Open Sesame

Rachel Belle is the creator & host of Your Last Meal, a James Beard Award finalist for Best Podcast, and a national Edward R Murrow award winning news radio feature reporter. She hosts the PBS event series “Food For Thought” and her food writing has been published in Lucky Peach, Eater, and more. She loves campfire cooking and petting every single cat she sees. Her relatives claim to have invented both the tube top and the bagel dog. Author Residence: Seattle, Washington

Contents

Foreword by Isaac Mizrahi

Introduction



Morning Meals

Congee with Sesame Soy Mushrooms and Jammy Korean Marinated Eggs (mayak gyeran)

Roasted Strawberry Toast with Goat Cheese and Tahini

Aleppo Spiced Tahini Yogurt with Burst Tomatoes and Sesame Fried Egg

Tropical Tahini Pineapple Smoothie

Chonky Tahini Maple Granola with Pistachios and Coconut

Sesame Crusted Waffles with Tahini and Maple



Party Snacks

Furikake Chex Mix

Falafel-Spiced Tahini Deviled Eggs with Crispy Chickpeas

Pita Chip Nachos with Tahini Feta Queso & Chicken Shawarma

Ethereally Creamy Israeli-Style Hummus

Golden Hummus

(or Hot Pink Hummus! Page )

Rustic Sesame Lavash Crackers

Tahini, Sour Cream & Caramelized Onion Dip

Onigiri with Homemade Furikake



Mains and Sides

Everything Including the Bagel Salad

Beet Salad with Garlicky Tahini & Mint Gremolata

Roasted Kabocha Squash with Tangy Miso Tahini Drizzle

Crushed Potatoes with Tahini Feta Queso and Olive Tapenade

Gingery Sesame Chicken Soup with Rice Noodles

Rainbow Farro Bowls with Herby Tahini Sauce

Cozy Kitchari with Cilantro-Tahini Sauce

Vietnamese Fresh Rolls with Tahini Hoisin Dipping Sauce

Cold Sesame Soba with Summer Veg

Beef Arayes with Garlicky Tahini Sauce

Challah Chicken Schnitzel “Shabbat Sandwiches”

Pasta with Sesame Chicken Mince and Creamy Lime-Basil Sauce

Steak Tacos with Charred Corn-Sesame Relish

Gingery Chicken Meatballs with Sesame Chile Crisp Glaze

Weeknight Poke Bowls

Crispy Sesame Schnitzel’d Mushrooms



Sweet Things

Chocolate Miso Whoopie Pies with Tahini Cream

Tahini Frangipane Apricot Galette

Tender Tahini Almond Cake with Strawberries and Cream

No-Bake Berry Tahini Layer Bars

Tahini Banoffee Pie

Black Sesame Shoothie

Crisp Sesame Brittle

Super Sesame Sundaes with Sesame Brittle, Chocolate Tahini Magic Shell and Tahini Whipped Cream



Acknowledgments

Index