Lebanese garlic “Toum” spread
Posted by noelle | Under Side Dishes, Vegetarian dishes Wednesday Apr 14, 2010
- 2-4 cups of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of fresh garlic gloves-peeled
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 boiled eggs ” egg whites only”
- 2 tsp of salt-as desired
PREPARATION:
- In a food processor pulse garlic, egg whites and salt until roughly chopped. Scarping the sides a few times.
- Leave processor on and slowly poor in the vegetable oil ½ cup at a time with a very thin stream“this step is important as you do not want the garlic sauce to separate on you”.
- After each ½ cup of oil add 1 tbsp of lemon juice while the processor is still running. Repeat this until all oil and lemon juice is used. Your shoukd be left with a creamy and light spread. (using only 2 cups of the oil gives you a mayo like spread and the more you you add the thinner the sauce, still use all the lemon juice).
- Remove and serve with hot meats such as tawouk, Shawarma’s and makes a great spread on sandwiches and burgers for the garlic lovers.
- Store remaining in refrigerator in an air tight container for up 2 weeks.
In the “Toum” recipe, you have “…2 egg whites only boiled”
What does that mean? Are you using the white part of the egg after it is hard boiled?
Thank you
Yes, Use the boiled egg whites only! Enjoy.