Everyone is talking about tahini – sesame tahini has gained particular popularity, as it has extraordinary health benefits and is also delicious. However, other types of tahini remain in the background – hazelnut tahini for example.
What is hazelnut tahini?
It's just fine grinded hazelnuts using a technology similar to the way peanut butter is made. It has been used in confectionery for years.
How to use hazelnut tahini
Hazelnut tahini gives off a fantastic nougat flavor to any sweet treat - cakes, muffins or biscuits. It has a perfect nutty and full flavor. You can also use it to make Homemade Vegan Ice Cream, which will taste like the Italian Hazelnut Gelato we all love.
However, the only application of hazelnut tahini is not in confectionery. You can also prepare salty dishes with it. One of them is pasta. You can make ravioli with hazelnut tahini and ricotta. You can also prepare any other type of pasta with it.
It goes well with different types of cheese, such as brie, camembert, ricotta, as well as milder-tasting vegetables, such as zucchini. You can also prepare pasta with cooking cream, tahini and chicken. You can also roast chicken with hazelnuts and add hazelnut tahini to almost any dish except tomato dishes.
Do not neglect it, because this product is affordable and easy to prepare even at home. The health benefits of hazelnut tahini are also amazing.
What is hazelnut tahini good for?
Hazelnuts are actually one of the healthiest nuts around. They contain a very large amount of vitamin E - just one handful (about 25 grams) gives us more than 20 percent of our daily dose. Hazelnuts are rich in manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6 and zinc.
Hazelnut tahini also has many antioxidants that protect cells from aging, cancer and heart disease. They reduce cholesterol levels as well as inflammation in our body.
Make a tahini with the skin of the hazelnuts because it contains the most antioxidants. Hazelnuts also take care of heart health because they contain a very large amount of the beneficial omega-9 fatty acids.
A recent study also found the anti-inflammatory properties of hazelnuts. It states that their consumption directly reduces the levels of certain markers of inflammation in blood tests, such as C-reactive protein.
Low levels of this indicator are directly related to better health, as well as a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes and other vascular problems.
