Tahini

[SpiderDan]

Got some tahini paste, its not great, honestly I think I was hoping for peanut butter.

Anyway going low carb for a couple of weeks (probably longer) and tahini has got a good macro profile for my goals.

Whilst I can eat it straight does anyone have any idea how to make it taste nicer without adding calories? Spices, lemon juice??

Cheers

Dan

[NU_nutrition_TS]

Tahini is rather runny not at all the same texture or consistency as nut butters. When I was a 'high-carber' one of my favourite ways of making this palatable was to add some runny honey to it. This would thicken it up and sweeten it (making it taste better) and could be spread on sandwiches or crackers (obviously not something I would do now!). Your lemon juice idea is a good one as this will likely thicken it up somewhat by coagulating the oils. Traditional Middle Eastern/Greek hummus is made this way (usually with the addition of puréed chick-peas). With just lemon, I imagine that the taste would not improve even if the texture is a little better. But if you want to make a savoury dip using a combination of lemon, herbs/spices or even some garlic, it may be worth checking out some of these traditional recipes on-line, for example:
Greek Style Tahini Sauce/Dip
Hummus with Tahini Recipe - Houmous me Tahini - Chickpeas Vegetarian Vegan - Greek Food
Tahini Dip

The first one does not require the addition of chick-peas, assuming you are concerned about the additional carbs - they are not that high in net carbs as it happens (27g/100g of which 8g is fibre and 5g naturally occurring sugars - the remainder must be some kind of starch).

[SpiderDan]

That first one sounds alright, might have to give it a go. Dont think I'll need to add as much lemon juice as im quite happy for it to be thick.

I suppose I could just add some splenda or something if I wanted to make it sweeter.

[Seebsy]

My answer to almost everything.........bang it in a protien shake . Goes great with MP whey and water , very smooth .

[SpiderDan]

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My answer to almost everything.........bang it in a protien shake . Goes great with MP whey and water , very smooth .

Id love to but unfotunately whey doesnt fall in diet plan at the moment, so im not having any, but I will bear it in mind.

[SpiderDan]

Best result so far today

Took that first recipe of garlic, lemon juice and salt. Whilst it wasnt the greatest taste ever it certainly made it more palatable and easy to eat. I had it spread on beef jerky and it wasnt too bad.

Cheers guys

[James]

I used to just spoon it in (my mouth) and be done with it! I remember one meal which was buckwheat, tahini, sauerkraut and roll mops, I think it was the worst tasting meal ever.

[skayjah]

I am actually Middle Eastern so use this quite a bit, a good recipe is Baba Ganoush. If you don't mind having a bit of Olive Oil, it's delicious as a dip or a condiment with fish.

Nigel Slater's classic baba ghanoush recipe | Life and style | The Observer

[bexx]

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I am actually Middle Eastern so use this quite a bit, a good recipe is Baba Ganoush. If you don't mind having a bit of Olive Oil, it's delicious as a dip or a condiment with fish.

Nigel Slater's classic baba ghanoush recipe | Life and style | The Observer

This looks gorgeous! Is it a bit like houmus?

[skayjah]

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This looks gorgeous! Is it a bit like houmus?

Yeah a bit I suppose, not as tangy though. The bits of aubergine make the texture much more interesting, plus it's really, really easy to make!