Taratoor (sesame Sauce) Recipe
Yield: 1 1 1/2 cupsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
3 medium: Garlic cloves, peeled and
1 cup: Cold water,
, finely chopped
1/2 cup: Lemon juice, fresh
1 cup: Tahina paste, (ground,
1 tsp: Salt,
, hulled sesame seeds)
Directions:
In a deep bowl, mash the garlic to a paste with a pestle or the
back of a large spoon. Stir in the tahina. then, with a whisk of
spoon, beat in 1/2 cup of the cold water, the lemon juice, and salt.
Still beating, add up to 1/2 cup more of water, 1 tablespoon at a
time, until the sauce has the consistency of thick mayonnaise and
holds its shape almost solidly in a spoon. Taste for seasoning.
Taratoor can be served as a sauce with baked fish or fried
cauliflower, and is used as an ingredient in hummus and baba ghannooj.
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Source: Time Life Series: Middle Eastern Cooking "circa 69"
MMed by: earl.cravens@salata.com
Submitted By EARL CRAVENS On 01-14-95
Source from luhu.jp
back of a large spoon. Stir in the tahina. then, with a whisk of
spoon, beat in 1/2 cup of the cold water, the lemon juice, and salt.
Still beating, add up to 1/2 cup more of water, 1 tablespoon at a
time, until the sauce has the consistency of thick mayonnaise and
holds its shape almost solidly in a spoon. Taste for seasoning.
Taratoor can be served as a sauce with baked fish or fried
cauliflower, and is used as an ingredient in hummus and baba ghannooj.
32 of 116
Source: Time Life Series: Middle Eastern Cooking "circa 69"
MMed by: earl.cravens@salata.com
Submitted By EARL CRAVENS On 01-14-95
Source from luhu.jp