Ground Sesame Seed Dip
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 2
Sesame seeds were an important crop for the peoples of the ancient Near East because of the high quality of the oil and meal they provided. Archaeologists have found evidence of sesame cultivation in Egypt, Palestine, Babylonia, and Assyria. Read more North of the Assyrian capital, Nineveh, they discovered crushed seeds in their excavations of the kingdom of Ararat (Jeremiah 51:27). In ancient times, sesame oil was primarily employed as a fuel for lamps. However, it had culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic applications as well. Although sesame seeds are not specifically mentioned in the Bible, the ancient Hebrews certainly must have used them in their cooking. To this day, they are a ubiquitous ingredient in the cuisines of the eastern Mediterranean. When lightly toasted and ground into a paste, sesame seeds add a nutty flavor to a wide variety of sauces, dips, and dressings . See less
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup hulled sesame seeds shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 small clove garlic, minced shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- bitter herbs (such as arugula, chicory, dandelion, shopping list
- endive, sorrel, or watercress), washed and dried, shopping list
- or Unleavened Griddle bread shopping list
How to make it
- Toast the sesame seeds 1/4 cup at a time. Immediately after the seeds are toasted, grind them into a paste using a mortar and pestle, electric spice grinder, or grain mill. Transfer the paste to a small serving bowl, and mix with the water. Stir in the vinegar, salt, and garlic, and mix well. Drizzle with olive oil. Serve at room temperature with the bitter herbs or bread for dipping.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Sounds like this might work well with veggies too,
or maybe Spring Rolls, I will give it a go.
Thank you again Joymarie for the history too.
Michael
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sounds interesting thank you
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Mystic, thank you for the great recipe! I can't wait to try this. Have a great holiday!
annieamie
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