Make This Simple Lebanese Garlic Sauce And Eat It On Everything

Make This Simple Lebanese Garlic Sauce And Eat It On Everything

If you’ve ever eaten at a Lebanese restaurant, you’ve most likely enjoyed toum, a fluffy white garlic sauce that is usually served alongside delicious grilled meat. I assumed it was made of magic, but it turns out it’s just garlic and oil.

Photo by Jason Varney.

Though it’s fairly simple to make, it requires patience. You’ll only need a few common ingredients:

  • Lots of garlic (a cup of peeled cloves)
  • A neutral oil (four cups) of some kind
  • Half a cup of lemon juice and salt.

Add the cloves to your food processor, removing any little green sprouts first. Add a couple of teaspoons of salt and pulse to finely mince. Next you will need to VERY SLOWLY dribble in 1/2 a cup of oil with the processor running. Scrape the sides, and do the same thing with two teaspoons of lemon juice. Continue alternating oil and juice,scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. The emulsion will become bright white and fluffy, at which point you should stop immediately and spread it on some meat (or vegetables, or bread, or anything really — just eat it).

This article has been updated since its original publication.

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