In just 10 minutes, you can make this easy Chinese tahini pasta recipe that can be enjoyed cold, as a salad on a warm day, or hot, and served as a light, but creamy dish.
Category
Mains
Servings
1.5
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
VEGAN | GLUTEN-FREE | NUT-FREE
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Ingredients
Box of your favorite Pasta 意面
water 水
2-4 tablespoons of warm water (depending on how thick or thin you like your sauce)
1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon tahini
1/2 tablespoon maple syrup or sweeter of choice, or to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 tablespoon of toasted sesame seeds 黑芝麻 (for garnish)
Pasta
Tahini Pasta Sauce (need 1/4 cup for recipe)
Directions
Cook pasta according to instructions on the packaging.
Make tahini pasta sauce: in a small bowl, add sweetener, tahini, soy sauce, vinegar, and a little hot water until the sauce is well combined. Add water little by little to adjust consistency. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Add cooked pasta into the sesame sauce mixture and mix and adjust around until pasta is covered and flavors are evenly distributed.
Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over top of pasta and serve!
Recipe Note
Functions of Sesame:
- Tonifies Yin
- Replenishes liver and kidney Yin, Blood, and Essence: to treat prematurely gray hair, blurry vision, tinnitus, insufficient lactation, and dizziness
- Moistens the intestines: to treat constipation due to fluid deficiency
Comments
lovely – i appreciated the simplicity and adaptability of this. i added mushrooms and scallions at the end to include some vitamins.