Recipe: Make Toum, Lebanese Garlic Sauce, In 5 Easy Steps

1 cup peeled garlic cloves 3 cups neutral oil (sunflower or canola) ¼ cup lemon juice ¼ cup ice water 1 tsp salt

Ingredients

In a food processor, blend the garlic and salt till fine and fluffy.

Step 1

With the processor running, add oil very slowly. Like, painfully slow

Step 2 

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Step 3

After every few tablespoons of oil, drizzle in lemon juice.

Near the end, pour in a bit of ice water. It fluffs it up and calms the garlic heat.

Step 4

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Check that it should be white, airy, and cloud-like. If it’s runny, you probably rushed it.

Step 5

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Pop it in a glass jar and refrigerate. It lasts up to 1 month.

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How To Store It

Smear it on shawarma. Serve it with kebabs. Mix it in mayo.

 Dip, Spread, Slather

Serve it with grilled meats, fries, or just eat it with a spoon.