15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (2024)

This post may include affiliate links; for details, see our disclosure policy.

These tahini recipes are healthy and delicious ways to enjoy the popular sesame paste, from Buddha bowls to sweet potato fries to cookies!

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (1)

Do you use tahini? You might have bought a jar of tahini if you’ve ever made homemade hummus. But it’s not just for hummus! This sesame paste is common in Middle Eastern or Mediterranean dishes, and you can use it in dressings, dipping sauces, and even desserts! Tahini is one of our favorite ingredients to use in foods of all kinds, Here are all our top tahini recipes that make healthy eating undeniably delicious.

And now…the top tahini recipes to use up a jar!

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (2)

Tahini Sauce

This incredible Tahini Sauce is a creamy, savory sauce that’s totally versatile: use it on salads, nourish bowls, tacos, fries, veggie burgers, and sandwiches. It adds a creamy, savory acidity without the use of dairy.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (3)

Homemade Hummus Recipe

A list of tahini recipes wouldn’t be complete without hummus! The most well-known way to use tahini is for making hummus; the sesame paste adds a creaminess and body that’s essential to homemade hummus.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (4)

Easy Tahini Dressing

Want a quick and easy creamy dressing? Look no further than this easy Tahini Dressing recipe! It requires no juicing of lemons and no blender: you can whisk it up in just 2 minutes! It makes a huge pop of flavor: a little tamari and grated ginger make it taste irresistibly savory and fresh. Use it for drizzling on salads, rice bowls, veggies: anything goes!

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (5)

Tahini No Bake Cookies

These vegan no bake cookies use tahini instead of the typical peanut butter, and they’re over the top delicious. Featuring coconut oil and maple syrup, dark cocoa powder brings in a dark chocolate flavor. A sprinkle of sea salt on top makes them salty sweet.

Couscous cooks up in just 5 minutes, so it’s a quick base for this bowl meal. To accessorize, cumin scented chickpeas, tomato and cucumber, and a bed of greens. Slather on a tangy, creamy tahini sauce, and it’s a heavenly vegan main dish in just 30 minutes.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (7)

Raw Falafel Buddha Bowls

Thistahini recipe is a tried and true favorite. Falafel are a popular Mediterranean chickpea fritter that are typically served in a pita: here, the falafel is deconstructed into raw vegan energy balls full of Mediterranean spices. Garnish with that Lemon Tahini Sauce and you have a bowl bursting with nutrients and flavor.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (8)

Roasted Veggie Bowl with Tahini Sauce

This Buddha bowl features velvety roasted sweet potatoes, addictive roasted cauliflower, crunchy fresh romaine, vibrant raw beets, and chewy black rice. To pull it all together: our Best Lemon Tahini Sauce, which brings a creamy, tangy flair to the entire bowl.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (9)

Spicy Corn on the Cob with Tahini

This insanely good spicy corn on the cob is topped with the perfect fixin’s: a lemony tahini drizzle, Sriracha hot sauce, and cilantro.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (10)

Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Tahini Dressing

These shaved Brussels sprouts transform into a refreshing salad covered in a tahini dressing with ginger, orange and miso. So much flavor!

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (11)

Moroccan Baked Sweet Potato with Tahini Sauce

Here, roasted sweet potatoes are topped with Moroccan-spiced lentils and nourishing veggies. To take it over the top, a lemon tahini drizzle. It’s so flavorful, you won’t miss the meat or dairy in the slightest.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (12)

Cauliflower Shawarma with Tahini Yogurt Sauce

This simple pita sandwich features one of our favorite veggies: roasted cauliflower! It’s nestled in a pita with crunchy romaine and drizzled with a yogurt tahini sauce that brings the entire sandwich together.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (13)

Brownie Pie with Maple Tahini Sauce

This brownie pie features a salted maple tahini sauce. Yes, you heard that right! The sauce becomes almost caramely after mixing tahini, maple syrup, espresso powder, and salt. Here it’s drizzled over brownie pie, but it would be great on just about anything: vanilla ice cream, a skillet cookie, or vegan brownies.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (14)

Loaded Mexican Fries with Tahini Crema

The crema sauce for these loaded Mexican fries relies on tahini, lime juice, Mexican hot sauce, and cumin to bring big flavor. The sauce brings together crispy sweet potato fries and Mexican style toppings (black beans, salsa, corn).

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (15)

Naan Pizza with Tahini Miso Drizzle

Naan pizzas are fitting for weeknights, so you don’t have to bother with making and shaping pizza dough. Instead, simply spread toppings onto purchased naan bread or pitas and bake. These naan pizzas are spread with hummus and topped with broccoli, chard and artichokes. To top them off: a flavor-popping drizzle made of tahini, miso, and orange juice.

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (16)

Chipotle Tahini Sauce

The perfect drizzle for tacos? This chipotle tahini sauce! It works on tacos of any kind. The magic ingredient is adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers; it’s readily available in most groceries and adds a smoky flavor and bright orange color!

What is tahini, anyway?

What is tahini sauce?Tahini is a paste made of sesame seeds, typically used in Middle Eastern or Mediterranean dishes. Tahini is vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, Paleo, keto, and Whole 30 friendly, so it works for many diets. It’s purely sesame seeds and salt!

Tahini is perfect for making creamy sauces for salads and Buddha bowls, and it’s also fantastic for desserts like cookies or as a replacement for peanut butter for peanut allergies. It’s perfect for use in vegan dishes as a creamy alternative to dairy.

What does tahini taste like?

On its own, tahini has a bitter flavor. It’s not sweet like most nut butters or seed butters! So, tahini is best when mixed with other flavors, especially an acid like lemon juice which brightens it. If using tahini in a dessert, it works well mixed with a sweetener like maple syrup.

Print

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (17)

15 Best Tahini Recipes (Tahini Sauce & More!)

★5 Stars☆★4 Stars☆★3 Stars☆★2 Stars☆★1 Star☆No reviews
  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2/3 cup (10 tablespoons) 1x
Print Recipe

Description

This tahini sauce is a vegan lemon tahini dressing that’s perfect on anything: a Buddha bowl, a sandwich or veggie burger, or as a dip!

Ingredients

Scale

  • ⅓ cup tahini
  • ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice (2 small or 1 1/2 large lemons)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine the tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, maple syrup, and kosher salt and whisk to combine. Add the water and whisk until a creamy dressing forms; you may need to add a bit more depending on the consistency of your tahini.
  2. Serve immediately or refrigerate and bring to room temperature before serving. Extra dressing keeps for about 1 month in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

  • Category: Sauce
  • Method: Stirred
  • Cuisine: Mediterranean
  • Diet: Vegan

Keywords: Tahini recipe, Tahini recipes

Last updated: January 2021

Published on / Last updated on

Categorized In:

  • Recipe Collections

Tagged with:

  • Roundup
  • Tahini

About the authors

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (18)

Sonja & Alex

Hi, we’re Alex and Sonja Overhiser, married cookbook authors, food bloggers, and recipe developers. We founded A Couple Cooks to share fresh, seasonal recipes for memorable kitchen moments! Our recipes are made by two real people and work every time.

About Us

15 Tasty Tahini Recipes (2024)
Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Kelle Weber

Last Updated:

Views: 5982

Rating: 4.2 / 5 (73 voted)

Reviews: 80% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Kelle Weber

Birthday: 2000-08-05

Address: 6796 Juan Square, Markfort, MN 58988

Phone: +8215934114615

Job: Hospitality Director

Hobby: tabletop games, Foreign language learning, Leather crafting, Horseback riding, Swimming, Knapping, Handball

Introduction: My name is Kelle Weber, I am a magnificent, enchanting, fair, joyous, light, determined, joyous person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.