Tahini Sauce for Cauliflower

This version of tahini sauce is made with ground cumin, ground fennel seed and a pinch of cinnamon to complement the classic tahini, lemon and garlic flavors. The sauce works really well with steamed or roasted cauliflower but it's also great on falafel sandwiches or even with meatballs.

My ingredient notes:

• Ground fennel seed: The fennel adds great complexity to this sauce without actually giving it a licorice flavor.
• Cinnamon: I had the idea for the cinnamon when I tasted one of the sauce batches I made on these cinnamon meatballs. The combination of flavors was so good that I decided to add a touch of cinnamon to the sauce itself. The spice reinforces the subtle Middle Eastern flavor of this sauce but if you don't like the idea of it, you can leave it out.