Tarator Sauce (Tahini Sauce)
This delicious Sauce is used along many Mediterranean dishes. Some of which are Falafel, Chicken Shawarma, Beef Shawarma, and Swiss Chard Rolls to name a few. It contributes a distinct unique flavor to every dish that no other sauce or flavoring can do.
Equipment
- Small bowl
- Spoon
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring cups
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Tahini
- 1/3 cup Lemon Juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt or to taste
- The juice of half a lime
- 1 garlic clove crushed
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Adjust the taste according to your liking.
- If you like the sauce to be less sour, replace some of the lemon juice with water.
- If you like the sauce to be more garlicky or less garlicky, adjust the garlic amount to your liking
- If you like the sauce to be slightly thicker, either add more tahini or remove some of the lemon juice and water.
- If you like the sauce to be runnier, add more of the liquid ingredients to it according to your liking.
- You can serve this sauce with many Mediterranean dishes. Each dish requires a different consistency for the sauce. Adjust the consistency of the sauce according to the dish that you are serving it with.