Tahini sauce substitution? ?

Question

I'm going to try and make a falafel recipe and the recipe says it needs tahini sauce. I don't have any! What can I use as a substitution in falafel?

Answer 1

peanut butter

Answer 2

Tahini cannot be substituted, it is very original and the taste will be very different if substituted. Peanut butter will taste weird. You could buy it. Its sesame seed paste ^.^

Answer 3

peanut butter is not a good substitute. almond would be more like it, but still not the same as the sesame paste. I have tried peanut butter and it was inedible. I love peanuts and peanut butter too...

I am assuming the tahini is used as a condiment for the falafel, so what you could do if you don't have any tahini is make a creamy sauce to go with it instead. My husband doesn't like tahini so I make tzatziki sauce for his falafel. Mix together sour cream or yogurt with lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. If I have it in the house I will peel and dice a cucumber for the sauce and also sometimes add some dill.

Answer 4

I don't think there is really a substitution, but I have read that [natural] nut butters can be used, but I would recommend buying tahini. It would be at most grocery stores.