Creamy Tahini Alfredo Sauce (Vegan, Gluten Free, Pantry Staple Recipe)

This Tahini Alfredo Is:

• Creamy
• Thick
• Bright
• Garlicky
• Dairy Free
• Vegan
• Gluten Free
• Easy to double if you are cooking for a crowd!

This is sort of an Italian/Mediterranean hybrid sauce, which takes the best parts of Italian cooking (olive oil, garlic) and blends them with bright Mediterranean flavors (tahini, lemon).  The result  is a melt-in-your-mouth creamy sauce with a wonderful balance of salty/fatty/acidic flavor.

Tahini, or a paste made from sesame seeds, is something we always keep in our pantry.  Its one of the staple ingredients in hummus, so I always keep a jar on hand when I am craving a quick Instant Pot hummus!  You can normally find tahini in the Mediterranean section of your grocery store and Trader Joes has a really great inexpensive variety that we use.

Whats In this Tahini Alfredo?

• Olive Oil
• Garlic
• Tahini
• Lemon Juice
• Almond Milk
• Salt and Pepper to Taste (or Red Pepper Flakes if you like it hottt)

You can use this alfredo sauce as the base to build an epic pasta ight!  I love it with fresh spring veggies: asparagus, peas, and mushrooms (yum),  or it would be delish with pasta, artichokes, and falafels too.

If there ever was a “healthy” version of alfredo – this is it!  No cream, no butter,  no cheese… only plant-powered goodness!

How Do I Make Tahini Alfredo?

In a large pot, heat the olive oil on low heat.

Add the garlic and saute for 4-5 minutes on low heat until garlic begins to brown.

Add the tahini, lemon juice, and almond milk and stir into a thin sauce.

Continue to stir over low heat until sauce thickens.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve over pasta, with falafel, or drizzle over a pita.

What Do I Serve with Tahini Alfredo?

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Creamy Tahini Alfredo Sauce (Vegan, Gluten Free, Pantry Staple Recipe)

This thick and creamy tahini alfredo sauce is a delicious pantry-staple twist on an Italian classic! Its great over pasta, as a dressing over falafel, or served with garlic pita bread.

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Cook Time 20 mins

Course Dinner, Sauce

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 cup tahini
• 1 lemon juiced
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• In a large pot, heat the olive oil on low heat.  Add the garlic and saute for 4-5 minutes on low heat until garlic begins to brown.  Add the tahini, lemon juice, and almond milk and stir into a thin sauce.  Continue to stir over low heat until sauce thickens.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve over pasta, with falafel, or drizzle over a pita.

Keyword almond milk, Garlic, healthy alfredo, Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Tahini, tahini alfredo

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