tahini
Condiments & Flavorings

tahini

A paste made from ground sesame seeds, rich in calcium and healthy fats.

Usual recipe measure
Usually measured in g
Recipes using this ingredient
6 recipes shown

Your kitchen

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In the kitchen

How it's used

Used in sauces, dressings, hummus, or as a spread.

Pairs well with

Pair with lemon juice and garlic for optimal calcium use.

Try it in the kitchen

Recipes that use tahini

MealAfrican

Ful Medames Breakfast Pot

A make-ahead Egyptian-style fava bean breakfast pot with cumin, lemon, tahini, parsley, tomato, cucumber, flatbread and a sesame-pumpkin crunch.

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MealMiddle Eastern

Golden Garden Mutabaq

Three crisp puff-pastry mutabaq-inspired parcels filled with white beans, tofu, spinach, sun-dried tomato and olives, with sharp lemon-tahini yogurt.

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MealMediterranean

Socca Breakfast Stack

A savoury Mediterranean breakfast stack of chickpea socca pancakes layered with tomato-white-bean ragΓΉ, spinach, olives, basil and yogurt-tahini sauce.

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MealGlobal

Umami Bean Toast

A post-exercise breakfast β€” warm umami-forward bean mash on wholemeal toast, topped with blistered spiced tomato, crispy chickpeas, pumpkin seeds and sumac.

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MealAmerican

Avobesan Smash

A fast chickpea-avocado toast made fuller with nutritional yeast, toasted pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, lemon and rocket.

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MealAmerican

Chickpea Melt

A crisp hot chickpea toastie with a creamy, briny nori-caper filling and peppery rocket tucked in after grilling.

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Nutrition notebook

What 100 g contributes

Nutrition summary

At a glance

Higher inPhosphorusSeleniumZinc

Calories

614kcal

11% cal

Protein

17.4g

11% cal

Carbs

16.8g

78% cal

Fat

53.0g

Small numbers, big impact

Everyday essentials

Fibre4.70g
Vitamin B120.00ΞΌg
Vitamin D0.00ΞΌg
Iodine0.00ΞΌg
Iron4.42mg
Zinc4.62mg
Calcium141.00mg

Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.