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Expand1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, stripped from stem Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon rosemary, roughly chopped Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon course sea salt, more to taste Ask a question about this ingredient
zest of 2 oranges Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 teaspoon cumin Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup yogurt or sour cream Ask a question about this ingredient
Combine all ingredients in a mortar and pestle until thoroughly mixed and fragrant. Alternatively, pulse in a mini food processor...you might make a paste but that's OK.
Ask a question about this stepAdd 1 tablespoon at a time to yogurt or sour cream, tasting as you go. Add salt if necessary. Use as a dip for vegetables, pita chips, falafel, grilled meats, or as I do sometime...right off the spoon.
Ask a question about this stepDorie is a food writer and award-winning author of ten cookbooks, her most recent being Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours.