Homemade Tahini

Tahini is one of my favourite foods, i put it on everything, but my favourite way to eat it is off a spoon with some coconut nectar! 

Tahini can be made with raw sesame seeds, though it will be a bit harder to blend and get it super smooth than it would be with roasted sesame seeds, as they release more oil while blending. I used half raw and half roasted seeds, just because that's what i had on hand, and the result was a beautiful, thick tahini!

Tahini

• Sesame seeds - the more you use, the easier it will be to blend
• A small amount of neutral tasting oil (grape seed, vegetable) or sesame oil (optional)

1. Fill your food processor (i use a high powered blender) with seeds
2. Blend until you reach the consistency you like, you may need to scrape down the sides a few times to incorporate everything (this can take around 10 minutes depending on what your food processor is like)
3. If you are choosing to add the extra oil, (only a little!) do so now, and process to encorporate.

Keep your tahini in the fridge to get the longest life out of it, as well as all your other nut and seed butters!

Jacqui

xo