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Garlic Mayonnaise

The original name for this garlic mayonnaise is ‘Toum’, which means ‘garlic’ in Arabic. 

Equipment

  • Food Processor

Ingredients

  • 115g   g Garlic Cloves 
  • 80 ml Fresh Lemon Juice about 2 lemons
  • 310 ml Vegetable Oil except olive oil
  • Salt sea salt

Instructions

  • Add all peeled and whole garlic cloves into a food processor, roughly blitz for about a minute or two.  –-- see notes
  • Scrape the sides of the food processor bowl, then add about a teaspoon of salt and 3 to 4 tablespoons of the oil with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Blitz until very smooth and aerated (bubbling) for about 3 minutes, stop midway to scrape down the food processor bowl a couple of times. 
  • While the food processor is still running, very slowly drizzle the remaining oil and lemon juice, simultaneously. Continue in this way, until you are left with a white, fluffy, and homogenized mixture. 
  • Transfer into a 500g sterilized jar, seal and store in the refrigerator. Use for a month (4 weeks).

Notes

  • Traditionally, the garlic cloves are halved lengthwise using a sharp paring knife. With the tip of the knife, remove and discard the inner part of the garlic.
Course: Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Garlic, Mayonnaise, Sauce, Toum