Kitchen tip: This sauce is also delicious as a salad dressing or on shawarma, sandwiches, grilled meats and roasted vegetables. Add more water if you prefer a thinner consistency.
Middle Eastern garlic sauce (Toum)
By Chatelaine8
PREP TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
10 min
Makes
2 1/2 cups
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Ingredients
- 2 heads garlic cloves , separated and peeled
- 2 cups canola oil
- 1 taso kosher salt
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp ice water
Instructions
- PULSE garlic and salt in a food processor, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, until it forms a paste. With motor running, very slowly drizzle in 1/2 cup oil, then 1/2 tsp lemon juice so mixture thickens and turns white and creamy. Repeat until all the oil and lemon juice are incorporated, 5 to 8 min. Add ice water and blend until smooth. Serve with harissa and za’atar grilled lamp chops. Sauce will keep well in a covered container, refrigerated, up to 2 weeks.
Make it Fancy: Hummus
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Nutrition (per tbsp)
- Calories
- 99,
- Carbohydrates
- 1 g,
- Fat
- 11 g,
- Sodium
- 39 mg.
