Definition of tahini
: a smooth paste of sesame seeds
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In a bowl, whisk the yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, and salt.
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This month, Forbes named tahini, halvah's main ingredient, a breakout growing food trend.
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The concoction, which is $5 for 12 ounces, is made with chickpeas, tahini, banana, dates, and almond milk, making it vegan, gluten- and dairy-free.
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Eccentric flavors include pomegranate tahini, peanut butter yuzu, pistachio pink lemonade and grapefruit camomile.
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Must-orders include tomato salad; Artichoke Flower Salad; sweetbreads; Israeli salad with tahini; veal cheek; Classified Cut; and malabi dessert with rosewater.
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Arnold is especially excited about a new addition, the Levant: smashed cucumbers, Japanese eggplant, tomato, red cabbage, pickled cauliflower, tahini, harissa, crispy chickpeas, and falafel.
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But, these few good dishes were followed up by a tuna crudo ($12) which, despite promising lime and inherently salty miso-tahini, was neither salty or acidic.
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And the family-style entrees include red snapper with green tahini and harissa-roasted chicken.
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Origin and Etymology of tahini
Arabic dialect ṭaḥīna, from ṭaḥana to grind
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