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Mango lime tahini sauce served
Velvety fusion sauce combining tropical fruit and sesame paste

Mango, lime & tahini sauce

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Sauces and Gravies
This recipe is a textbook example of fusion cuisine: marrying the earthy, heavy profile of Middle Eastern tahini (sesame paste) with tropical mango lightness. Tahini's natural fat content makes the fruit creamy without cream or oil, resulting in a surprisingly full yet refreshing sauce.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 15 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 145 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Asian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Blender or high-powered chopper
  • Grater
  • Knife

Allergen Information

⚠️ Sesame

Instructions

1 ✓

Peel the mango. Cut flesh from the stone and chop.

Tip: Choose soft, honey-sweet mango. If hard, the taste will be sour and texture grainy.
2 ✓

Grate the garlic as finely as possible.

Tip: For raw sauces, it is critical that garlic is pulpy, not chunky, otherwise biting into it is unpleasant.
3 ✓

Place mango, tahini, lime juice, honey, garlic, ginger, and salt in the blender.

Tip: Tahini oil content and mango fibres will form an emulsion together.
4 ✓

Start blending, and drizzle in the water in a thin stream.

Tip: Water amount depends on mango juiciness. Watch consistency: we want a thick cream soup texture.
5 ✓

Blend for at least 1 minute until completely smooth and frothy.

Tip: Incorporating air makes the texture lighter (physical aeration).
6 ✓

After tasting, add more salt or honey for balance if needed. Salt brings out mango sweetness.

Tip: Flavours should be 'round': sweet, sour, salty, and sesame bitterness all at once.
7 ✓

Refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving.

Tip: During resting, fibres swell and sauce thickens slightly.

Recipe FAQ

Can I use frozen mango?
Yes, but let it thaw completely and pour the juice into the blender too, as that contains flavour.
The sauce became bitter. Why?
Probably the tahini was rancid, or you squeezed the white pith of the lime in. Always taste tahini on its own before use!

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Ripe mango (approx. 300g)
  • 3 tbsp Tahini (sesame paste)
  • 1 whole Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 50 ml Cold water
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 1 pinch Ground ginger
  • 2 pinch Salt