Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Egyptian Sesame Seed Sauce - Tehina

Saturday, January 29, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Egyptian Sesame Seed Sauce - Tehina - 7g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber

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Egyptian Sesame Seed Sauce - Tehina

Recipe By :Memories of a Lost Egypt: Reminiscences and Recipes by Colette Rossant
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup sesame paste -- (tahini)
1 cup water
2 lemons -- juice only
4 garlic cloves -- chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt -- to taste

Place sesame paste in the bowl of a food processor with water, lemon juice, garlic cloves, and cumin. Pulse to combine, then process until the mixture has the consistency of thick cream. Transfer to a bowl and add salt to taste.

Tehina will keep for at least a week, tightly covered in the refrigerator.

Makes 1 1/2 cups (6 one-quarter cup servings)

Cuisine:
"Egyptian"
Source:
"Epicurious, September 1999"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Jan 2011"
Yield:
"1 1/2 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 127 Calories; 11g Fat (69.2% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 26mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 5243 0 0 0 0 0