Lebanese Garlic Sauce (Toum)

Name: Lebanese Garlic Sauce (Toum)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 cup peeled garlic.; 1 teaspoon salt.; 4 cups neutral oil such as grape seed or sunflower.; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice.

9 steps

Prep:15min

Lebanese Garlic Sauce (Toum) is the garlic sauce that’s actually more like a spread because of its thickness. It’s super popular to spread it over Shish Tawook, grilled chicken, shawarma, rotisserie chicken and many other Middle Eastern dishes.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:59:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories668.6 kcal (33%)

Total Fat73.7 g (105%)

Carbs4.1 g (2%)

Sugars0.2 g (0%)

Protein0.7 g (1%)

Sodium195.8 mg (10%)

Fiber0.3 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 cupgarlic

peeled

1 teaspoonsalt

4 cupsneutral oil

such as grape seed or sunflower

¼ cupfresh lemon juice

Instructions

Step 1

Check the garlic cloves and remove and discard any green shoots, which can make the sauce taste bitter.

Step 2

Put the garlic and salt in a blender and mix until the garlic is soft. Scrape the sides of the bowl once or twice as necessary.

Step 3

While the machine is running, add 1/2 cup of oil in a very steady, slow, gentle stream.

Step 4

Add 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice gradually in the same way.

Step 5

Repeat this process until all of the oil and lemon juice is incorporated into the garlic.

Step 6

This should take about 10 minutes. If the mixture ever separates, stop adding the oil / lemon juice and continue processing until the mixture hardens.

Step 7

The sauce should have a consistency that resembles mayonnaise.

Step 8

Transfer the garlic sauce to an airtight container.

Step 9

If the sauce is still warm from a food processor, wait until it has cooled to cover the bowl.