Spicy Red Tahini with homemade raw tahini

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Tahini sauce

1. 1
   Crush the garlic with the salt to a paste.

   Mortar and pestleorKnife
2. 2
   Grind the sesame seeds in a powerful blender about 3 minutes, until smooth paste forms.

   Blender

   💡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.)
3. 3
   Taste and adjust the seasoning.
4. 4
   Mix the tahini, smoked paprika, lemon juice, garlic and cumin.
5. 5
   Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is creamy.

   💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
6. 6
   Spread the tahini on a flat plate, drizzle the olive oil on top and sprinkle with the paprika.

   Plate