Duhina – Yemenite Sesame Spread

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Grind the sesame seeds in a powerful blender about 3 minutes, until smooth paste forms.

   ⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorBlender

   💡At first the sesame looks like dry crumbs: keep grinding, scraping down the sides, and after a few minutes it releases its oil and turns liquid.

   💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
2. 2
   Add most of the olive oil gradually, while the blender is running, until the paste is smooth.

   ⚙ Fat in a Thin StreamBlender

   💡The thin stream is everything: fat that goes in too fast can't bind, and the sauce breaks. For mayonnaise and hollandaise, if this happens, start with a fresh yolk and slowly add the broken sauce to it; if the sauce is too thick, thin it with a teaspoon of water.
3. 3
   Add the lemon juice, garlic, cumin, turmeric, chili pepper and salt and process until creamy.

   BlenderorFood processor
4. 4
   Spread on a flat plate and drizzle the rest of the olive oil over the top.

   Plate