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lebanese garlic sauce toum in a olive oil bowl

Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)

This Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce) is the most creamy and palatable recipe. With yogurt and potatoes, you will end up with a fluffy garlic sauce on your first try!
Use this Mediterranean garlic sauce on many dishes like Chicken Shawarma, bbq kabobs, and fries.
5 from 10 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine Lebanese, Mediterranean
Servings 12 servings
Calories 232 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt
  • cup potato, cut in cubes , about 1 small potato
  • 1 cup flavorless oil avocado oil, canola, vegetable
  • 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • In a small pot, bring water to a boil. Place the cubed potato pieces and boil for approximately 15-20 minutes, until fork tender. Remove potato, and place aside to cool.
  • To a blender, add potato, yogurt, garlic, lemon and salt. Blend until smooth, about 2 minutes.
  • To the mixture, slowly drizzle in oil while blending for an additional 2-3 minutes. Be sure to not pour all the oil at once, as this may cause separation. Remove once mixture is smooth and frothy.
  • Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover and place in the fridge until completely chilled.

Notes

-Can be made in advance and stored in the fridge for a week.
-Make sure to use Greek yogurt, otherwise your sauce will come out runny. If you have regular yogurt to use up, I would use it, being careful not to add in the extra liquid from the yogurt.
-This is the traditional toum recipe that I grew up with. It pairs well with almost every dish, sandwich, BBQ, and is a little easier on the stomach than others. 
-If you are DF, substitute Greek Yogurt for DF Yogurt with as little flavor as possible. I would stay away from coconut as it's strong in flavor. Another option is using DF cream cheese that you dilute with water.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal
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