Tahina (A sauce often used on falafels or salads)

Ingredients

• •3/4 cup sesame seed paste, stirred
• •1 clove garlic, crushed
• •juice of 11/2 to 2 lemons
• •3/4 cupwater
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

Directions

1. 1In a deep bowl beat the tahina with the crushed garlic and lemon juice until creamy.
2. 2Add water bit by bit, beating well after each addition. If using blender put all the ingredients in and blend.
3. 3Add salt and parsley and stir. Add more lemon juice if needed. The sauce should be tangy. Refrigerate until meal time.
4. 4Spoon over individual servings of baked or fried fish, or over falafel in Pita (Arabic bread).