World Flavors Cookbook

Tahinosoupa

Tahini and lemon soup — a warming, nutty, vegan soup eaten on Lenten Fridays and throughout the Orthodox fasting calendar.

Cuisine: Greece

Ingredients

• 150g tahini
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 100g orzo or rice
• 1L vegetable broth
• Salt

Instructions

1. Cook orzo in broth until tender.
2. Whisk tahini with lemon juice and a cup of warm water until smooth and pourable.
3. Slowly ladle hot broth into tahini mixture, whisking constantly to temper.
4. Pour back into the pot. Heat gently — do not boil.
5. Season with salt.