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Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce

Published: April 28, 2019 | Updated: June 16, 2021 | By: Jordan

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A Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce that will take your meals to the next level. Perfect for roasted veggies, rice bowls, seafood, and more! It’s so good you’ll want to drizzle it on everything!

Whisk in a metal mixing bowl with tahini sauce

Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce

If you’re a big fan of making your own hummus at home, you’re probably looking for other ways to use tahini since there’s always so much left over. Cue: Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce. I think the majority of you would agree that sauces make everything better and this one definitely does! It’s hard to find a good quality tahini paste, but I really like this one. It’s creamy, nutty, and delicious. Whisk with tahini sauce dripping into a metal bowl

What is tahini paste?

Tahini paste is made from sesame seeds and is a staple in Mediterranean cuisines. It’s also the main ingredient in one of my favorite dips, hummus!

Uses for Tahini sauce:

If you’re a big fan of Middle Eastern food, or just food in general, you’re going to love this tahini sauce. It’s perfect on falafels, schwarma, roasted vegetables, rice bowls, and just about everything else. You can even serve it as a dip for pita and vegetables at your next party! Here’s a few of my favorite recipes that you can take to the next level with it:
  • broccolini
  • spaghetti squash
  • chicken fajitas
  • pita pizza
This sauce was sort of made on accident while I was recipe testing some buddha bowls with a beet hummus that I made. The bowls were good, but needed something to tie all the ingredients together. A Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce that will take your meals to the next level. Perfect for roasted veggies, rice bowls, seafood, and more! It's so good you'll want to drizzle it on everything! Click to Tweet Besides the ingredients for the bowl and the hummus, I didn’t really have much in my refrigerator. I knew I had to do something with the rest of my tahini, so I mixed it with some lime juice and zest, warm water, garlic, cilantro, and a few other things to enhance the flavor and boom, a Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce was born! This sauce is the perfect mixture of rich, creamy, nutty and tangy and of course, it’s perfectly smooth. The subtle garlic flavor works to enhance the toasted sesame flavor, rather than overwhelm or detract. This sauce adds irresistible creaminess and tang to anything it touches!

Variations of tahini sauce

If you want to change up the variations of your tahini sauce, try adding different citrus flavors and fresh herbs. You can whisk in fresh chopped herbs like basil, parsley, or dill. All of those pair wonderfully with lemon or lime. Tahini is a very healthy food to include in any diet, especially for those on a plant based diet. It’s a good source of calcium and iron, as well as other minerals and vitamins. This tahini sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for about a week.

What do you store your sauces in?

What do you store your sauces in?

I love to store my homemade sauces in these Weck jars. You can also purchase wooden or plastic lids if you prefer those. The jars look so nice, I don’t mind leaving them on the counter!

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Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce

A Cilantro Lime Tahini Sauce that will take your meals to the next level. Perfect for roasted veggies, rice bowls, seafood, and more! It's so good you'll want to drizzle it on everything!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time0 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Sauce, Tahini
Servings: 10
Calories: 84kcal
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Author: Jordan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup tahini paste
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 4 limes, juice and zest
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

Instructions

  • In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine tahini paste, garlic, lime juice, and olive oil. Then slowly mix in hot water until smooth and creamy. Next, mix in cilantro, paprika, vanilla extract, lime zest, and salt.
  • Serve immediately or store in a glass jar for later.

Notes

If you have the Trader Joe's Chili Lime Seasoning, try adding a teaspoon in addition to the ingredients listed above!

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Vitamin C: 8.6mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.7mg
Nutrition information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.
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Published: April 28, 2019 Filed Under: Condiments, Vegetarian, Whole30 Tagged With: Keto, Sauces, Tahini, vegan, Whole30

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  1. Dawn

    April 29, 2019 at 6:48 pm

    This looks great and I can’t wait to try it. What is the serving size?

    Reply
    • JZ Eats

      April 30, 2019 at 7:48 am

      This recipe has about 10 servings

      Reply
  2. Jacqueline Debono

    April 30, 2019 at 2:19 am

    I love the idea of this sauce! I also often find I have extra tahini after making hummus. Great to have another way to use it! Pinning for later!

    Reply
  3. Elaine

    April 30, 2019 at 4:27 am

    Mmmmm… fantastic looking sauce with such a great consistency. I can imagine it is super delicious, too, and can make a lot of different dishes shine!

    Reply
  4. Bintu (@recipespantry)

    April 30, 2019 at 4:52 am

    This sounds like such a delicious sauce! I love tahini!

    Reply
  5. Danielle@wenthere8this.com

    April 30, 2019 at 6:55 am

    this seriously sounds like perfection. you-re right, a sauce does make everything better!

    Reply
  6. rosatamm

    April 30, 2019 at 7:04 am

    Oh yum! I love tahini but this sounds next level! Cilantro and lime are some of my absolute favourite flavours. Definitely trying this one, thanks!

    Reply

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