Get to know Tahini better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like spread or paste.
Tahini in a sentence
Tahini meaning
A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
Using Tahini
- The main meaning on this page is: A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
- Useful related words include: spread, paste.
- In the example corpus, tahini often appears in combinations such as: the tahini, tahini sauce, of tahini.
Context around Tahini
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tahini
- In this selection, "tahini" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, simple, gochujang, chickpeas, sauce, paste and gochujang stand out and add context to how "tahini" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a simple tahini sauce to and add the tahini gochujang and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tahini" sits close to words such as aayog, absentees and accruing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tahini
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Does tahini have an egg? (5 words)
Instead of tahini, you can use sunflower seed butter. (9 words)
As you stir the tahini paste, slowly add cold water. (10 words)
The world’s societies can be split in two around a variety of subjects: Those who like hummus and those who like tahini, lovers and haters of coriander, those focused on the problem and those focused on the solution. (39 words)
To make a simple tahini sauce to add to meals or soups, you can combine the tahini paste, yogurt, lemon juice, warm water, and salt to taste. (27 words)
If you love the recipe as much as I do, you can make more tahini sauce and salsa in advance for a quick breakfast on another day. (27 words)
Does tahini have an egg? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
To make a simple tahini sauce to add to meals or soups, you can combine the tahini paste, yogurt, lemon juice, warm water, and salt to taste.
To make the spicy gochujang tahini sauce: Add the tahini, gochujang and soy sauce to a bowl.
The production cost of tahini is also an important factor which could impact the price of tahini.
Baked fish with tahini is also common in Tiberias while the coastal Galileans prefer to replace the tahini with yogurt and add sumac on top.
Does tahini have an egg?
In a food processor, place chickpeas, tahini, 2 tablespoons chickpea liquid, lemon juice, garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil and cumin.
Pita is layered with hummus and eggplant za’alook and topped with diced tomato, cucumber, onion, dill pickle and tahini.
Studded generously with sesame seeds, at first bite they seemed a little dry but were actually quite tasty, crispy, and fluffy once dipped into the tahini.
This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for charred eggplant pita sandwiches with spicy tahini.
Instead of tahini, you can use sunflower seed butter.
Julia Moskin adapted this recipe for a spiced chickpea salad with tahini and pita chips from one Hetty Lui McKinnon developed years ago.
Nigerian singer Johnny Drille and his wife, Rima Tahini, have recently celebrated two years wedding anniversary and five years together in a heartwarming celebration.
The world’s societies can be split in two around a variety of subjects: Those who like hummus and those who like tahini, lovers and haters of coriander, those focused on the problem and those focused on the solution.
This tasty chicken salad swaps mayonnaise-based dressing for one made with fresh herbs and tahini, a ground sesame paste used in Mediterranean cooking.
Whisk together tahini, soy milk, maple syrup, vinegar, mustard, salt and cumin.
As you stir the tahini paste, slowly add cold water.
Drizzle a little (or a lot) of lemon-garlic tahini dressing on top to help the simple flavors sing.
If you do this, keep the tahini sauce: it’s always a welcome addition.
If you love the recipe as much as I do, you can make more tahini sauce and salsa in advance for a quick breakfast on another day.
In a large bowl, whisk the crushed garlic, cumin, juice of half a lemon, paprika, half the tahini and all the olive oil.
Common combinations with tahini
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tahini 12×
- tahini sauce 8×
- of tahini 6×
- with tahini 6×
- tahini and 6×
- and tahini 3×
- tahini paste 2×
- tahini is 2×
- tahini have 2×
- tahini dressing 2×