Name: Egyptian Sesame Tahini and Honey Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 150 g roasted sesame tahini; 100 g honey; 1 a pinch of salt; 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds, to finish; as needed warm flatbread, to serve; 1 a shallow serving dish; 1 a spoon or small knife, for swirling; 1 a small saucepan, for warming the honey

Before you cook

Tahini and honey are meant to swirl together, not emulsify into one uniform colour. Overmixing loses the visual contrast that is part of the appeal.

Warm the honey slightly if it has crystallised. Cold, hard honey will not fold into the tahini evenly.

Method

Warm the honey briefly if it has become thick or crystallised.
Spoon the tahini into a shallow serving dish and level the surface.
Season the tahini lightly with the pinch of salt and stir once.
Drizzle the warm honey over the tahini in a loose spiral pattern.
Drag a spoon or knife through in a few strokes to create marbled swirls.
Stop before the two fully combine into a single uniform colour.
Scatter the roasted sesame seeds over the swirled surface.
Serve immediately alongside warm flatbread for tearing and scooping.
Stir gently before each use if the dip has settled between servings.
Store any leftovers airtight and re-swirl lightly before serving again.

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