Summer Squash with Tahini-Sumac Sauce
Recipe by Maddie Rhodes, @dont_stop_beleafing.
Ingredients
- 2 zucchini/summer squash
- 1 clove garlic, grated or minced
- 3 tablespoons tahini
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon sumac
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Cut the zucchini into 1 inch pieces.
- Toss with salt, place in a strainer over a bowl, and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- After 10 minutes, pat the zucchini dry.
- Place on a baking tray, and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Broil for 1-3 minutes, until slightly charred and crisp.
- To make the sauce, combine garlic, tahini, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and sumac in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
- Slowly stream in the olive oil while whisking.
- Plate the sauce on the bottom of a dish, and the crisp zucchini on top, and garnish with fresh black pepper and black sesame seeds.
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