Well, I'll try it then and report back.
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tahini Substitute |
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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| Author: | jeanf [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
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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| Author: | MiGirl [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
I've been thinking about this and don't have a better answer than you've already come up with. L |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
Well, I'll try it then and report back.
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
JB, AFAIK, one doesn't generally put tahini in felafel at all. On them, yes, but not in them. |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
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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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
JB, Try a different sauce instead then. Yogurt sauce or fenugreek sauce. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emer ... index.html http://www.chow.com/recipes/10529-yemen ... reek-sauce BTW, an allergy to sesame hulls is not as unusual as one might think; I went to college with someone who had one. |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
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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| Author: | JesBelle [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
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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| Author: | Amy [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tahini Substitute |
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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