Copperrail Black Garlic-Tahini

Name: Copperrail Black Garlic–tahini
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ¼ cup (80 ml)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: ¼ cup water (60 ml) Water; ⅓ cup well-stirred tahini (80 ml) Tahini; 4 jarred peeled medium black garlic cloves Black Garlic; 1 Tbsp mirin (15 ml) Mirin; 1 Tbsp light soy sauce (of 3 Tbsp total in recipe) (15 ml) Light Soy; 2 tsp rice vinegar (of 3½ Tbsp + 2 tsp total) (10 ml) Rice Vinegar; ¼ tsp kosher salt (of 1 tsp total) (1.25 ml) Kosher Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Rob Rubba recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rob Rubba.

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Ratio

Water 60 mlTahini 80 mlMirin 15 mlLight Soy 15 mlRice Vinegar 10 mlKosher Salt 1 ml

Ingredients

Water — ¼ cup water (60 ml)
Tahini — ⅓ cup well-stirred tahini (80 ml)
Black Garlic — 4 jarred peeled medium black garlic cloves
Mirin — 1 Tbsp mirin (15 ml)
Light Soy — 1 Tbsp light soy sauce (of 3 Tbsp total in recipe) (15 ml)
Rice Vinegar — 2 tsp rice vinegar (of 3½ Tbsp + 2 tsp total) (10 ml)
Kosher Salt — ¼ tsp kosher salt (of 1 tsp total) (1.25 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

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Provenance

Rob Rubba works in Vegetable-forward American at Oyster Oyster; credentials include James Beard Outstanding Chef 2024; Michelin 1* (Oyster Oyster).

Originally published as Black Garlic–Tahini Dressing.

Adapted from a Rob Rubba recipe (Rob Rubba / Food & Wine Test Kitchen (Japanese eggplant concept)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Rob Rubba / Food & Wine Test Kitchen (Japanese eggplant concept) (published as “Black Garlic–Tahini Dressing”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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