If you love bright & garlicky flavors then you’ll love this tahini yogurt sauce! It’s incredibly easy to make in minutes with a handful of simple ingredients and it’s uses are endless – enjoy as a dip, a spread, a sauce or a dressing.
Tahini Yogurt Sauce at A Glance
- Easy to Make – 1 bowl + 5 minutes
- Simply combine everything in a small bowl and mix together until fully combined.
- Customizable – Play around with the ingredient amounts to suite yourself!
- You can add more garlic for punch or lemon for extra zing or an extra pinch of cumin for warmth. Extra tahini will help thicken the texture and bring an extra earthy/nutty flavor to balance out the bright & tangy yogurt/ lemon.
- Versatile – It’s a do-it-all kind of sauce.
- This makes a great dip to serve with crunchy veggies, pita chips, arayes, falafel etc. Enjoy as a spread in sandwiches, burgers and pita bread wraps. Drizzle over grilled & roasted meats, salads or grain bowls.
Ingredients
- Yogurt: You can use plain Greek yogurt, regular yogurt & even dairy free yogurt so long as it’s unflavored. Fat free yogurt is fine to use, but not recommended as it’s flavor and texture just isn’t as good without the fat. If you do use non-fat yogurt, consider adding a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
- Tahini: If your tahini has a layer of oil at the top, give it a good stir first to mix the oil & seed butter back together so it’s nice and creamy again.
- Lemon Juice: Fresh is ideal, but bottled lemon juice works too!
- Raw Garlic: Finely mince or grate your garlic. You can leave out the garlic if needed or use 1/4-1/2 tsp garlic powder instead.
- Cumin: If you don’t love cumin you can leave it out or go down to 1/4 tsp.
- Salt: Ideally use sea salt or kosher salt.
How to Make It
- Combine: Add all the ingredients to a small bowl.
- Mix together: Whisk or stir until fully combined.
- Adjust (if needed): Taste the sauce and season as you see fit. If it’s too tart, add a bit more tahini to mellow things out. Add an extra squeeze of lemon juice to brighten up the flavor or garlic for a fiery punch. If it’s almost right, but not quite try adding an extra pinch of salt.
Serving Suggestions & Ideas
This sauce is super versatile so don’t feel like you need to stick to pairing this with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines! In case you need a little inspiration, here are a few different ways you can put this recipe to use. Enjoy as a:
- Healthy dip:
- Pair with carrot sticks, cucumber slices or other fresh vegetables.
- Serve as a dipping side to brighten up arayes (meat-stuffed pitas), falafel and Greek meatballs
- Simple sauce:
- Drizzle over roasted broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes and other roasted vegetables or grilled meats.
- Spread:
- Use as a mayo-like sauce on burgers, sandwiches and wraps.
- Salad dressing:
- If you like creamy dressings, toss into a big green salad. I recommend trying mixed into a broccoli, cabbage or kale salad – something with a sturdy texture that can hold up when mixed with a creamy sauce. Chickpea salad, quinoa salad and grain-based salads are also great options!
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Enjoy!
Let me know if you try this creamy tahini yogurt sauce! Leave a comment and review with your thoughts. I always appreciate the feedback and serving suggestions that you come up with!
Recipe
Tahini Yogurt Sauce Recipe
Yield:
about 1 1/4 cup
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Total Time:
5 minutes
Simple, versatile and delicious - serve as a veggie dip, mixed into a salad, as spread in burgers & wraps, drizzled over grilled & roasted meat and more.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unflavored regular yogurt, Greek yogurt (230g) - dairy free yogurt works too as long as it's unflavored
- 3 tbsp smooth tahini (45g)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (15ml)
- 1 tsp fresh garlic, grated or finely minced
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp salt + more to taste if needed
Need help converting to weights? Check out my cups to grams Conversion Guide.
Instructions
- Combine: Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix together until evenly combined.
- Taste and season as you see fit. You can increase the amounts of individual ingredients depending on what you like. If it's too tangy, add an extra spoonful of tahini or pinch of cumin. Add an extra 1-2 tsp lemon juice for more tang or garlic for more punch.
- Serve & store: Serve ASAP orcover and store in an airtight container until ready to use. Enjoy within 4 days.
Notes
- Greek Yogurt (strained) vs Regular Yogurt (unstrained): Use greek yogurt has if you want a thicker consistency and/or more protein. Fat free yogurt is fine to use, but not recommended as it’s flavor and texture just isn’t as good without the fat.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 10
Serving Size:
2 tbsp Calories: 85Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 132mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 7gThis website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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