The Greenest Tahini Sauce
A vibrant and fresh Middle Eastern-inspired sauce combining watercress, fresh herbs, and tahini. This verdant sauce features blanched garlic, watercress, mint, and parsley blended with creamy tahini and bright lemon juice.
Ingredients
- •2 cloves garlic cloves, peeled
- •1 teaspoon kosher salt
- •1 bunch watercress
- •1 cup fresh mint leaves
- •½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- •½ cup tahini
- •2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Cook garlic in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water until slightly softened, about 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, transfer garlic to a bowl of ice water; let cool.
5 min
- 2.
Return water in saucepan to a boil. Cook watercress, mint, and parsley just until wilted, about 15 seconds; drain. Transfer watercress and herbs to ice water; let cool. Drain watercress, herbs, and garlic and squeeze between paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible; coarsely chop.
10 min
- 3.
Purée watercress, herbs, garlic, tahini, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 cup water in a blender until smooth, thinning with more water as needed to reach desired consistency; season with salt and more lemon juice, if desired.
5 min
- 4.
DO AHEAD: Sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Shake before using.
1 min
