Step up your sauce game with the best tahini sauce recipe! This creamy sauce can be used as a salad dressing, dip or topping for your bowl recipes. This authentic Middle Eastern recipe can be enjoyed with almost anything.

The best tahini sauce!
Move over hummus, this is the best tahini sauce recipe! Can this be eaten as a dip? Absolutely! But I love putting this tahini sauce on just about anything. From grain bowls to salads to fried chicken. This tahini sauce recipe couldn’t be easier to put together and I promise you’ll love it. It’s also gluten free and vegan.
Ingredients in this Tahini Sauce recipe
- tahini – Tahini is just ground sesame seeds. Be sure to use high-quality tahini. I love this brand and this brand.
- Chopped Garlic – it tastes best if you use freshly chopped garlic.
- lemon juice – ideally made from fresh lemons for the best flavors.
- Salt – Feel free to cut down if you have concerns about sodium levels
- Water – to achieve the right consistency
How to make creamy tahini sauce
This recipe couldn’t be easier. Simply combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk together. You will add water until your ideal consistency is reached.
Pour onto one of the recipe suggestions below or add any ingredients in the following recipe variations.

Tahini sauce recipe variations
There are so many possible twists on this tahini sauce recipe. Here are a few ideas:
- Top with fresh herbs – some parsley or coriander on hand? Sprinkle them right on top!
- Mix in fresh herbs – Fancy a stronger herbal taste? Blend a handful of fresh herbs in your food processor or blender. Mint and chives are always a good idea!
- Pinch of spice – Add dried spices like ground cumin or spice blends like za’atar
- Increase the heat – add 1/2-1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or just a pinch of cayenne pepper) or mix in a jalapeno
- Sweet meets hearty – add 1-2 teaspoons of maple syrup for a little sweet addition
- Harissa meets tahini sauce – Add 1-2 tablespoons of Harissa for a blend of Middle Eastern flavors

What to serve with tahini sauce
Here are some of my favorite homemade tahini sauce recipes!
Storage Instructions
This tahini sauce recipe will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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Best Tahini Sauce Recipe
Step up your sauce game with the best tahini sauce recipe! This creamy sauce can be used as a salad dressing, dip or topping for your bowl recipes. You really can’t go wrong enjoying it with every meal!
- Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Cooking time: 0 minutes
- Total time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 portions 1X
- Category: sauce
- Method: Mix
- Kitchen: Middle East
- Diet: Vegan
- 1/2 cup tahini
- juice, 1 large lemon
- 2 Garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1–3 tbsp water (or until desired consistency is reached)
- Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl. Begin by adding water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
- Enjoy immediately according to your recipe (or as a dip!) or refrigerate in a jar or airtight container for up to 1 week.
Keywords: Recipe for tahini sauce, tahini sauce

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