Smooth Homemade Tahini

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Grind the sesame seeds in a powerful food processor about 5 minutes, until smooth paste forms.

   ⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorFood processor

   💡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 the sesame oil gradually, while the food processor is running, until the paste is smooth.

   ⚙ Fat in a Thin StreamFood processor

   💡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 salt and process until creamy.

   BlenderorFood processor
4. 4
   Drizzle in the cold water little by little while the food processor is running, until the texture is smooth and spreadable.

   BlenderorFood processor
5. 5
   Taste and adjust the seasoning. Store in an airtight jar in the fridge up to a month.