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Tahini & lemon sauce in bowls with hunks of bread

Tahini & lemon sauce

Name: Tahini & lemon sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1-2 plump garlic cloves; 3 tbsp tahini paste; 1 lemon juiced, plus extra to taste; pinch of paprika to garnish; 1 tbsp olive oil (optional)

Tonia Buxton

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

plus chilling, no cook

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This thick and creamy Greek sauce is almost like a dip – serve with slow-cooked meats, roasted vegetables or chunks of bread for dipping

Dairy-free

Gluten-free

Vegan

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1-2 plump garlic cloves
3 tbsp tahini paste
1 lemon

juiced, plus extra to taste
pinch of paprika

to garnish
1 tbsp olive oil

(optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal50
fat4g
saturates1g
carbs0.3g
sugars0.2g

low
fibre1g
protein2g
salt0g

Method

step 1

Crush the garlic with a good pinch of sea salt using a pestle and mortar or garlic press. Mix in the tahini paste with a balloon whisk.
step 2

Keep whisking as you slowly mix in the lemon juice – the tahini will lighten in colour and thicken. Taste it and, if you are happy, loosen slightly with a few tsp of water. If you prefer it more tangy, beat in more lemon juice. Cover and chill for 30 mins-1 hr. When ready to serve, sprinkle with paprika and drizzle with oil, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2015

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