Comments on: Meatless Monday: Falafel With Tahini Sauce http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/07/27/meatless-monday-falafel-with-tahini-sauce/ Cook Local, Eat Global Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:50:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Jillian http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/07/27/meatless-monday-falafel-with-tahini-sauce/#comment-126399 Jillian Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:31:49 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1155#comment-126399 Ahhh thank you. Actually I hadn't added water at all, it wasn't in the recipe that I was following. I was using a food processor. I think the fault lies in that I had lightly toasted (not even to a golden brown color, just a bit past warm) about 3/4 cup of sesame seeds before putting it in the food processor and then feeling like it wasn't enough -- I added sesame seeds that hadn't been toasted, so they stubbornly did not grind down as smoothly as the rest. I will run the recipe through the seive now though, I hadn't thought to do that! Also, how long do you keep your tahini sauce stored? I've heard between 2 and three months. Thanks Barbara :) Ahhh thank you.

Actually I hadn’t added water at all, it wasn’t in the recipe that I was following.

I was using a food processor. I think the fault lies in that I had lightly toasted (not even to a golden brown color, just a bit past warm) about 3/4 cup of sesame seeds before putting it in the food processor and then feeling like it wasn’t enough — I added sesame seeds that hadn’t been toasted, so they stubbornly did not grind down as smoothly as the rest.

I will run the recipe through the seive now though, I hadn’t thought to do that!

Also, how long do you keep your tahini sauce stored? I’ve heard between 2 and three months.

Thanks Barbara :)

]]> By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/07/27/meatless-monday-falafel-with-tahini-sauce/#comment-126385 Barbara Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:29:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1155#comment-126385 How are you grinding your tahini, Jillian? It may not be possible to make it as smooth as commercial tahini, depending on what you are using to grind it. (This is why I buy tahini from the store, and then make the sauce.) To get the gritty out, you can try sieving the tahini through a very fine meshed sieve or strainer. But first, beat in more water--that is what makes the sauce creamy and pale. Tahini sauce is an emulsion of tahini, garlic, lemon juice and water, with salt and other seasonings. The water is what makes it creamy. So beat in more water until it is pale and creamy and will pour easily, and then, pour it through a sieve, using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir it in the sieve and push the liquidy parts through while retaining the gritty bits from the sesame seed hulls. How are you grinding your tahini, Jillian? It may not be possible to make it as smooth as commercial tahini, depending on what you are using to grind it. (This is why I buy tahini from the store, and then make the sauce.)

To get the gritty out, you can try sieving the tahini through a very fine meshed sieve or strainer.

But first, beat in more water–that is what makes the sauce creamy and pale. Tahini sauce is an emulsion of tahini, garlic, lemon juice and water, with salt and other seasonings. The water is what makes it creamy. So beat in more water until it is pale and creamy and will pour easily, and then, pour it through a sieve, using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir it in the sieve and push the liquidy parts through while retaining the gritty bits from the sesame seed hulls.

]]> By: Jillian http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/07/27/meatless-monday-falafel-with-tahini-sauce/#comment-126384 Jillian Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:04:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1155#comment-126384 Okay, my falafel is a work in progress, I deal with two kitcen, two ours away from one another. So I made my tahini already... well actually. I'm making it now. It doesn't look nearly as white and creamy as yours does, it looks a bit too gritty and even has some whole sesame seeds in there. Mind you, I'm making my tahini entirely from scratch. I'm not sure if I should add water, or more oil...or what? can someone give advice? Okay, my falafel is a work in progress, I deal with two kitcen, two ours away from one another. So I made my tahini already… well actually. I’m making it now. It doesn’t look nearly as white and creamy as yours does, it looks a bit too gritty and even has some whole sesame seeds in there. Mind you, I’m making my tahini entirely from scratch.

I’m not sure if I should add water, or more oil…or what? can someone give advice?

]]> By: Zebe912 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/07/27/meatless-monday-falafel-with-tahini-sauce/#comment-121827 Zebe912 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:34:23 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1155#comment-121827 I just made these yesterday and they came out perfectly. I made hummus and tabbouleh to go with them and YUM!! I just made these yesterday and they came out perfectly. I made hummus and tabbouleh to go with them and YUM!!

]]> By: Loryn http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/07/27/meatless-monday-falafel-with-tahini-sauce/#comment-120016 Loryn Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:26:25 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1155#comment-120016 Ah..Souvlaki's IS still there, and apparently, still making students' mouths water late at night...I remember ordering souvlaki sandwiches to the dorms after hours; meeting the delivery person furtively at the back door, then smuggling the food up to the third floor, painfully (and wonderfully) aware of the delectable aromas wafting out the the hot foil packets inside the paper bag...I only discovered their falafel when I was ready to graduate and leave Athens...I miss them both! I'll try your recipe this weekend- what's a little work in search of a memory?! Ah..Souvlaki’s IS still there, and apparently, still making students’ mouths water late at night…I remember ordering souvlaki sandwiches to the dorms after hours; meeting the delivery person furtively at the back door, then smuggling the food up to the third floor, painfully (and wonderfully) aware of the delectable aromas wafting out the the hot foil packets inside the paper bag…I only discovered their falafel when I was ready to graduate and leave Athens…I miss them both! I’ll try your recipe this weekend- what’s a little work in search of a memory?!

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