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Serves: 5 You’ll love this authentic recipe for tahini sauce with garlic,
lime juice and fresh parsley! This rich vegan sauce is popu-
lar in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and can ele-
vate any meal, from kebabs to falafel sandwiches and
everything in between. It’s also perfect served as part of a
mezze with warm pita and fresh vegetables!

Tahini Sauce

INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS
SNACK 1–2 cloves garlic 1. Using a mortar and pestle, crush the garlic

½ tsp. salt cloves with the salt into a paste. Alternatively, you
can mince the garlic, and season with salt.
⅓ cup tahini paste 2. Add the crushed garlic, tahini paste and lime
THE MEDITERRANEAN REFRESH (or lemon juice, if you will become thick as it emulsifies). If the mixture
½ cup freshly
juice to the bowl of a food processor and blend (it
squeezed lime juice
prefer)
is too thick, add a little bit of water and blend
again until you reach the desired consistency.
1 cup chopped fresh
parsley leaves
3. Transfer the tahini to a serving bowl and stir in
(optional)
the parsley, if using. Enjoy!

NUTRITION DATA FOR 1 SERVING:
Calories 57kcal Sodium 99mg
Total Carbohydrates 5g Potassium 48mg
Protein 1g Dietary Fiber 1g
Total Fat 4g Sugars 1g
Saturated Fat 1g Vitamin A 11% Daily Value
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Vitamin C 13% Daily Value
Monounsaturated Fat 1g Calcium 38% Daily Value
Trans Fat 1g Iron 20% Daily Value
Cholesterol 0mg

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