Easy tahini

Easy tahini

Main dishes

A simple recipe for homemade tahini, using fresh herbs and lemon.

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Discover this version of tahini, a traditional Mediterranean sauce. It’s easy to make and delicious.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmixture
  • Estimated cost$5.19 $1.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.00
  • $1.85
  • $1.60
  • $0.15
  • $0.47
  • $0.02
  • $0.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the bulgur in the lemon juice and let it sit for 15 minutes.
  2. Once the bulgur is cooked, all the ingredients are mixed together: the bulgur, parsley, mint leaves, tomatoes, onion, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. ≈ 3 min
  3. Then, olive oil is added and everything is mixed thoroughly. ≈ 3 min
  4. Lemon juice can be added if desired. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Easy tahini

  • Fresh parsley (preferably with flat leaves), finely chopped$1.00
  • 1/2 cup of fresh mint leaves, finely chopped$1.85
  • 1 One large tomato, diced$1.60
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped$0.15
  • 1 glass of freshly squeezed lemon juice$0.47
  • 1/2 cup of salt, or to taste$0.02
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, or to taste$0.10

Total$5.19

that's $1.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup of bulgur
  • Fresh parsley (preferably with flat leaves), finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup of fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 One large tomato, diced
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 glass of freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil
  • 1/2 cup of salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, or to taste

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