This creamy and addictive sauce is made with rich tahini, real mayonnaise, fresh garlic, and bright lemon juice.
All is right in the world when I have a jar of tahini stashed in the pantry or in my refrigerator. In case you’re not familiar, tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds. You can pick up a jar at most large grocery stores, international markets, or online.
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Tahini is the secret to smooth, creamy hummus and is a great addition to many Lebanese specialties. Packed with heart-healthy omega 3’s and mono-unsaturated fatty acids, tahini is satisfying, delicious, and totally good for you.
We love drizzling it over grilled meats, roasted fish, and tossing it into salads. Most recently, I turned it into a quick and easy Creamy Tahini Garlic Mayo to spread over juicy burgers. The cool, flavorful sauce complements a hot-off-the-grill burger to a T. It’s the ultimate dip for hot, crispy french fries and is ideal for dipping cool veggies.
Tahini mixed with fresh garlic, real mayo, and bright lemon juice instantly transforms into a mouth-watering and addictive condiment you’ll be making again and again.
Want to add sriracha? Be my guest. Spicy Tahini Tuna Maki anyone?
Your fork is waiting.
📖 Recipe
Creamy Tahini Garlic Mayo
Ingredients
- ½ cup real mayonnaise
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons warm water
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt.
- Slowly drizzle in warm water and continue whisking until mayo becomes smooth and creamy.
- Serve on sandwiches, use as a dip for vegetables or spread on grilled corn. The options are endless!
Chef’s Notes
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Joe
Gooooooooodness this stuff is amazing!! I used a double boiler, so I could heat it up without the mayo separating, and poured it in a pan that had cooked squash, zucchini, asparagus and spinach. Delicious! I found it while doing the Whole30 thing, but man if I were a pasta eater this would be my go to for alfredo sauce. Using homemade mayo this is pretty clean and guilt free. Thank you!
Liz DellaCroce
Ahhh yes that sounds so good!
Joanne
I normally don’t like mayo but with tahini added into the mix…I could really get to loving it.
Liz DellaCroce
I don’t *love* mayo but the tahini really makes it!