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Yogurt tahini sauce served
Creamy and tasty yogurt tahini sauce

Creamy Yogurt Tahini Sauce

Author: Flavelo
Sauces and Gravies Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes
Tahini (sesame paste) behaves uniquely: add water or lemon, and it seizes up before smoothing out. This physics scares beginners, but it's just an emulsion. Yogurt acidity and water content tame the tahini, creating a light, nutty sauce.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 30 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 165 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Middle Eastern

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Whisk: To smooth tahini.
  • Citrus juicer: For fresh juice.
  • Fine grater: For garlic.

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Sesame

Instructions

1 ✓

Grate or mash garlic to a paste.

Tip: Large garlic chunks are unpleasant.
2 ✓

Stir the tahini jar; oil separates on top.

Tip: Unstirred tahini is dry and hard at the bottom.
3 ✓

Whisk tahini and lemon juice. It will seize and look clumpy first.

Tip: Water in juice reacts with sesame, but it loosens with more mixing.
4 ✓

Add yogurt and whisk until smooth.

Tip: Now it becomes silky.
5 ✓

Stir in garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Tip: Oil adds shine and richness.
6 ✓

Fold in chopped parsley.

Tip: Use a sharp knife to avoid bruising leaves.
7 ✓

Chill for 15 minutes.

Tip: Tahini firms up when cold.

Recipe FAQ

Tahini clumped when adding lemon.
Don't panic! It's natural. Add water slowly and whisk; it will smooth out.
It tastes bitter.
Old tahini can go rancid. Always taste it first.

Ingredients

  • 0.75 cup Plain yogurt
  • 0.25 cup Tahini
  • 4 tsp Fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 tsp Ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp Fresh parsley