Snack · 5 min · middle-eastern

Celery Tahini Boats

Weeknight-friendly Middle Eastern cooking: Celery Tahini Boats comes together in 5 minutes with celery stalks, tahini, and not much else. The macros do the talking: 6g protein, 9g carbs, and 16g fat in every 190-calorie serving. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 4 Celery stalks
• 2 tbsp Tahini
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 1 tsp Sesame seeds

Steps

1. Trim 4 celery stalks and cut each into 3-inch lengths so the boats fit comfortably in your hand.
2. In a small bowl, whisk 2 tbsp tahini with 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp water. Keep adding water 1 tsp at a time until it pours off the spoon -- tahini seizes up and looks dry before it loosens, which is normal, so keep whisking through the thick stage.
3. Taste the thinned tahini and add a pinch of salt. Tahini tastes flat without salt, so season until it tastes rich and bright.
4. Line up the celery boats and spoon or drizzle the tahini into each groove, filling them generously.
5. Sprinkle 1 tsp sesame seeds over the tops for crunch.
6. Serve right away -- filled celery boats get watery if they sit, so fill them just before snacking.

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