Moroccan Burritos with Tahini Herb Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley
 - 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
 - 1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste, available in the international foods aisle)
 - 2 teaspoons honey
 - 1 clove garlic, smashed
 - Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
 - 4 10-inch flour tortillas
 - 2 cups cooked rice or couscous, heated
 - 1 1/3 cups shredded pepper or monterey jack cheese
 - 3 cups leftover Moroccan Turkey Stew, heated
 - 1 teaspoon ground allspice
 - Kosher salt
 - 4 skinless, bone-in turkey thighs (about 4 pounds)
 - 1/2 medium butternut squash, cut into 2-inch chunks
 - 2 15 .5-ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
 - 1 28 -ounce can whole peeled tomatoes with juices, broken up
 - 1 cup dried apricots
 - 1/2 cup golden raisins
 - 8 medium carrots, cut into 11/2-inch pieces
 - 3 medium red onions, halved and cut into wedges
 - 2 whole dried red chiles
 - 1/2 lemon
 - 2 cups fresh cilantro, including leaves and some stems
 - 1 cup fresh parsley
 - 1 clove garlic, smashed
 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
 - 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
 
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Instructions
- Make the herb sauce: Puree the parsley, lemon juice, tahini, honey and garlic with 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 cup water in a blender.
 - Make the burritos: Wrap the tortillas in a damp kitchen towel and heat in the microwave until pliable, about 1 minute. (Alternatively, warm individual tortillas in a large dry skillet.)
 - Place 1/2 cup rice in the middle of each tortilla and scatter about cup cheese on top. Spoon a quarter of the stew over the cheese. Fold in the two sides of each tortilla and roll into a tight burrito. Serve with the herb sauce.
 - Combine the allspice and 3 teaspoons salt in a small bowl. Season the turkey thighs with half the salt mixture in a 5-quart slow cooker.
 - Toss the squash, chickpeas, tomatoes, apricots, raisins, carrots, onions and chiles with the remaining spiced salt. Pour the vegetables over the turkey (the cooker will be full; arrange the mixture so the lid fits). Cover and cook on high for 6 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours.
 - Spoon the vegetables and broth into bowls. Remove and discard the turkey bones and place the meat on top of the vegetables.
 - Juice the lemon; pulse with the cilantro, parsley, garlic, cumin and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Add the oil and process until smooth. Serve the stew in bowls; drizzle with the cilantro sauce.
 - Photograph by Antonis Achiellos
 
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