Tahini Pasta Sauce (No Lemon Juice)
An herb-heavy, creamy tahini pasta sauce, packed with flavor thanks to a dose of garlic & sour spices!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 51.25kcal
Ingredients
- 7 Tablespoons Tahini
- 2 cloves raw garlic
- 1 Tablespoon oil of choice
- 4 Tablespoons water pasta water, if possible
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh herbs I like equal parts rosemary, oregano, and thyme
- ½ teaspoon amchur
- ½ teaspoon ground sumac
- ¼ teaspoon ground fenugreek
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander seed
- ¼ teaspoon salt more to taste
- 2 Tablespoons chopped pumpkin seeds or pili nuts optional, to top
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup optional
- 8 oz. spaghetti dry weight
Instructions
- Blend the oil, tahini, and garlic together on high for 30 seconds, until fluffy.
- Add the water, herbs, sumac, amchur, coriander, fenugreek, and salt, and blend together until well-combined and fluffy, about 1 minute.
- The mixture should be well-whipped after a full minute, so taste it and add up to 1 Tablespoon of maple syrup & extra salt (if the tahini sauce is too bitter).
Notes
Whipping the Sauce: it's important to whip the tahini sauce during both stages of preparation, because otherwise it may not blend all the ingredients in or spread across the noodles as well. If you still find the sauce too thick to spread when you're adding it to the pasta, add another tablespoon of pasta water to the processor with the remaining sauce, and blend until re-whipped.
The Herbs: for those using supermarket herbs, make sure they're organic and consider buying an herb blend which has all the herbs you'd like in a bundle, to save a bit of money. You can't really replace any of the herbs with dried versions, as they'll have a different and much more concentrated flavors, so consider grabbing some from the grocer's next time you're there.
Freezing Tahini Pasta: you can freeze the pasta with vegan tahini sauce already on it for up to 6 months, or just the sauce in an air-tight container for up to one year.
The Herbs: for those using supermarket herbs, make sure they're organic and consider buying an herb blend which has all the herbs you'd like in a bundle, to save a bit of money. You can't really replace any of the herbs with dried versions, as they'll have a different and much more concentrated flavors, so consider grabbing some from the grocer's next time you're there.
Freezing Tahini Pasta: you can freeze the pasta with vegan tahini sauce already on it for up to 6 months, or just the sauce in an air-tight container for up to one year.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 51.25kcal | Carbohydrates: 49.28g | Protein: 11.84g | Fat: 17.67g | Saturated Fat: 2.52g | Sodium: 181.46mg | Fiber: 4.66g | Sugar: 1.7g