Tahini Sauce

Name: Tahini Sauce
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: ¼ cup tahini, hulled; 2½–3 tbsp water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; ½ clove garlic, pressed through a garlic crusher or finely grated; ¼ tsp cooking salt or kosher salt; ¼ tsp white pepper, or substitute black pepper; 1½ tsp honey, optional; ¼ cup flaked almonds, pine nuts or pistachios, toasted

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A creamy, nutty tahini sauce brightened with lemon and garlic. Serve it with Middle Eastern dishes, roasted vegetables, or as a dip.

By Cookin' KitchenOctober 12, 2026Updated October 19, 2026

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Prep: 5 minutes
Makes: 6 tablespoons

Prep: 5 minutes
Makes: 6 tablespoons

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Tahini Sauce

A creamy, nutty tahini sauce brightened with lemon and garlic. Serve it with Middle Eastern dishes, roasted vegetables, or as a dip.

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Prep: 5 minutes
Makes: 6 tablespoons

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons

For 6 tablespoons

¼ cup tahini, hulled
2½–3 tbsp water
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ clove garlic, pressed through a garlic crusher or finely grated
¼ tsp cooking salt or kosher salt
¼ tsp white pepper, or substitute black pepper
1½ tsp honey, optional
¼ cup flaked almonds, pine nuts or pistachios, toasted

Instructions

Step 1: Mix the tahini sauce ingredients until combined. The sauce should be loose enough to drizzle, but not too runny. Set aside for 15 minutes to let the flavours meld.

Ways to serve

Step 2: Serve with Middle Eastern cooked proteins such as chicken shawarma, lamb shawarma, koftas, or meatballs, or use in wraps and sandwiches.
Step 3: Drizzle over roasted vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, pumpkin, green beans, or asparagus.
Step 4: Serve as a dip with pita bread, crisps, raw vegetable sticks, or Arayes.

Notes

Use hulled tahini; unhulled tahini is more bitter. Stir the tahini well if the oil has separated.
For a lemon substitute, use sherry vinegar, red or white wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar.
Store the sauce in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Bring it to room temperature before using.

About this recipe

This creamy, nutty tahini sauce gets a bright lift from lemon and flavour from garlic. Drizzle it over roasted vegetables, serve it with Middle Eastern dishes, or use it as a dip.