Tahini

[cathy79]

Thought I'd put this little summary together.  Hope this is a logical spot.

If you click on this link tmfi, it will tell you how to make it.

http://middleeasterncuisine.suite101.com/article.cfm/home_made_tahini

Tahini can also be served as a dip/spread itself, prepared in a similar way to houmous.  Add some lemon juice, salt, crushed garlic and thin it out with olive oil and/or water. Also nice with chopped parsley through it.

That's about all there is to it.  Roasted give more flavour

http://www.ayur-indo.com/english/e.tahini.htm - that's a TM21 machine they are using.

You can make paler tahini by using raw seeds soaked overnight - dry them on tea towels and then blend in the Thermomix - you may need to add some oil - vegatable or grapeseed may give less overpowering sesame flavour than sesame.

Now off to try it so I can make some hommus.

[cathy79]

I made this today with 250g sesame seeds.  It makes HEAPS.  Now, what to do with it apart from hommus?  I've never used it before.

[judydawn]

Some good ideas here Cathy

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=748689

[quirkycooking]

I use tahini a lot in treat balls (dates, almonds, cacao powder, tahini, honey/maple syrup, coconut oil) and smoothies (eg: http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2009/11/banana-raspberry-smoothie.html).  Also hummus, of course.  I've used it in dairy free creamy salad dressings too.

[faffa_70]

I love that Smoothie Jo, and use Tahini often in my smoothies now. Would never have thought to do so until I made yours so thank you 

[quirkycooking]

Thanks Faffa - it makes it creamy, doesn't it.

[Thermomixer]

Thanks for reminding me Jo - I used to use it in the same type of treat balls when I was a vegetarian about 30+ years ago.

I had a book - Recipes for a Small Planet and it had lots of similar ideas.

[faffa_70]

Thanks Faffa - it makes it creamy, doesn't it.

It does and I love the taste of Tahini so can get a little heavy handed with the smoothies which DH will then complain so have learnt to use a spoon and measure now 

[cathy79]

Thanks for all the ideas.  I do add sesame seeds to Jo's chocolate shake, so now I can add the Tahini instead.

Any idea how long it lasts in the fridge?

[quirkycooking]

I made the treat balls today and took them to a friend's place who was watching my kids, so they'd have a healthy snack... she rolled them in icing sugar so they'd taste 'better'!!!  EEK! My kids thought it was Christmas!  Oh well. 

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Oh no - what can you say!!! 

[Thermomixer]

I made the treat balls today and took them to a friend's place who was watching my kids, so they'd have a healthy snack... she rolled them in icing sugar so they'd taste 'better'!!!  EEK! My kids thought it was Christmas!  Oh well. 

No worries - serve them as a follow up after a supersized Big M and fries with a thick shake 

[judydawn]

You are such a stirrer Thermomixer but I'm sure Jo's children would love you 

[quirkycooking]

Ha ha!  Yes, they would!! 

[karenaltmann32]

I make my tahini by dry roasting in my TM on varoma for 15 minutes then I blend it on speed 9/10 and add a couple of tbs of coconut oil!  It works fine and everybody loves my hommus at demos!