Tahini Pasta
spaghetti with a sauce made of tahini paste, garlic, and lemon
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp (67g) Tahini paste
- 2tbsp (30g) Olive oil
- 3 (11g) Garlic clove
- 2 tsp (25g) lemon juice
- 4.5 oz Pasta
- 2C (500g) Water
- 1 tbsp (20g) Salt
- garnish black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Add the water and salt to a pot and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until preferred doneness.
- Reserve 1 cup of pasta water and drain the noodles. Add the noodles to a wide bowl. Wipe the pot of any excess water and add the oil. Bring to medium heat then add the garlic and bloom. Cook just until fragrant and not to much coclor on the garic.
- Add the bloomed garlic to the bowl with the noodles along with the tahini and lemon juice and 1/4c of pasta water. Gently toss them together. If the sauce is too thick add a little more pasta water. Toss again. Repeat until the sauce is smooth and evenly emulsified. season with salt to taste. If the oil starts to break away from the tahini the pasta may be too hot. Add a little cold water and toss again.
- Once the sauce is done plate and finish with Black sesame seeds. Enjoy Immidiently