# What to do with tahini? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504 "2015-01-21T18:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/1 "2015-01-21T18:12:31Z")
We have a large, unopened can of tahini. What should we do with it? I assume it will last a while, so there’s no urgency. We like just about everything. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/2 "2015-01-21T18:16:19Z")
A place around here serves tarator sauce with shwarma and it’s incredibly good. It’s some combination of tahini and garlic. I’ve never made it, so I don’t know [if this is a good recipe](http://mideastfood.about.com/od/dipsandsauces/r/taratorsauce.htm), but it looks promising. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/3 "2015-01-21T18:18:51Z")
You can make hummus! And, umm, hummus! (I got nothing. Except hummus.) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/4 "2015-01-21T18:22:17Z")
Mix well before using. Make houmus. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/5 "2015-01-21T18:24:35Z")
Sesame noodles was my go to dish for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/6 "2015-01-21T18:35:14Z")
First possibility: spread copiously on brown bread (preferably with whole grains), add a couple of slices of hard cheese (Cheddar, Parmesan, Gouda). Delicious. Second possibility: make hummus, spread copiously on brown bread (preferably with whole grains), add a couple of slices of hard cheese (Cheddar, Parmesan, Gouda). Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/7 "2015-01-21T19:36:45Z")
I came to the realization recently that I’m just not a big tahini fan. I used to get it occasionally as an ingredient (salad dressing, hummus, tahini sauce for felafel) and would use a little bit and the jar would sit, separating,in the fridge til I got grossed out and tossed it. I just don’t like the chalky texture. So now I make do with toasted sesame oil, which I also use in Asian dishes, or a handful of whole sesame seeds, which I buy in bulk and keep in the freezer. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/8 "2015-01-21T23:07:10Z")
[Halva.](http://macrobiotic.about.com/od/wholefoodsdesserts/r/Sesame-Tahini-Halvah.htm) How do you feel about [eggplant](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/babaganoush-recipe.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Parenchyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/9 "2015-01-21T23:15:28Z")
Many years ago I worked in a whole-grain bakery, and we made tahini cookies. I’ll give you the ingredients list and you can divide it up to an apprropriately smaller batch. tahini 9 cups honey 16 cups coconut 12 cups sunflower seeds 12 cups rolled oats 30 cups Mix well, 1 ounce flattened balls on greased sheets, about 10 minutes at 350 but be watchful. These go from soft and chewy to rock hard if overbaked. Nowadays I would also use nuts instead of sunflower seeds. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/10 "2015-01-21T23:16:33Z")
As **jsgoddess** said: add lemon juice, salt, garlic and water and make tahini sauce. [He’re another recipe](http://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/2010/01/tahini-sauce/). Put it in a squirt bottle and use it on everything. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/11 "2015-01-21T23:38:42Z")
If you make hummus, mix it up a little. Add oven-roasted bell peppers, carrots, parsnips, etc to the mix. Or do the [eggplant- tahini mix](https://www.google.com/search?q=eggplant+tahini&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8), also excellent on many levels. I like the tahini sauce recipe too. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/12 "2015-01-22T16:43:10Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > If you make hummus, mix it up a little. Add oven-roasted bell peppers, carrots, parsnips, etc to the mix. That’s not hummus, that’s a salad! Mine’s simply chickpeas, tahini, black olives, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-tahini/710504/13 "2015-01-22T17:46:31Z")
I’ve always mixed in some water — which thickens it, oddly enough — and stirred in soy sauce ( not the sweet kind ) to preference. It’s an indescribable, perfect, taste.