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What about Tahini?

yturie47
yturie47 Posts: 162 Member
edited November 14 in Social Groups
I happened to pick up a jar of this the other day in my Kroger discount bin. (that may be a clue why no one has mentioned using it). I think I paid a dollar for 16 oz. Well it tastes ok, kind of bland, lots of fat. On the label, 2 tab = 170 calories, had 6 carb grams but also 3 fiber grams. I think it may have possibilities. Does anyone use it?

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  • dessiepenn
    dessiepenn Posts: 167 Member
    I used it to make homemade hummus but haven't in awhile because I haven't ran across a lower carb hummus recipe.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    yes, make hummus - tahini plus chickpeas. Not the lowest carbs, but not that high.
  • KeithF6250
    KeithF6250 Posts: 321 Member
    My wife bought a jar of it to make hummus for the Super Bowl. It hasn't been opened since then until last week. I tried then along with some sesame oil to make shrimp stir fry. The recipe needs work, not ready for prime time. My jar says per ounce 5 g carbs with 4 being fiber.
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    I ran across a low-carb recipe for hummus that uses part chickpeas and part cauliflower. Cauliflower is pretty much a me only thing in my house, as my guy cannot stand it, so if this recipe is not to my taste, it will go ala garbage, and I hate wasting food, so this is on the eventually menu sampling place for me... I can't remember who posted it, but I've got it pinned, I think. My name there is Knit_Or_Miss...

    Couldn't find my pin, but here was a search that yielded some interesting results...

    https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=low carb cauliflower hummus
  • yturie47
    yturie47 Posts: 162 Member
    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    I ran across a low-carb recipe for hummus that uses part chickpeas and part cauliflower. Cauliflower is pretty much a me only thing in my house, as my guy cannot stand it, so if this recipe is not to my taste, it will go ala garbage, and I hate wasting food, so this is on the eventually menu sampling place for me... I can't remember who posted it, but I've got it pinned, I think. My name there is Knit_Or_Miss...

    Couldn't find my pin, but here was a search that yielded some interesting results...

    https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=low carb cauliflower hummus

    Hey KnitorMiss- Thanks so much for the information. I just happen to have a big cauliflower in my fridge needing to be used. Great ideas there. Your an o:)
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    Also, for future reference, I've been told you can use peanut butter in place of tahini in hummus. I am not a peanut butter fan (like peanuts, but not the butter, go figure), so I've never tried it, but I've been told the taste difference is negligible. Tahini tends to be super expensive here and has a massively short shelf life once opened, so finding it in the dollar bin here would be unheard of! The jar I got (can't recall if 16 or 24 oz) cost me $7-$10...so you got a massive deal.
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