Do you know that sauce that looks like hummus whenever you order a kebab at your favourite kiosk? Well, that’s tahini sauce… or tarator sauce. I love its intense and tangy flavour and I always order it with my kebab! I also found out it is pretty easy to make at home and it has become our new favourite dip and sandwich sauce. Try and have some with home-made whole meal pita bread, shawarma sandwiches or kebabs and you will thank me!!!
Recipe adapted from About.com Middle Eastern Food
Ingredients:
1 cup tahini
3/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash of cumin powder
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
Serve immediately, or store in the refrigerator for up to a week in an airtight container.
This sauce makes a fantastic dip and it is the perfect sauce for shawarma sandwiches or kebabs.
Going to a bbq on Friday, and bringing this sauce along with a salad. Will be perfect for grilled meats. Thanks for another great recipe Manu.
I love tarator..you should try it with fried fish! heaven!
and you can tur it into a salad by adding chopped tomatoes and parsely..one of my favorites
One of my favorite sauces, I put it on falafels. Yummy!!
Nice! I didn’t know how to make Tarator Sauce. You make every thing sound easy to make.:-)
everytime we go to eat out in any Middle eastern restaurant .. I have to order this sauce and some pita bread .. my fav appetizer !
I had no idea it was so easy, or that I could use tahini for anything else than hummus. Will have to buy some tahini then!
I love this sauce on shawarmas. Have never made it at home. Next time I go to the specialty store I am picking up tahini to make this.
I love tahini with falafel or even thinned out a bit and used as a salad dressing!
This sauce looks great and is really easy to make! 😉
I’m gonna find tahini! 😀
Manu, Im loving all of your Middle Eastern recipes!!! Israelis put tahini on everything! There is no meal without some hummus or tahini present!