again until the mixture is blended well. Your green tahini will be great with köfte, or as a dip for chips. The other upside of this recipe is tahini is a great substitute for cheese if you are not eating dairy or if you are a vegan.