After a hurried lunch of brown beans doused in tahini with salad and chips, we set off. |
This potato and chickpea paste is rolled out like dough and filled with sauteed onion, pinenuts, currants, allspice, and tahini. |
One of the cheapest and easiest 'deli' foods to make, hummus is essentially chickpeas pureed with tahini and other flavours added. |
The hummus was creamy with tahini and lemon, although the pittas were a bit dry. |
Make the dressing by mixing the yoghurt, tahini paste and olive oil in a blender or with a small whisk. |
The mixture of garbanzo beans, tahini, and garlic is a Middle-Eastern staple that found its way to the U.S. over the last decade or two. |