Tahina, three ways: from breakfast to dessert
By Omar Khalil · Aug 5, 2026 · 4 min readA good jar of tahina works as hard as olive oil in the kitchen. These three preparations cover the whole day and take minutes each.
The basic sauce
Whisk tahina with cold water, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. It will seize, then loosen into a pale, pourable sauce. Use it over grilled vegetables, falafel or rice.
Dressing and dessert
For a dressing, thin the basic sauce with more lemon and a spoon of yoghurt. For dessert, swirl tahina into warm date syrup or honey and spoon it over toast — halva flavour without the effort.
Souqio tipAl Nakhil Tahina Extra and Sofra Tahina Sesame Paste both work here; the Al Nakhil is nuttier, the Sofra slightly sweeter.
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