%title Toum
%template food
:food:recipe:sauce:vegan:

## Ingredients

|                |                                        |
| -------------: | -------------------------------------- |
| 1 bulb         | garlic                                 |
|                | strained juice of one lemon            |
| pinch          | salt                                   |
| 1&frac12; - 2c | olive oil                              |
| 1tsp           | spices (za'atar, sumac, etc), optional |

## Preparation

1. Separate and peel all the cloves of garlic, nipping off the woody ends. Crush them and let them sit for a few minutes.
2. In a food processor or an immersion blender-safe container, juice the lemon and add the salt and garlic cloves, blend until well minced.
3. Running the food processor or immersion blender on high, drizzle in the olive oil *very* slowly until the emulsion forms. Stop when it has reached the desired consistency --- it will start out thin and watery, then thicken, then thin out again --- and the desired garlic intensity.
