Tahini

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Eden Grinshpan Shares Tahini-Packed Recipes From Her Latest Cookbook

Chef and TV host Eden Grinshpan dishes on her second cookbook, Tahini Baby.

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Ultimate Shroom Shawarma

Eden Grinshpan shares her flavour-packed mushroom shawarma recipe.

Desserts

Eden Grinshpan’s Tahini Swirl Skillet Brownie

The host of Top Chef Canada shares her recipe for a sweet and savory brownie.

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Eggplant with Grapes, Feta and Lemony Tahini

A Middle Eastern inspired sheet pan recipe.

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Za’atar Salmon And Tahini

Try this Za’atar Salmon And Tahini recipe from the new cookbook, Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love. If you haven’t yet paired fish with tahini, then you’re in for a real treat. This version combines tahini with herbaceous za’atar and sour sumac, our ever familiar but much treasured…

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Za’atar Roasted Cauliflower And Chickpea Penne In Tahini Sauce

Try Za’atar Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Penne from the new cookbook, Naturally, Delicious Dinners. Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds and is one of the main ingredients in hummus. It’s also one of the best plant-based sources of calcium out there. Pairing it with…

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Simple Middle Eastern Chicken

This flavorful chicken bake is garnished with pomegranate seeds.

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Tahini Caesar

Keep the lettuce leaves whole, so you can eat the salad with your hands!

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Grilled Romaine With Fried Capers, Radishes & Creamy Vinaigrette

This is a nod to Caesar salad, but it’s way more decadent and delicious.

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Sweet Tahini Rolls

These baked goods are simple to make, impressive to look at and loved by all.

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Ask A Chef: Sugar Snap Pea Salad With Pistachio Tahini

Chef Cassie Piuma of Sarma in Somerville, Massachusetts shares her recipe for Sugar Snap Pea Salad With Pistachio Tahini, Radishes And Crispy Quinoa. Q: I recently visited Boston and had an amazing meal at Sarma, just outside the city. I loved so many of the small plates we ate that…

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Tahini Swirl Brownies

Make sure you stir the tahini well before scooping it from the jar to incorporate the oil. For a little crunch, sprinkle the top of the batter with black and white sesame seeds before you pop it in the oven.

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Ask A Chef: Roasted Carrots With Whipped Tahini

Chef Peter Tompkins of 11th Mile shares his recipe for Roasted Carrots With Whipped Tahini. Q: I’m always on the lookout for a side dish that takes a meal up a notch. We recently had dinner at 11th Mile restaurant in Fredericton and, while we enjoyed all the…

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Stuffed Baby Eggplant With Tahini & Garlic

Recipes are often described as “de-constructed.” Well,  this one is a “re-constructed” version of baba ghanoush. Traditionally made with smoked eggplant pulp, I keep the eggplant intact and simply roast these babies on a baking sheet instead (I always give things my own little twist). I think whole baby eggplant…

Recipes

Pan-Roasted Romanesco with Golden Raisins, Tahini & Sumac

There is something so mesmerizing about the spiraling sacred geometry found in the florets of romanesco. A cousin to cauliflower, romanesco’s sweet nuttiness is also brought out by charring over high heat. Be sure to break the heads into same-size florets so that they can stand up to the high…