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JesBelle
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Post subject: Tahini Substitute  Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:09 pm |
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I can't eat sesame seeds. Geekboy wants some falafel. I love falafel, but I love it more with tahini. I don't seem to suffer any ill effects with toasted sesame oil. (No idea why). I was thinking maybe almond butter with a little toasted sesame oil for flavor would be a good substitute unless someone here knows of a better one.
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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:28 am |
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I've seen peanut butter used in tahini recipes...I think you are on the right track with the almond butter and sesame oil.
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MiGirl
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:00 pm |
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I've been thinking about this and don't have a better answer than you've already come up with.
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:27 pm |
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Well, I'll try it then and report back. 
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TheFuzzy
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:25 pm |
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JB,
AFAIK, one doesn't generally put tahini in felafel at all. On them, yes, but not in them.
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:49 pm |
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Yeah, I know. I didn't just fall off the Hudhud Ghanouj truck. Geekboy doesn't want the whole salad-in-a-pita thing, so I definitely wanted to make some tahini sauce to go with it, rather than just eating plain falafel.
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:43 am |
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The fenugreek sauce looks good (once the hated cilantro is disposed of) and I love me some yogurt sauce. I think I will try to make a sub for tahini, though. After all, if it works that means I could make hummus and things again.
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:38 pm |
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Okey doke. Made me some tahini substitute tonight. Success! I used 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil to 1/2 cup raw almond butter for the tahini sauce and 1 teaspoon sesame oil to 1/4 cup almond butter for the hummus. The tahini sauce was a little too intense, but the hummus was right on. Geekboy suggested adding a pinch of wheat germ, but to me it tasted just right. Of course, I haven't eaten tahini in 7 years, so there's that. Anyway, it's more spendy than tahini, so I wouldn't really recommend it unless there's a food intolerance involved, but it was so great to just scarf a ton of hummus tonight. Next time I make falafel, it'll be yogurt sauce city, baby. Also had some nice TJ's beer with dinner. 
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Amy
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Post subject: Re: Tahini Substitute Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:55 pm |
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JesBelle wrote: ...but it was so great to just scarf a ton of hummus tonight. lol...I hear ya woman. Glad it worked out so well! Amy
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