Easy Falafel Sauce Recipes (2024)

Easy Falafel Sauce Recipes for falafel, salads, burgers, roasted veggies, sandwiches, and bowls! Quick, healthy, vegan, and dairy-free. Take your falafel to the next level with this 4-ingredient lemon-tahini Falafel Sauce.

It's versatile, and takes just 10 minutes to make. Drizzle it on a falafel salad, a falafel sandwich, or make a Falafel Bowl. Pair this easy lemon tahini dressing with my Vegan Air Fryer Falafel, and this Easy 10-Minute Tomato Cucumber Salad for a complete and delicious meal.

Additionally, you can make one of these other four falafel sauces below to change things up:

👩🏼‍🌾 Ingredients

• Tahini has a nutty flavor and a creamy texture. It is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. It's rich in healthy fats, protein, and fiber, as well as calcium, and iron. When mixed with garlic, and lemon, it makes the most delicious falafel sauce.
• Lemon juice adds a bright and tangy flavor. It's natural acidity cuts through the richness of tahini, and extends the shelf life of this lemon tahini falafel sauce. The juice also helps to thin out the consistency of the sauce. The citrusy aroma is another benefit from using fresh lemon.
• Garlic adds depth of flavor and a kick to this falafel sauce recipe. Plus, it has numerous potential health benefits, such as reducing immune system support.
• Ground cumin adds an earthy flavor and smoky notes to this lemon tahini dressing. It is also believed to have potential digestive benefits.
• Ice water is used to thin out the sauce.

See recipe card for quantities.

🍋 Substitutions

• Tahini - use cashew, coconut, or soy yogurt instead as desired
• Lemon - use apple cider vinegar instead if you have no lemon
• Spicy - add sriracha for a spicy lemon-tahini falafel sauce
• Miso - mix 2 teaspoons miso in 1 tablespoon water and add this to the sauce for more umami flavors
• Herbs - whisk ¼ cup chopped fresh, leafy herbs (parsley, cilantro, dill, basil) into the falafel sauce to brighten the flavor and add some greens

Visit my Vegan Condiment Recipes page for more easy dairy-free sauces.

📖 Instructions

Step 1. Transfer the lemon juice to a medium bowl. Press the garlic into the bowl using a garlic press, or mince and add. Whisk to combine.

Step 2. Add cumin, and salt.Whisk to combine.

Step 5. Add the tahini and whisk the mixture until fully incorporated.

Step 4. Add 2 tablespoons ice water at a time and whisk the falafel sauce until smooth. The mixture may seize but it will eventually become creamy and smooth. Use up to 6 to 8 tablespoons water, or the amount needed for the desired texture.

💡 Expert Tips

• For doubling the recipe, I recommend using a food processor or blender instead. Add all the ingredients (minus the water) to the canister of a food processor or blender and pulse or blend until fully incorporated. Then gradually add the water through the drizzle basin or feed tube until the desired consistency. You can also easily add fresh herbs using this method for a blended herby falafel sauce.
• The mixture may seize when whisking, but don't panic. It will eventually become creamy and smooth as you keep whisking and adding water as needed.

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