Ingredients
Method
- Peel the garlic cloves and either slice or crush them gently in half to remove any visible green sprouts in the middle.
- Add the sliced garlic into a food processor along with the salt. Blend for a couple of minutes until the garlic is finely chopped. Pause and scrape down the sides of the food processor and blend again.
- While the food processor is running, add 2 tablespoons of the oil and let it continue to blend for 2 minutes. Pause again and scrape down the garlic.
- Repeat step 3 two more times or until the garlic starts to look creamy.
- Then add the rest of the oil and lemon juice. Blend again continuously until the garlic becomes creamy white, fluffy, and fully incorporated. This may take another 8-10 minutes.
- Transfer the garlic/toum sauce to a container or lidded jar and store in the fridge for up to 2 months.
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Notes
- For the whitest toum, ensure you remove any green sprouts from the center of the garlic cloves. These can give the sauce a greenish tint.
- Ensure your food processor is powerful enough to handle the garlic. A smaller, less robust machine might struggle to get the garlic perfectly smooth.
- If your garlic toum starts to separate or looks greasy, add a tablespoon of ice water and blend again. This often helps to re-emulsify the sauce and bring back its fluffy texture.
- Store leftover toum in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. Its potency mellows slightly over time but remains delicious. Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.
- Ensure your food processor is powerful enough to handle the garlic. A smaller, less robust machine might struggle to get the garlic perfectly smooth.
- If your garlic toum starts to separate or looks greasy, add a tablespoon of ice water and blend again. This often helps to re-emulsify the sauce and bring back its fluffy texture.
- Store leftover toum in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. Its potency mellows slightly over time but remains delicious. Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.