Salata Tahini Middle Eastern Tahini Salad

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This recipe goes well with just about every middle eastern dish. Its very flavorful, one of my favorites. I make this at home, but i am not good at keeping measurements, so i snagged it off of the web and tweaked it, to the way i make it at home.*to spice it up you can also add chopped hot pepper to it as well*.

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Steps

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May need to adjust tahini and water levels to desired consistency.

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Consistency should be creamy.

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Dice up tomatoes and cucumbers and combine them together in a medium bowl.

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Place garlic , hot pepper and salt in a mortar.

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Smash until mushed.

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Tahini dressing takes a bit of stirring to become creamy so , you can either add tahini , and water in a bowl by itself and mix or you can add to the same bowl with the cucumbers and tomatoes.

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Add lemon in increments to achieve desired tartness.

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Stir the dressing until smooth and creamy.

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Combine everything including garlic / hot pepper together making sure you have added the mint.

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Take tbsp of dried mint , place in hand and take other hand and rub together , this will sort of grind the mint up smaller and separate it from any stems.

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Place in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.

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Serve with a swirl of olive oil on top.

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Enjoy !.

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Ingredients

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tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic clove, tahini, lemon, juice of, water, dried mint, olive oil, salt, serrano peppers