"Tahini, sesame seed paste, is a nutritional powerhouse that's well suited for Ramadan dishes. Popular in Middle Eastern cooking, its flavor profile nutty, slightly bitter and creamy makes it versatile in the kitchen. Most tahini dishes are savory appetizers but tahini is also used in sweet specialties like halva. Thus it is useful for iftar, the sunset meal, and for suhoor, the pre-dawn meal eaten before the day's fasting."
"Because tahini is rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and protein, it provides an energy boost and helps people feel full for longer. Basic tahini sauce, made of tahini paste mixed with lemon juice, garlic and water, is a luscious-textured sauce often served with grilled vegetables, salads, fish and falafel, and can replace cream in dressings and dips. Like natural peanut butter, tahini should be stirred before being used."
Ramadan involves monthlong daytime fasting with festive iftar dinners and pre-dawn suhoor meals. Tahini, a sesame seed paste, offers nutty, slightly bitter, creamy flavor and broad culinary use in savory and sweet dishes. Tahini supplies heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, protein, and energy, promoting satiety that can reduce reliance on meat at iftar. Basic tahini sauce—tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and water—pairs with grilled vegetables, salads, fish, falafel, and substitutes for cream in dressings. Tahini complements dates and forms spreads with date molasses for breakfast. Tahini also dresses elevated dishes like quinoa patties with mushrooms.
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