From the kitchen

Recipes with tahini

Real tahini deserves more than the back of the pantry. Five recipes we grew up with — from a five-minute Kurdish breakfast to homemade halva.

15 min 4–6 servings

Classic hummus with tahini

Silky smooth hummus the traditional way: chickpeas, plenty of stone-ground tahini, lemon and garlic. Ready in 15 minutes.

5 min 2 servings

Rashi & dibs — the traditional Kurdish breakfast

The most beloved breakfast of Kurdistan and Iraq: stone-ground tahini (rashi) swirled with date syrup, scooped up with warm bread. Ready in 5 minutes.

5 min A small bowl (± 200 ml)

Creamy tahini dressing

One jar, endless salads: creamy tahini dressing with lemon and garlic in 5 minutes. Perfect over roasted vegetables, bowls and falafel.

40 min ± 500 g (one small tin)

Homemade sesame halva

Crumbly, sweet sesame halva with just three basic ingredients: stone-ground tahini, sugar and vanilla. An ancient sweet you can make at home.

30 min ± 16 cookies

Tahini cookies with sesame seeds

Nutty, not-too-sweet cookies with a crackled top — tahini takes the place of butter. One bowl, 30 minutes.

Made with Bayaz Tahin — Every recipe here is made with our stone-ground tahini from Amedi — 100% sesame, since 1948. View the product