Garlic and lemon tahini sauce
ingredients
3-4 lemons
1 large head garlic (approx. 20 cloves)
½ tsp (2g) ground cumin
300g tahini paste
fine salt
instructions
Separate the head of garlic into unpeeled cloves of garlic. Squeeze the lemon juice into a blender, add the garlic, and then pulse until the mixture becomes a think paste (approx. 20 short pulses).
Put the mixture into a fine mesh strainer and using the back of a spoon, squeeze the liquid into a large bowl. Add the tahini paste, and mix with a whisk. At first, the mixture will be very thick: slowly add cold water (approx. 1 tbsp at a time), while mixing, until the mixture is smooth and barely liquid.
Add salt to taste.
notes
The blending duration is critical: if you under-blend, the garlic will not separate properly from the cloves, and if you over-blend, then the lemon will mix too thoroughly with the garlic and neutralize the flavours.