Sesame tahini is one of those simple ingredients that build a new dimension within a dish’s flavour. It’s used widely in salad dressings, sauces, and desserts. Sesame seeds have an earthy taste and are plump with calcium, manganese and iron. Prepackaged raw food is often costly, so I make my own tahini and nut butters, as they only require a good whiz in the processor and a cool place on your refrigerator shelf.
The official tahini recipe calls for 1/3 cup of olive oil per 2 cups of sesame seeds. I rarely measure, instead using good reason and a variety of oils in addition to the olive. Hemp or any nut oils will bring more character to your tahini. Grind all the ingredients together in a food possessor to achieve a paste-like consistency. You may need to give it a stir or two with a wooden spoon in the process. A favourite recipe, which calls for tahini, is one for our kale chips.
M went to Concord the other weekend and sent me some photos from Hawthorne’s backyard. The peaceful, unrefined landscape somehow reminds me of the musky flavour of sesame tahini.
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M went to Concord the other weekend and sent me some photos from Hawthorne’s backyard. The peaceful, unrefined landscape somehow reminds me of the musky flavour of sesame tahini.
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so that’s it? only olive oil and sesame?
isn’t all that oil heavy to digest?
Where you can buy such a big amount of sesame seeds???
Anon 11:14 – As I mentioned above, sesame tahini is just an ingredient that we use in small amounts to bring a unique flavour to other dishes, like our kale chips. Yep, olive or other oils (see post).
Anon 12:28 – Buying them is not a problem at all, you can find them in bulk at health food stores. They’re inexpensive. Or you can get them online http://www.nutsonline.com/ or other stores.
Middle Eastern is one of my favorite foods, and Tahini is right in the middle of it!
Happy Chef,
Hah, we feel the same way :)