Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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This sauce is so basic that it pops up just about everywhere in the old world. In Western Europe it might be known as aioli, while in the Levant it is known as toum, a transliteration of the Arabic word for garlic. Toum is typically just garlic with oil and juice; the version presented here was inspired by a hot sauce we encountered at a Somali restaurant in Toronto and also contains cilantro and fresh, green hot peppers. Both are garlic emulsions; Levantine toum comes out with the consistency of mayonnaise, whereas ours is a bit runnier. Thickness can somewhat be controlled by how much oil is added: to a point, more oil will yield a stiffer mixture, until the mixture breaks.
When making this with an immersion blender, it is important that the garlic go in first, and be surrounded by the juice. That way when the blending starts (at the bottom), a garlic-paste slurry is created, into which oil is already slowly being emulsified. The blender may be pulled up to incorporate the oil a bit at a time, and then swept back and forth until the entire mixture is homogenous.
This sauce should keep for a week or so in the fridge. If frozen, the emulsification may break.
Makes 6-8 oz.
Equipment:
blender or food processor
flexible rubber spatula
Ingredients:
1 bulb garlic optionally split cloves and remove germ
1 Tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cilantro chopped
1-2 ea serrano peppers or other green hot peppers
1/2 cup neutral oil olive oil will certainly impart its flavor
Procedure:
1. If using a regular blender or food processor, start with just garlic, cilantro and peppers; add them first in any case.
2. Add the lime juice and salt and blend to a paste.
3. In a regular blender or food processor, drizzle in the oil while blending.
4. Otherwise, add the oil last, and start the immersion blending by plunging the blender to the bottom of the vessel before turning it on, and then slowly allowing oil to incorporate once the garlic is busted up and the emulsification has started.
5. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
6. Serve with falafel, shawarma, lentil patties, souvlaki, lentil soup, etc.
Music: bensound.com/royalty-free-music
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This sauce is so basic that it pops up just about everywhere in the old world. In Western Europe it might be known as aioli, while in the Levant it is known as toum, a transliteration of the Arabic word for garlic. Toum is typically just garlic with oil and juice; the version presented here was inspired by a hot sauce we encountered at a Somali restaurant in Toronto and also contains cilantro and fresh, green hot peppers. Both are garlic emulsions; Levantine toum comes out with the consistency of mayonnaise, whereas ours is a bit runnier. Thickness can somewhat be controlled by how much oil is added: to a point, more oil will yield a stiffer mixture, until the mixture breaks.
When making this with an immersion blender, it is important that the garlic go in first, and be surrounded by the juice. That way when the blending starts (at the bottom), a garlic-paste slurry is created, into which oil is already slowly being emulsified. The blender may be pulled up to incorporate the oil a bit at a time, and then swept back and forth until the entire mixture is homogenous.
This sauce should keep for a week or so in the fridge. If frozen, the emulsification may break.
Makes 6-8 oz.
Equipment:
blender or food processor
flexible rubber spatula
Ingredients:
1 bulb garlic optionally split cloves and remove germ
1 Tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cilantro chopped
1-2 ea serrano peppers or other green hot peppers
1/2 cup neutral oil olive oil will certainly impart its flavor
Procedure:
1. If using a regular blender or food processor, start with just garlic, cilantro and peppers; add them first in any case.
2. Add the lime juice and salt and blend to a paste.
3. In a regular blender or food processor, drizzle in the oil while blending.
4. Otherwise, add the oil last, and start the immersion blending by plunging the blender to the bottom of the vessel before turning it on, and then slowly allowing oil to incorporate once the garlic is busted up and the emulsification has started.
5. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
6. Serve with falafel, shawarma, lentil patties, souvlaki, lentil soup, etc.
Music: bensound.com/royalty-free-music










