Garlic and Lemon Tahini Sauce

This Garlic and Lemon Tahini Sauce recipe makes a great all-purpose dressing, perfect for salads, roasted vegetables or a simple hummus recipe. A technique demonstrated by renowned Isreli chef, Michael Solomonov; we blended whole unpeeled garlic cloves with lemon juice to prevent harsher garlic flavors from forming, leaving the sauce aromatic instead of pungent.

Ingredients:

• 10 unpeeled cloves of garlic
• 80ml fresh lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• 150gm tahini paste
• 80ml cold water
• Salt to taste

Directions:

1. Pulse garlic and lemon juice in a blender until a pulpy puree is formed, about 20 short pulses. Transfer puree to a fine mesh strainer and press out as much liquid as you can with the back of a spoon, then discard solids.