Easy Lemon Tahini Falafel Sauce

5 from 5 votes

Easy Lemon Tahini Falafel Sauce

This super simple lemon tahini sauce is the most traditional sauce served with falafel in the Middle East. It's tangy, nutty, garlicky and velvety smooth. It's also incredibly versatile - use it as thick dipping sauce ot thin it out with cold water to make it pourable which makes it perfect as delicious salad dressing.

Prep Time5

Course: condiment

Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Servings:

Calories: 92kcal

Author: Agnieszka

Ingredients

¼ cup tahini
2-3 tablespoon lemon juice (1 medium lemon)
1 garlic clove pressed or minced
⅛ teaspoon salt
2-4 tablespoon cold water

Instructions

In a small bowl whisk together tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt. The mixture will be thin at first but it will thicken after a few minutes.
Slowly add 2 tablespoons of water and keep whisking to thin the sauce out. If you want it thinner, add more water to reach the desired consistency.

Notes

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 weeks. You can also freeze it, if you want. Thaw at room temperature before serving.

The amount of water will depend on the desired consistency. Add less water if the sauce is meant for dipping and more water if it's meant to be drizzled or used as salad dressing.

Some brands of tahini are thicker than others. If your tahini looks split (with a layer of oil on top), stir it thoroughly until smooth before using. I like Mighty Sesame Co Organic Tahini because it's smooth, creamy and easily sueezable which makes it ready to use.

Taste the sauce and adjust the flavor and consistency by adding more lemon juice, salt, garlic or water. I find that if this sauce sits for a while, it becomes thicker so I tend to add a drop of cold water again right before serving.

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