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Tahini paste

  • 50 g Sesame Seeds
  • 15 g Olive Oil
  1. Prepare materials. Preheat oven to 350ºF (177ºC). Prepare a sheetpan dressed with parchment paper.
  2. Toast sesame seeds. Add sesame seeds to sheetpan. Spread evenly. Toast 12 minutes, tossing halfway through.
  3. Pulverize sesame seeds. Dividing as necessary, pulverize toasted sesame seeds into a powder with a mortar & pestle.
  4. Puree tahini paste. Combine sesame powder and olive oil. Whisk well.
I don't have a mortar & pestle. How do I pulverize the sesame seeds?

One can pulverize and puree the paste at the same time with a food processor; however, IME sesame seeds are too small for this, and you end up with a chunky tahini paste.

This recipe really only exceeds store-bought tahini if you pick up quality ingredients.