/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.5434893]

What can I do with tahini other than making hummus?

[Anonymous No.5434930]

>>5434893
I never had tahini before by itself, but if its creamy, you could make sandwiches with it I guess, but I don't really know.

>inb4 idiots hating on organic fair trade for the sake of hue hue meme

[Anonymous No.5434956]

>>5434930
Yeah, it's really creamy. I tried a little by itself but it just tastes like a really bland peanut butter. Think it would be good to use in fried rice maybe?

[Anonymous No.5434965]

You can make tahini sauce. The brand I buy has a recipe on the jar, so yours might too, but if not:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Tahini-Sauce-109039

[Anonymous No.5434968]

>>5434893
Tahini Salad Dressing:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup tahini
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp dried parsley
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup oil

Add all the ingredients, except for the oil to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth and creamy. Slowly add oil until well mixed. Dressing will be thick, but you can always add a bit more water if you prefer a thinner consistency.

[Anonymous No.5434977]

Tahini Dip (not hummus):

1 cup tahini
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
6 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¼ tsp. dried oregano
1 tomato, cored and minced
¼ small yellow onion, minced

Puree tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and ¼ cup water in a food processor; transfer to a plate. Mix oregano, tomato, and onion in a bowl; spoon over dip.

[Anonymous No.5434983]

Use on sandwiches and burgers

[Anonymous No.5434984]

>>5434956
that sounds delicious.

>>5434977
>>5434968
wow

[Anonymous No.5434989]

Sesame noodles.

Start with your favorite noodles, cooked and drained. I use rice stick.

In saucepan saute chopped garlic and ginger. Add some hot pepper. If you have pickled hot pepper you can add some of that, too, chopped. Add some sugar and soy sauce. Add some tahini, with a little more water than tahini, and stir until creamy. Cut the heat. Add toasted sesame oil.

Optional: If you like spicy add hot oil and/or sriracha. I use both.

Toss with noodles, and garnish with cucumber slices and chopped peanuts.

This recipe is bomb, and takes ten minutes to make. I make it often when I'm home for lunch.

[Anonymous No.5434991]

>>5434930
I hate fair trade, organic, cage free, organized religion, tipping, feminism, vegans, and weebs.

OK /ck/ is now over, please return to being a productive member of society huehue

[Anonymous No.5434996]

>>5434989
Also: Noodles should be cooked *rinsed* and drained.

[Anonymous No.5435009]

>>5434965
>>5434968
>>5434977
>>5434989
Damn, thanks for the recipes, guys. I saved them all. I have a bunch of tahini to use up because the little store here only had a big jar and I needed to make some hummus for my parents. Will definitely be trying these.

[Anonymous No.5435066]

you can throw it on top of pretty much any middle eastern food. It goes great with falafel, tabbouleh, shawarma, kabobs, and of course pita bread. It's excellent with pretty much any red meat, it's okay on grilled chicken too.

You have to mix it up to taste with mediterranean flavors like parsley, mint, hummus, yogurt, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, and olive oil to cut through that "bland peanut butter" taste and make it more versatile. It's not much on its own, tahini is 100% a complementary food to Arab cuisine.