Tahini Sauces To Spice Up Your Food And Body

Are you looking for a little bit different flavor to add to your meals? Do you want something that's going to surprise you with flavor and texture?

Let's take a look at tahini, a wonderfully smooth paste made from ground toasted sesame seeds with a light nutty flavor that pairs well with other flavors to give you a vast variety

And, it's highly nutritious!

Why Tahini Is So Good For Your Body

Tahini is packed full of healthy fats and plenty of vitamins. Nearly half of all the fats in tahini come from monounsaturated fatty acids, and these can help reduce inflammation in your body. In just one tablespoon, it packs in lots of B vitamins, phosphorus, and manganese.

It's also rich in antioxidants called lignans, particularly sesamin. This antioxidant is being researched for cancer protection and liver disease. This particular lignin has research for its anti-inflammatory properties.

Sesame seeds are incredibly healthy. Research has been done on them that shows they can reduce cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. A good chunk of this may be due to the healthy fats within the seeds. Many of these fats are omega-3s and other healthy monounsaturated oils. Adding more healthy oils and fats into your diet helps reduce cholesterol and type 2 diabetes by lowering the inflammatory omega-6s and sugars.

Adding tahini to your diet will not cure any disease, but it can help with adding a lot of flavor to your diet and make switching from artificially flavored processed foods to natural food much more enjoyable.

Other Reasons You Should Enjoy More Tahini

Tahini tastes excellent, and it's packed with a lot of good stuff. Simply adding a little bit to your daily routine can give you a flavorful addition to your daily diet that's packed full of healthy fats and antioxidants.

And, it works wonderfully in regular dishes. Tahini works as a thickener, helping to pull together sauces. In recipes that would use nut oils, you could substitute a mild oil like olive oil and a big spoonful of tahini. You'll get healthy fats and a rich flavor.

Many Middle Eastern and Indian dishes incorporate lots of anti-inflammatory herbs and spices. You can combine tahini with almost every other flavor, particularly the ones that help reduce inflammation. Mixing it with garlic, turmeric and peppers can give you a wonderfully warming dip that heats you up from the inside out.

Or it can cool you off. Mix in some mint and lemon juice for a dip with cucumbers that can help feel cooler.

Most grocery stores carry tahini, usually in the Asian section or near the peanut butter. You can get specialty flavors online.

Try These Recipes:

Basic Tahini Sauce

Ingredients

• ½ Cup Tahini
• 4 Cloves Garlic, Minced
• ¼ Cup Lemon Juice
• ½ Teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
• Pinch Ground Nutmeg

Add all the ingredients together and let mixture rest to blend. If needed, thin with ice cold water.

Dip vegetables or pita in sauce or use it to marinade meat and tofu.

 

Spicy Tahini Sauce

Ingredients

• ½ Cup Tahini
• ¼ Cup Lemon Juice
• ½ Teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
• 2 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar Or Seasoned Rice Vinegar
• 1 Teaspoon Maple Syrup
• ½ -1 Teaspoon Spicy Green Dragon Sauce, Or Your Favorite Spicy Sauce

Add all the ingredients together and let mixture rest to blend. If needed, thin with ice cold water.

Dip vegetables or pita in sauce or use it to marinade meat and tofu.

 

Sweet And Sour Tahini Sauce

INGREDIENTS

• ¼ Cup Tahini
• 3 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 1-2 Cloves Garlic
• 2 Teaspoon Soy Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup
• 1-2 Tablespoon Sriracha

Add all the ingredients together and let mixture rest to blend. If needed, thin with ice cold water.

Dip vegetables or pita in sauce or use it to marinade meat and tofu.