This Mediterranean sesame dip is so delicious that we can almost forget how healthy it is when it comes to it's nutritional values
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Serving :
For a thin tahini :
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I Remember, in the sixties, we used, as a young couple, to go from Jerusalem to Abu-Ghosh in a long and curvy road, in a beautiful forested mountain view. There, in a small restaurant, we enjoyed the pink lamb soup and the Arab mezze, including tahini and hot pita.
TAHINI WITH A THICK TEXTURE OF HUMMUS
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Stir in a bowl water and salt until the salt dissolves :
- 1/2 cup of water from the fridge (or double for a thin Tahini)
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
Add the tahini and stir until the mixture is white :
- 1 cup of tahini made of whole sesame seeds
- 1 cup of tahini made of whole sesame seeds
Add lemon juice and garlic and stir :
- 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove of garlic
For a green tahini Add parsley and stir :
- 1/2 a bunch parsley finely chopped
(Grinding parsley in a blender can cause bitterness)
(Grinding parsley in a blender can cause bitterness)
Serving :
- Coated with olive oil
- Garnished with chopped parsley
- Garnished with chopped parsley
For a thin tahini :
- At least double the amount of water
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NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF THE WHOLE TAHINI
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- Contains minerals - vegetable protein, minerals (calcium-much more than
in milk, and magnesium and iron), unsaturated good fats and antioxidants
- recommended for vegetarians
- Helps for bone health
- Helps to prevent cancer
- Reduces the risk of obesity
- Helps in reducing blood pressure
- Helps cholesterol and heart health
- Helping Diabetes
- recommended for vegetarians
- Helps for bone health
- Helps to prevent cancer
- Reduces the risk of obesity
- Helps in reducing blood pressure
- Helps cholesterol and heart health
- Helping Diabetes
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