I never have these typical sandwich decoration like, slices of cheese, ham or those mayonnaise based salads in the house. Breakfast and dinner are always accounted for but during lunchtime I usually have to dig in the fridge to find some leftovers.
What saved me a million times when there were no more leftover is tahina. Because I make hummus every Friday there is always tahina in the house. Nothing is nicer during lunch time than getting your hands dirty while scraping out a good bowl of tahina with some veggie or a piece of bread.
It’s dead easy and great. In this house we like our tahina nice and sour with a lot of lemon juice but it’s up to you.
Tahina
2 tablespoons raw tahina
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1 minced garlic clove
Pinch of salt
Pinch of cumin
1 tablespoon of yogurt
Water
Optional: chopped parsley and sumac for decoration
Mix everything together and add enough water to make the tahina liquid. It should be thinner than hummus but thick enough to stick to your bread when you dope it. I love to eat it with cucumber and tomato in the summer. Friends keep voting for raw onion but I’m not a fan of that. Bread is of course always a great thing.
Well, considering the fact that I love humus salad, I guess I would love tahina, too. It is easy to prepare and I guess there’s nothing wrong with its taste. I bet it’s great and that is why next time I won’t know what to eat for lunch I will remember your recipe. Thanks for sharing.