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Vegan Dish of the Week - Tahini Pasta

Published: May 2, 2013 Last Updated: Sep 2023 by Lindsay This post may contain affiliate links to products I use and enjoy. 2 Comments

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GUYS I MADE PASTA AND IT TASTED LIKE HUMMUS ON NOODLES.

And Jay has eaten leftovers gleefully almost every day for lunch this week.Serve topped with extra paprika

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This is SO good.  I thought of it last week when we did our whole vegan shenanigan, and I really like the idea of giving you guys and my gut a vegan recipe every once in awhile.

Hummus is one of those things that's always touted as naturally vegan without any modifications so I thought....why not make the flavors of hummus coat a pasta?  And why not stir some mint into that?

I did it, and it was REALLY good.  It was raining on this particular day, so the photo gods weren't exactly on my side.  We watched Argo while we ate it, too, and I'd HIGHLY recommend that flick to anyone who lives under a rock like we do and hasn't seen it yet.

Anyway. The pasta.  It's easy!  You need 1 can of chick peas in their liquid, 1 lemon, some mint and parsley, tahini, pasta, olive oil, garlic, and smoked paprika.  If you don't have smoked paprika, no worries!  Just use regular paprika and move on with your life. Ingredients

First, we want to drain the chickpeas and toast them, but save the liquid.  I make the sauce in a food processor, so I drained the liquid from the beans straight into the bowl.  Drain chick peas into bowl

Then, put the chickpeas into a large skillet with a little olive oil or cooking spray.  Sprinkle them with smoked paprika - ½ teaspoon or so.  We're going to dry them out and toast them so they get nice and crunchy.  Start chick peas with paprika

While the pasta is cooking and the chick peas are toasting, go ahead and roughly chop the fresh herbs together so they'll be ready.  This is mint from my "garden," AKA a pot that sat on my back porch with zero attention for the last three months in the cold and magically made a ton of mint over the past few weeks.  It's a weed, that mint.Chop herbs together

Now, back to the sauce!  Add a few big spoonfuls of tahini, and drizzle in some olive oil.Add olive oil to food processor

Then, squeeze in the lemon juice.  I love lemon, and almost could have used more than one in the sauce.  Use at least one lemon, but add more juice if you'd like!Squeeze lemon juice into bowl

Now, when the chick peas are toasted, reserve half.  Leave the pan on medium heat, we're going to use it again in a second. Toast chick peas until lightly golden

Put the other half and the garlic cloves in the food processor - they'll thicken the sauce.Add all ingredients to food processor for sauce

Now, whir the sauce all together and taste it - add salt if you'd like!  The sauce will be very thin, but seriously don't worry about it.  It gets really thick when it cooks from the starchy beans. Puree sauce until smooth

Add all the sauce to the pan you used to toast the chick peas.  Stir it around for a minute or two to heat it though.  See?  It gets very thick.  Add some pasta water, olive oil, veggie stock, water...anything you need to keep it thin enough to coat the pasta.Heat sauce through in pan

When the pasta is cooked, add it with the reserved chick peas and herbs to the sauce.Toss chickpeas with herbs and sauce

Toss everything together, and taste!  Add more salt or lemon juice if you'd like. Toss and taste for salt

That's it, friends!  This was DELICIOUS, and really lovely with some extra herbs on top.  The chick peas give a lot of protein, and the tahini in this is just so flavorful.  Even non vegans will love it, trust me!  Enjoy this one. Serve topped with extra paprika

Recipe

Tahini Spaghetti with Lemon

Lindsay Howerton-Hastings
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Ingredients
  

  • ⅔ pound spaghetti or other long pasta
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika plus more for serving
  • 1 13 ounce can chick peas
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 tablespoons tahini paste
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves plus extra for serving
  • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves plus extra for serving
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook the pasta to al dente according to the package directions. Reserve one cup of cooking water right before you drain the pasta.
  • Meanwhile, drain the chick peas and reserve the canning liquid. Add the peas to a large skillet over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and the smoked paprika. Cook the chick peas for 10 minutes, shaking occasionally, until they start to brown on the edges.
  • Roughly chop the parsley and mint together.
  • To a food processor or blender, add the chick pea liquid, olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, and half the toasted chick peas. Blend to puree into a thin sauce. Taste, and add some salt to your taste or more tahini if you'd like. The sauce will be very thin.
  • To the pan that you used to toast the chick peas, add the sauce over medium heat. Stir to warm through, and add some of the pasta water if the sauce gets too thick.
  • Add the pasta, remaining chick peas, and herbs to the sauce. Toss with tongs and taste - add more salt if you'd like. Add cooking liquid or olive oil to smooth out the sauce so it evenly coats the pasta.
  • Serve with extra smoked paprika, sea salt, or herbs on top. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4g
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  1. Aly GarlicHands

    May 02, 2013 at 11:58 am

    That looks super tasty!

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