12 tahini note Recipes

couscous (real , not instant), tahini, cinnamon, ground cardamom (or 2 pods), pitted dates, chopped into pieces, almonds, creamed honey

macaroni (try rotini, corkscrews, alphabets...i like to use rice noodles) or 2/3 cup other shaped pasta (try rotini, corkscrews, alphabets...i like to use rice noodles), tahini (more to taste), tomato juice (i use v8), braggs liquid aminos, apple cider vinegar or 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar, garlic clove, minced (optional), vinaigrette dressing, to serve, see note below, garden salad, to serve (be sure it has lots of juicy tomatoes!)

eden black soybeans, rinsed and drained (see note 1), minced onions, garlic cloves, finely minced, almond flour, lemon juice, sesame tahini, ground cumin, ground coriander, salt, ground black pepper, xanthan gum (see note 2), chopped fresh parsley, olive oil, egg, oil (for deep frying)

zucchini , medium-sized, sliced, eggplants , medium-sized, sliced, ripe tomatoes, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, brown sugar, tamari (see notes ), fresh ground black pepper , to taste, cayenne , to taste, tahini (optional, see notes )

dried garbanzo beans, fresh lemon juice , plus more as needed, tahini (see note ), extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, salt , plus more as needed, ground cumin, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, paprika, lemon wedges or 6 radishes, brine-cured black olives , such as kalamata

cooked garbanzo beans, roasted shallot, see note, tahini, zest and juice of 1 lemon, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, red pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, fresh parsley, fresh dill, basil leaves, an english cucumber, sliced thin, fresh parsley, finely chopped, champagne vinegar, crumbled feta cheese (optional)

fresh ginger, minced, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, natural, unsweetened, salted peanut butter, sugar, rice vinegar, rice wine or sake, garlic, minced, chinese sesame paste or tahini, shallot, minced, roasted peanut oil (see note ), dried chinese egg noodles, seedless cucumber, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into fine matchsticks, scallions, thinly sliced, ma la oil

grain brown rice, sesame seeds, tahini (see notes ), whole wheat flour or 1/2 cup cornflour, tamari (see notes ), olive oil, leeks , thoroughly washed, halved and finely sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped, oil, extra, unbleached white flour, low-fat milk or 1 1/2 cups soymilk, tamari (see notes ), fresh ground black pepper , to taste, grated cheese (optional) or 1/2 cup pine nuts (optional)

cucumbers, tomatoes, snipped fresh parsley, white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, coarse black pepper, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), tahini (see note below ), garlic, minced, lemon juice, salt, pita bread rounds, ground red pepper

two 15-oz cans chickpeas, drained, garlic, minced, kosher salt, tahini, stirred well, freshly squeezed lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for service, powdered sumac and/or cumin to taste, optional, note : mediterranean sumac is not the same plant as american poison sumac.