# Toum (Garlic Paste)

A delicious homemade garlic paste that can be refrigerated for weeks and used with chicken or in cooking.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 heads garlic heads
- 3 lemons lemons
- 2 cups Mazola oil
- 1 teaspoon salt

## Instructions

1. Peel all the garlic cloves.
2. Squeeze about three lemons to get their juice.
3. Fill about two cups of Mazola oil.
4. Pour all the garlic into the food processor.
5. Add a teaspoon of salt to the garlic in the food processor.
6. Start mixing the garlic and salt in the food processor.
7. Scrape down the garlic from the sides of the food processor bowl.
8. Slowly thread in about half of the oil while the mixer is still running.
9. Slowly add some lemon juice after pouring about half of the oil.
10. Alternate back to pouring the remaining oil slowly into the mixture.
11. Continue to alternate between oil and lemon juice until all liquids are incorporated and a thick, white, fluffy consistency is achieved.
12. Transfer the finished garlic paste into a glass container for storage.

## Equipment

- food processor
- lemon squeezer
- glass container

## Tips

- Keep alternating oil and lemon juice slowly while mixing to achieve a thick white consistency.
- Do not stop the mixer while pouring the oil and lemon juice.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kpSPe8/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e18f60e2-cbd1-484d-9519-7fca560ffc2b
- Extracted: 2025-08-08

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