Halvah
Requested recipe by Beverly Smyrnos via the San Francisco Chronicle.

• 3 cups sesame seeds, hulled or un-hulled
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil (or to taste)
• 7 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• Pinch of salt

1. In food processor blend seeds at highest speed until a paste forms.
2. Add sesame oil, starting with ½ the amount and then adding more as it becomes necessary. Continue blending, adding honey, vanilla and salt.
3. Press mixture into 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan lined with parchment paper, then chill.