Sure, everyone knows that tahini is one of the essential ingredients in hummus. But there are so many more delicious ways to use the Middle Eastern sesame paste condiment, in both sweet and savory ways.
Go beyond hummus and try one of these mouth-watering ways to use tahini in your every day cooking and baking.
Salads and side dishes
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Arugula chickpea salad with tahini dressing
Green beans with honey tahini glaze
Butternut squash and tahini spread from Ottolenghi
Maple roasted carrots with tahini and pomegranate seeds from Closet Cooking
Cumin roasted cauliflower and tahini soup from Plus Ate Six
Main dishes
Schnitzel strips with green tahini dip
Sea bream with green tahini and pomegranate seeds from Ottolenghi
Turkish pizza with chopped salad and herb tahini
Sesame noodle nests with barbecue baked chicken wings
Baked za’atar eggplant fries with tahini dipping sauce from May I Have That Recipe
Grilled kofta with eggplant, tomatoes and tahini
Sweets
Halva krembos from Busy in Brooklyn
Salted tahini chocolate chip cookies from The New York Times
Tahini cupcakes with chocolate tahini frosting from My Name is Yeh
Chocolate and tahini stuffed croissants
Chocolate and halva swirl buns with tahini glaze
