Creamy and delicious homemade tehina is a fabulous sauce that can be used on a it’s own as a dipping sauce or as one of the main ingredients in our hummus recipe.
You know when you get home from work, you are really hungry and you want something healthy to snack on before you start making dinner or while you are making dinner? Tehina is it!
We are in this situation every night of the week. Starving at the end of the day, wanting to hang out, spend some time together chatting before we start cooking (and blogging!) and wanting something healthy to munch on while we share all of the details of our day.
Tehina is a key ingredient in hummus : one of our weeknight staples. We love eating it with carrot sticks or on delicious baguette. It is tasty paired with a glass of red wine, cashew nuts and end-of-the-workday conversation.
We’re not exactly sure why, but up until now, although we love making homemade hummus, we always bought the tehina to go in it. One day Hugo had the idea to make the tehina and we have never looked back.
Homemade tehina is a revelation – it has so much more flavor than the storebought version and brightens up your hummus in a way that storebought tehina just can’t. Not surprising. Isn’t it always like that when you finally make something that you have always bought?! Homemade is always better.
Our homemade tehina has a strong flavor but we think it is also delicious on its own. Try it and let us know what you think in the comments!
All you need to make it, is a handmixer or food processor, 100g of sesame seeds (we buy our organic sesame seeds at Naturalia in the 9th close to our home but you can also find them online here) and 50g of sunflower oil (this is the one we use). Combine the sesame seeds and the sunflower oil using your handmixer or food processor for 2 minutes and that’s the recipe! This homemade tehina is so simple to make you will be asking yourself why you ever bought the storebought variation as well.
Some fun health facts about sesame seeds :
1/ They are full of vitamins : manganese, copper, calcium, iron, magnesium, tryptophan, zinc and fiber!
2/ They’re delicious.
3/ You can add them to almost anything. Sprinkle over salads, soups, fish dishes for an instant health and taste boost.
Your tehina will be creamy, rich and almost nutty flavored. It will also be the solution to your hangry state at the end of the work day.
Homemade Tehina
- Total Time: 7 mins
- Yield: 150g 1x
Description
Learn to make this delicious, homemade tehina – to eat on its own or as the key ingredient in your hummus.
Ingredients
- 100g grilled sesame seeds
- 50g sunflower oil
Instructions
- Mix for 2 minutes using a hand mixer or food processor.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 2 mins
- Category: Essentials
- Cuisine: Lebanese
Kimmythevegan says
“Our homemade tehina has a strong flavor” That most definitely does not sound like a problem! I LOVE tahini, the stronger, the better!
I have never tried making my own homemade tahini, I admire you and Hugo for doing this. I will have to try my hand at it.
International Chocolate Salon? That sounds simply divine! I’m sure you will have a wonderful time =)
A Hedgehog in the Kitchen says
We think you will love it! It is so different than the store-bought variety. We had always bought a good quality tehina to eat alone and in our homemade hummus but making the tehina at home completely changed the whole hummus experience! So much better! 🙂 You will definitely never go back to store-bought tehina or hummus! The International Choclate Salon was a dream! Hehe Amazing chocolate EVERYWHERE!
Mary Ellen @ VNutrition says
I’ve never made my own tahini before but I use it in so many recipes! I’m totally going to try this! Sesame seeds are amazing little things aren’t they?
Thanks so much for linking up with us for Healthy Vegan Fridays! I’m Pinning and sharing!