Best 6 Lebanes Garlic Dipsauce Aka Toom Recipes

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**Lebanese Garlic Dip Sauce (Toom): A Culinary Symphony of Flavors**

Embark on a culinary journey to the heart of the Middle East with Lebanese garlic dip sauce, also known as toom. This tantalizing sauce is a delectable blend of fresh garlic, zesty lemon juice, creamy tahini, and aromatic herbs, creating a symphony of flavors that will elevate any dish. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a home cook seeking to add a touch of authenticity to your meals, this versatile sauce has a place in every kitchen.

From the bustling souks of Beirut to the cozy kitchens of Lebanese homes, toom has been a culinary staple for centuries. Its origins can be traced back to ancient times when it was used as a condiment for grilled meats and vegetables. Today, it has evolved into a beloved accompaniment to an array of dishes, from falafel and shawarma to kebabs and mezze platters.

The magic of toom lies in its simplicity. With a handful of pantry staples and a few minutes of preparation, you can craft a delightful sauce that will transform your meals. The key ingredient is fresh garlic, which is peeled, minced, and combined with lemon juice and salt to create a pungent paste. This paste is then mixed with tahini, a rich sesame seed paste, until smooth and creamy. Finally, a touch of fresh cilantro and cumin adds a burst of freshness and warmth.

Toom is not just a dip; it's a versatile culinary chameleon that can be used in myriad ways. Drizzle it over grilled meats and vegetables to add a garlicky kick. Dollop it on falafel or shawarma sandwiches for an extra layer of flavor. Use it as a spread for wraps and pita bread, or as a marinade for chicken or fish. Its creamy texture and tangy taste make it an ideal addition to salads and soups, or as a dipping sauce for crudités and crackers.

In this comprehensive guide, you'll find a collection of toom recipes that cater to every taste and skill level. From a classic toom recipe that captures the essence of this beloved sauce to variations that incorporate unique ingredients and flavors, these recipes will inspire you to experiment and create your own culinary masterpieces. So gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and let's embark on a delightful journey into the world of Lebanese garlic dip sauce.

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LEBANESE GARLIC SAUCE RECIPE



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When you make Lebanese garlic sauce, you will be making one of the most popular recipes in the Middle East.

Provided by Chef Tariq

Categories     Basics     Mezze

Time 17m

Number Of Ingredients 4

½ cup Garlic (peeled)
1 tsp Salt
1½ cups Vegetable Oil
¼ cup Lemon Juice

Steps:

  • Put the garlic in the bowl of a food processor with the salt, and process until the garlic is as fine as possible.
  • Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides as needed.
  • Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and process to create a bit of a paste.
  • With the food processor running, drizzle about 3 tablespoons into the paste.
  • Add another one teaspoon of lemon juice.
  • Add oil about a quarter cup at a time, followed by a teaspoon of lemon juice.
  • Follow this alternating until you have used up your ingredients.
  • The main thing to remember is to go slow, it can take ten or fifteen minutes to go through this process.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 1169 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving

TOUM (LEBANESE GARLIC SPREAD)



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Yes, finally a "toum" that is foolproof! This is an emulsified garlic spread. It is delicious and flavorful. Serve this with kafta, kabobs, pita, etc. We love this! Use the drizzle function in your food processor to slowly add the oil. The pusher in the top has a little hole to drizzle in oil for emulsions.

Provided by FrackFamily5 CA->CT

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 26

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 heads garlic, peeled
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 cups canola oil

Steps:

  • Put garlic cloves in a food processor with the cutting blade in place. Pulse until smooth. Add salt. Use a spatula to push garlic into the middle of the bowl. Pulse again on low. Use the spatula to push down garlic again.
  • Using the drizzle adapter in the food processor, slowly pour in 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice on low speed. Pour in 1 cup oil; spread will emulsify and start to turn white. Turn off the processor and scrape down the sides. Add remaining lemon juice on low speed. Slowly add remaining 2 cups oil, processing until spread is thick and creamy.
  • Transfer garlic spread to a storage bowl with a lid and refrigerate until ready to use.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.3 calories, Carbohydrate 1.6 g, Fat 25.9 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 269.1 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

LEBANES GARLIC DIP/SAUCE AKA TOOM



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Categories     Sauce     Garlic

Yield 1 small bowl

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 garlic head
1 cup of veg oil
salt as required to taste
lemon 1 table spoon
1 tea spoon plain yogourt
tool: garlic crusher (wooden -deep cup type)

Steps:

  • The key to your success in obtaining the needed result is to understand that oil and garlic at the proper ratio will react with each other and creat a fluffy mayo-like creamy product. If a any point the oil overwhelms the mixture, all of your work effort will go to waste (unless you increase the portions you started with and add more than 1 head of garlic). Start with peeling all of the garlic, clip away their hard extremity. Add 1/4 tspn salt, and crush them to paste-like. Start by adding 2 TBL spoons of oil and vigourosly crush and forcibliy blend them together in a rotation motion around the wall of the crushing cup. The temperature generated by this motion helps accelerate the reaction. This is why ceramic cruhing cups might not generate the needed heat. As you continue mixing the ingredients vigourously, you will quickly notice that the mixture will absorb the oil and it becomes thicker as you go along. Add another two TBL spoons of oil and repeat. Until the oil is consumed, or you are starting to notic that the mixture is taking a long time to become thick. This indicates that the garlic is saturated with oil, and any additional oil might break down the mixture into a liquidy soup loosing all of your previous work. You could add salt along the way, or at the end, or both. If you find it too spicy, add either a bit of yogourt (start with half a tspn) or mayo instead of the yogourt. Alternatively, a bit of a boiled potatoe, mashed to softness, could be added, and it would give it a stiffer texture.

TRADITIONAL TOUM (LEBANESE GARLIC SAUCE) RECIPE



Traditional Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce) Recipe image

A bold, creamy garlic sauce and dip, Lebanese toum is easy to make at home with the help of a food processor and a little good technique.

Provided by Sohla El-Waylly

Categories     Condiments and Sauces

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup garlic cloves (4 1/2 ounces; 130g)
2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for table salt, use 1 teaspoon)
1/4 cup (60g) fresh juice from about 2 lemons, divided
1/4 cup (60g) ice water, divided
3 cups (600g) neutral oil, such as grapeseed or canola, divided

Steps:

  • Mortar and Pestle Method: Depending on the size of your mortar, you may need to make the recipe in smaller batches, halving or quartering the ingredient amounts. In the mortar, combine garlic and salt and grind until it becomes a smooth paste. Work oil into paste 1 teaspoon at a time. After adding 1 tablespoon oil, work in a few drops of lemon juice. Repeat until all the oil, lemon juice, and water have been incorporated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 80 mg, Sugar 0 g, Fat 19 g, ServingSize Makes 1 quart, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

TOUM RECIPE FOR THE WORLD'S STRONGEST LEBANESE GARLIC SAUCE



Toum Recipe for the World's Strongest Lebanese Garlic Sauce image

Learn how to make a restaurant-grade Lebanese garlic aioli sauce, or Toum. This sauce is used with traditional Lebanese BBQs including Shish Tawook and BBQ Chicken.

Provided by Edgard

Categories     Dip     Side

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 Heads garlic (pealed)
4 cups vegetable oil (Avocado/canola/sunflower/peanut etc...)
1/2 cup lemon juice (fresh)
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

Steps:

  • Ensure that all ingredients are at room temperature for a more reliable outcome. Also if you are using a large food processor make sure you use at least 3 heads of garlic otherwise smaller quantities of garlic won't be easily reached by large blades.
  • Add the garlic and salt in the food processor and run for 10-20 seconds.
  • Stop processor, scrap garlic down the sides, then run processor again for another 10-20 seconds. Repeat process 3-4 times until garlic starts to turn pasty.
  • From this point onwards, turn the processor back on and keep it on until the end.
  • Start adding the oil slowly in a very thin stream. After adding the first half cup you will start seeing the garlic emulsify and turn into a shiny paste already.
  • While still running, add ½ teaspoon of lemon juice very slowly, in a thin stream.
  • Wait on it a few seconds until the lemon juice is well absorbed then go back to repeating the same process of slowly adding ½ cup of oil in a thin stream, waiting a few seconds, then adding ½ teaspoon of lemon juice until you've used all ingredients. This process should take 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 g, Calories 393 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 44 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 1 g, Sodium 117 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 35 g

TOUM (GARLIC SAUCE)



Toum (Garlic Sauce) image

A spoonful of toum elevates any steamed or roasted vegetable, or pasta or grains-or use it as a dipping sauce for good bread.

Provided by Maureen Abood

Categories     Sauce     Dip     Condiment/Spread     Garlic     Lemon Juice

Yield Makes about 2 cups (420 g)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 head fresh garlic (squeeze it: it should be solid and very firm)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Juice of 1 lemon
1 3/4 cups (420 mL) neutral oil, such as safflower or canola
4 to 6 tablespoons (60 to 90 mL) ice water

Steps:

  • Peel the garlic cloves and slice them in half lengthwise. If there is a green germ in any of the cloves, remove it to prevent the bitter, burning flavor it imparts.
  • Process the garlic cloves with the salt in the food processor, stopping and scraping down the sides a few times, until the garlic is minced. Add the lemon juice and pulse several times to combine.
  • With the processor on, begin to drizzle the oil in so slowly that the stream turns to a dribble at times; use the oil drip hole in the top of the processor if yours has one. After 1/4 cup (60 mL) of the oil has been added, slowly pour in a tablespoon (15 mL) of the ice water. Continue slowly drizzling in the oil and slowly adding a tablespoon of ice water after every 1/4 cup (60 mL) of oil until the sauce is thickened and all of the oil has been incorporated. This takes about 7 minutes.
  • The sauce will be slightly thick, with some body, but still pourable. Store the toum in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several weeks.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh garlic: The fresher the garlic, the more flavorful the sauce will be.
  • Use a food processor or blender: This will help you get a smooth and creamy sauce.
  • Add lemon juice to taste: Lemon juice adds a nice tang to the sauce.
  • Serve with your favorite Lebanese dishes: Toom is a great addition to kebabs, shawarma, falafel, and other Lebanese dishes.

Conclusion:

Lebanese garlic dip sauce (toom) is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used with a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and only requires a few simple ingredients. Toom can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. This makes it a great option for busy weeknights or when you are entertaining guests. So next time you are looking for a flavorful and easy-to-make sauce, give toom a try. You won't be disappointed!

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