Tahini Sauce

Ingredients

• 200 g tahini
• 120 ml iced water
• 60 ml lemon juice
• 1 pieces garlic clove
• 0.25 tsp ground cumin
• 0.75 tsp salt

Steps

1. 1
   Crush the garlic with the salt and steep it in the lemon juice for 10 minutes, then strain the solids out.
2. 2
   Put the tahini in a bowl and whisk in the lemon liquid. It will immediately seize into a thick, grainy mass — this is expected and not a mistake.
3. 3
   Add the iced water a tablespoon at a time, whisking hard after each.
4. 4
   Keep going through the seized stage; the sauce suddenly loosens, pales and turns silky.
5. 5
   Whisk in the cumin and check the salt.
6. 6
   Adjust with more water for a pourable sauce or less for a thick dip. It thickens again in the fridge, so loosen before serving.