Toum
FreeSaucesOtherMiddle Eastern

Toum

Pure garlic emulsion, fluffy and white, no dairy, just garlic whipped into oil. Intense and unforgettable.

15 minServes 24
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Ingredients

24servings
  • 1 cuppeeled garlic cloves
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 3 cupneutral oil
  • 0.3 cuplemon juice
  • 0.3 cupice water

Method

  1. 1.Paste

    Blend the garlic and salt into a paste, scraping down the sides.

  2. 2.Emulsify

    With the blender running, drizzle the oil in a THIN stream, alternating with small amounts of lemon and ice water. Slow is everything here.

  3. 3.Rescue

    It'll turn thick and white like mayo. If it breaks, start over with one clove and stream the broken batch back in.

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