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Garlic Sauce (Toum)

Prep Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 cups

Equipment

  • mini food processor

Ingredients
  

Garlic Sauce

  • 1/2 cup peeled garlic cloves, sliced length-wise with germ removed
  • 1-½ cup Canola, safflower or any neutral oil
  • ¼ cup Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt

Instructions
 

Garlic Sauce

  • Slice each garlic clove length-wise and remove the green germ in the center of the clove, if visible.
  • Add sliced garlic and salt to food processor and blend until finely minced, for a about a minute, scrapping down the sides of the bowl.
  • With food processor running, slowly pour one to two tablespoons of oil, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl occasionally. Pour one or two more tablespoons of oil and process until sauce becomes emulsified.
  • Continuing with food processor running, add one teaspoon of lemon juice. Continue adding oil and lemon juice by the tablespoon and teaspoon respectively, alternating between the two until all of the oil and juice have been added. This process should take about 20 minutes.
  • Transfer sauce to a glass container with a tight seal and refrigerate. Sauce should last up to three months.
Keyword creamy, garlic, sauce, toum