Tahini Sauce for Veggies
Created by moosehead on June 1, 2013
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 20-25m
- Recipe #9761
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon tamari sauce (or low sodium soy sauce)
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 1 cup water (plus add more as it cooks if you think the sauce is getting too thick)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Melt butter over low heat, saute onion until translucent (about 5-8 minutes).
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Step 2: When onion is very close to being done, add the garlic and salt.
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Step 3: Over the lowest heat, whisk in the flour a little at a time. Cook it for 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly, adding only a drop or two of water if it's getting clumpy.
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Step 4: Add tahini and whisk for another few minutes, still on the lowest heat setting.
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Step 5: Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 10 - 15 min over low heat. Adjust seasonings to your taste after it's simmered for at least 5 min.
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Step 6: Great to use over brown rice, vegetables, etc.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (218 g)
- Calories 302.8
- Total Fat - 21.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.8 g
- Cholesterol - 15.5 mg
- Sodium - 105.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 24.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.3 g
- Sugars - 7.9 g
- Protein - 7.3 g
- Calcium - 149.1 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 42.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg