Tahini Pasta Sauce
This creamy tahini pasta sauce is a fun and flavorful recipe, and perfect for an easy weeknight dinner. A vegan and low histamine recipe.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Sauces
Cuisine: American, British, Italian
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 406kcal
- 8 oz pasta (or more to preference)
For the herb tahini sauce
- ½ cup tahini
- ¼ cup parsley
- ¼ cup basil
- ⅛ cup mint optional
- 1 garlic clove optional
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar optional
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 4 tablespoon water more to sauce consistency preference
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
Cook your pasta in salted water according to packet instructions. Drain and add back into your pot. Reserve a cup of the pasta water.
Make the dressing by combining all the ingredients in a blender, and blending to a thick sauce. Adjust the consistency by adding spoonfuls of the pasta water as needed.
Stir the tahini herb sauce through the pasta, and allow to warm through for a few minutes (stir to prevent sticking to the pot).
Plate up your pasta, sprinkle with more herbs for garnish, and season with more salt and pepper if required. Enjoy!
- Adjust the consistency of the sauce to preference by adding more tahini (to thicken) or water (to thin).
- Reserve a cup of the pasta water and add spoonfuls to the sauce as needed.
- Change up the herbs if you prefer!
- Use gluten-free pasta if required.
- If lemon juice works for you, then you can use this instead of the apple cider vinegar (likely not for my low histamine readers).
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
- tahini (sesame) scores 1. It is a known potential allergen, so only make this recipe if you know you can tolerate sesame.
- apple cider vinegar and garlic, which score 1.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 475IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg