Toum
The classic Lebanese creamy garlic dip.. But be warned though, Toum has a strong flavor, definitely not for the faint of heart.. Perfect with Kuboos/pita bread and the all so famous Shawarma..
Ingredients
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200 grams garlic Minced
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400 ml oil
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8 teaspoons lemon juice
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1.5 teaspoons salt
Cooking Instructions
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1
In a mixer grind the garlic to a almost fine paste with the salt (no water at all)
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2
Add 2 tbsp of oil at a time and keep grinding. Before adding oil the next time ensure that all the oil added is already emulsified. Dos this for the first 100 ml of oil
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3
Add 2 teaspoon of lemon juice and grind along once. Now you should be left with a very smooth paste without any grainy texture at all
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4
Transfer this to a mixing bowl.
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5
Continue adding two tbsp of oil each time and using a hand mixer whisk in till completely emulsified. after every 100 ml of oil mix in 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.
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6
There you go, you have delicious toum at hand!
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