What is Tahini Seasoning
Tahini has been around for ages, and it’s still one of the most popular seasonings on the planet. There’s history here and lots of tradition. We could even say tahini is part of the Middle Eastern staple ingredients that allowed civilization to get where it is today.
Yes, tahini is quite something, but it’s still not very well known in the West. That changes today because we’re exploring everything there is about the tahini paste, from what is tahini seasoning to how to cook with it.
Let’s add some oily, nutty flavors to our food and make the most out of tahini, a tasty and nutritious dip.
History of Tahini
Tahini is a sesame seed condiment. The small sesame seeds might not look like much, but they’re packed with flavor. They’ve been cultivated for thousands of years and go back to Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers — the cradle of civilization.
Actually, sesame seeds come from Ethiopia in Africa, but now they’re produced mainly in Tanzania, Myanmar, India, China and Sudan. Who do you think imports most of the seeds? Japan, China and Turkey – that’s 2 billion dollars’ worth of small, tasty seeds.
Sesame seeds are versatile. You can make oil out of them and use them as a salad topping. They’re part of many baking treats, but their fullest potential comes to be in the form of tahini.
What is Tahini?
Tahini, or tahina, is a paste made with sesame seeds. When you grind the small seeds, you get an oily paste not dissimilar to the most famous nut butters in the market, somewhere between peanut butter and almond butter.
The texture is not the only similarity between sesame seeds and nuts; tahini has an intense nutty flavor, a coating mouthfeel and a pleasing bitterness that complements other preparations, making it a perfect dip, a sauce and a seasoning condiment.
Roasting the seeds before pounding them also makes a difference. Tahini made with roasted sesame seeds is a bit smoky and milder in flavor, while the raw tahini is a real force to be reckoned with; it’s a source for so much flavor!
How to Cook with Tahini?
Tahini is the main ingredient in classic Middle Eastern dishes such as hummus and baba ganoush. It’s often served with chickpea falafel, and it’s a common topping over veggies. It’s an amazing marinade for chicken and lamb too!
A zippy tahini sauce is easy to make by mixing tahini paste with a dash of tangy lemon juice, olive oil, a pinch of salt and your favorite herbs and spices. Tahini sauce is very noble and versatile, and almost impossible to get wrong.
For an inspiring presentation, try black tahini naturally made with black sesame seeds, it’s a bit toastier and earthier, and it certainly changes the look of your food for good.
Tahihi’s Nutritional Value and Health Benefits
The fact that adding tahini to your diet is so easy and tasty is a big plus. Middle Eastern cuisines are considered some of the most health-conscious on the world and align perfectly with vegetarian and vegan philosophies. This is no trend, though, people have been eating this way since the beginning of times!
Tahini is almost exclusively sesame seeds, and these seeds are incredibly nutritious despite their size. One hundred grams comprise 21.5g of carbs, 17g of protein, 4.7g of dietary fiber, and 53g of saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated (healthy) fats.
Tahini adds 138% of your daily needed values for vitamin B1 (Thiamine), 38% of vitamin B3 (Niacin), and 25& of vitamin B9 (Folate). It’s also a splendid source for phosphorus (113%), iron (34%), and zinc (49%).
The sesame paste can also lower your blood pressure thanks to its adequate amounts of magnesium, and vitamin E, which acts as an antioxidant.
A proper bone health is also guaranteed thanks to tahini’s minerals, including calcium, magnesium, manganese and zinc. It can even lower inflammation aiding with joint pain caused by overweight, arthritis or degenerative diseases.
Consuming tahini regularly will help you lower your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Especially the ‘bad’ type of low-density cholesterol.
Tahini is Your Friend
The single reason why tahini is not one of the most loved condiments worldwide is the lack of knowledge and information out there. The good news is that when you have that much flavor and so many nutritional and health benefits, it’s only a matter of time before Western cultures adopt the nutty paste as a new superfood.
Get a head start and begin enjoying tahini today from our curated list of Tahini products. Who would have thought such an ancient condiment could be so up to date?
Highly Rated – Social Media Chatter on Tahini
🔪 Aubergines fondantes, sauce tahini, noisettes, citron 🍆
En ce moment on a envie de classiques efficaces! ✌🏻
Pour l'aubergine:
Quadrillez la au couteau et assaisonnez la:
Un filet d'huile d'olive
Un filet de miel
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Pour le dressage:
Noisettes
Persil
Zestes de citron
Enfournez la à 190°C jusqu'à ce que la chair soit tendre. Cela dépendra de la taille de votre aubergine, testez la de la pointe d'un couteau.
Pendant ce temps, torréfiez les noisettes: à sec dans un poêle. Hachez en quelques unes.
Sauce tahini:
2cs de tahini
2cs de jus de citron
2cs d'eau
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Nous aimons cette sauce assez crémeuse, mais vous pouvez la rendre plus fluide en ajoutant un peu d'eau (le citron aura tendance à épaissir le tahini).
Une fois l'aubergine sortie du four, versez la sauce, ajoutez les noisettes, du persil et une dose généreuse de zestes de citron.
#eggplant #aubergine #tahini #vegetable #legumesrotis #mezze #cuisinelevantine #tahinieggplant #recettefacile #vegetarien #middleeasternfood #tahinisauce
Süßkartoffel Hummus mit Falafel
[Veganes Rezept]
Also diese Variante von Hummus fand ich echt besonders gut, die Kombi aus der süßen Kartoffel mit dem Ofen Knoblauch ist einfach nur lecker - probiert's mal aus!😱
Hoffe ihr hattet einen guten Start in die Woche❤️
💾Rezept zum Abspeichern
🔸Zutaten für 2-3 Portionen
Für den Hummus:
- 2 Süßkartoffeln
- 3 Knoblauchzehen
- 2 EL Tahini
- 100g Kichererbsen (am besten nimmt man getrocknete und liegt die über Nacht in Wasser ein & kocht sie danach - wenn es schneller gehen soll, klappt es auch mit den aus der Dose)
- Olivenöl
- 4 Eiswürfel
Für die Falafel:
- 125g Kichererbsen (hier gilt das gleiche mit getrocknet / aus der Dose)
- 2 Zweige Petersilie & Minze
- 1 TL Pfeffer, 1/2 TL Salz & Cummin
- 2-3 EL Mehl (oder Kichererbsenmehl)
🔸Zubereitung
1️⃣ Für den Hummus Süßkartoffeln schälen, grob in Stücke schneiden und zusammen mit dem Knoblauch (mit Schale!), 2 EL Olivenöl, Salz und Pfeffer 30 min bei 180 Grad Umluft im Ofen weich garen.
2️⃣ Süßkartoffel Stücke in einen Mixer geben, Knoblauch aus der Schale pressen, Tahini und Kichererbsen mit dazu und pürieren.
3️⃣ Eiswürfel dazugeben und nochmal mixen, so wird es richtig cremig! Dann nochmal mit Salz und Pfeffer abschmecken.
4️⃣ Alle Zutaten (bis auf das Mehl) für die Falafel in den Mixer geben und in kleine Stücke häckseln, Mehl dazu und kleine Bällchen formen. Diese in einer Pfanne mit heißem Öl rundherum goldbraun braten.
5️⃣ Hummus mit etwas gutem Olivenöl beträufeln, Falafel und etwas frische Petersilie dazu, fertig!😍
Um auch in Zukunft kein Rezept mehr zu verpassen, kannst du mir ganz einfach hier folgen: feedme_daily
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#süßkartoffel #hummus #tahini #falafel #einfacherezepte #einfacheküche #einfachkochen #einfachundlecker #schnellerezepte #schnellesrezept #vegetarischkochen #vegandeutschland #veganerezepte
𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 (𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲)
¡Tienes que probar estas deliciosas galletas rellenas de una crema de tahini y chocolate! ¡Menudo descubrimiento esto de la tahinatella! He buscado por un montón de supermercados cremas de cacao con frutos secos o semillas sin azúcar y resulta que era super fácil hacer esta receta😱. Guárdala porque no solo te sirve como relleno de galletas, si no para untar en el pan o incluso comérsela a cucharadas🤭.
Las galletas quedan super crujientes, son rápidas y sencillas de preparar. Utiliza la harina que más te guste, a mi para las galletas me gustan de avena y lo mismo puedes hacer con el endulzante, en el blog tienes las equivalencias, yo he usado sucralosa del supermercado (la que no es pura) que equivale a 105 g de azúcar.
El paso a paso lo tienes en la web (link en la bio) junto con un montón más de recetas ricas 🥰
𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀 (Para unas 16 galletitas)
𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙤:
🌱60 g de tahini
🍯 2 cucharadas de sirope de arroz
🍫 1 cucharada de cacao puro
🥛20 ml de leche sin lactosa o bebida vegetal
𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙖:
🌾 215g de harina de avena
🧈 100g mantequilla sin lactosa
🍭 1 cucharadita de aroma de vainilla
🥚 Un huevo
🥄1 cucharadita de levadura química
🍬11g de sucralosa (El de super que lleva maltodextrina) .Equivale a 104 g de azúcar
Esta receta es:
✅ 𝗦𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻. Utiliza avena certificada sin gluten
✅ 𝗦𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗮.
✅ 𝗦𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘇𝘂́𝗰𝗮𝗿 con sucralosa. Aunque puedes utilizar cualquier edulcorante (tabla de equivalencias en www.comiendobien.es)
✅ 𝗔𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗮 Bajo en FODMAPs
#tahini #galletasdeavena #galletascaseras #galletassaludables #galletasinazucar #postressaludables #postrescaseros #intoleranciafructosa #sinsinsin #singluten #sinfructosa #sinlactosa #recetascaseras #comidareal #intolerancias #dietafodmap
Sources:
- https://www.thespruceeats.com/tahini-and-tahini-sauce-difference-2356042
- https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-is-tahini
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahini
- https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-tahini-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-203314
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sesame-seeds
First time hearing about Tahini. The natural paste is highly rich in vitamins, since I am used to consuming peanut butter, I do not think I will find difficulty indulging in it. I like the fact that it helps with cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. Normally, remedies that help fight such are manufactured products that can bear side effects. Tahini will be my remedy now since it is organic and I will not have to worry about health issues for consuming it. Nice article.
Thank you so much, Cadence. Let us know how you like it once you try it.