Homemade Hummus with Harissa spices

Recipe for homemade tahini paste

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Together: 15 minutes

If you don’t want to add ready-made tahini paste to your hummus, here is a simple and quick recipe for how to make homemade tahini paste. Although tahini paste can be made of unhusked, sprouted sesame seeds, we rather use the husked ones.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (cca 140 g) of sesame seeds
• 2-4 spoons of oil (olive oil or rapeseed oil)
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Add the sesame seeds into a wide, dry pan at a middle temperature and toast them for 3 to 5 minutes, constantly stirring them until they start smelling nicely and really light in color (not brown). You have to be really careful here since the seeds can burn very easily.
2. Move the toasted seeds to a baking tray or a big plate and let them cool down completely.
3. Put the cold toasted sesame seeds in a mixing bowl and mix them for about 1 minute until you get a crumbly content.
4. Add 3 spoons of oil and then mix for another 2 to 3 minutes, occasionally stopping to wipe down the bottom and edges of the bowl. Check the consistency of your tahini - the paste should be smooth and flowy.
5. Try the tahini paste, add salt to taste, and mix for another 5-10 seconds. Keep the tahini paste in a well-closed container in the fridge. When stored this way, it can last up to a month. If you notice that the oil is separated from the sesame, just give it a good stir before using it.