Toum
Toum, from above
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Toum

Fluffy white garlic sauce with zero chill. Vampires, stay home.

20 minTime
0 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayLebanese toum, garlic and oil only.
The original
154kcalsame
0 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
20minutessame

The original toum.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

12 servings
Garlic1 head, peeled, germ removed
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 cup neutral oil
Lemon juice2 tbsp
Water1½ tbsp ice water
Salt1 tsp

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Blend garlic and salt until a fine paste, scraping down often.
  2. 2With the motor running, add oil a thin stream at a time, alternating with lemon and ice water.
  3. 3Keep going until all the oil is in and it looks like whipped cream. Chill in a jar.
Serve it like this

Spoon into a small bowl and smooth the top. Serve chilled beside grilled chicken, shawarma or fries.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Toum: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Sayadieh75 min
Bread or rice Manakish za'atar90 min
With a main Shish taouk45 min
With a main Shawarma arabi60 min
With a main Lamb shawarma60 min
On the side Batata harra35 min
To drink Jallab5 min
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