Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

Excellent, love this sauce. It didn't thicken as I added all the ingredients slowly and alternating but I had added a little oil and lemon juice first to be able to blend the garlic and salt. Next time I will try to puree the garlic with the salt and THEN start adding the liquids alternating. I used a little egg white and it did thicken. Also my mistake was making it in a wider bowl as opposed to a tall thin jar. I should have read all the reviews first before making it. However after adding the egg white and transferring to a tall jar it blended and thickened wonderfully. The taste is 5 star, the recipe is 4 since you have to read the reviews to get the recipe to thicken right.

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DANCINGHORSE

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2012

I too ended up with a bowl of liquid. I tried egg whites, mayo...helped a little. The key to sauce being thick and creamy are two things (MUST USE) 1) IMMERSION BLENDER 2) "QUART SIZED JAR OR CUP". A bowl won't work!...at least for me it didn't. When I used the immersion blender WITH a quart sized cup, it came out perfect. Be sure to put the blender on the bottom of the cup or jar and let the suction work.

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gilberl30

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2012

I followed the recipe (easy enough) read a lot of reviews to make sure I put all chances on my side... but yet... here I am standing with a bowl of extremely liquid garlic scented oil.

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thalyssan

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2012

I used a heaping teaspoon instead of a tablespoon, and it still came out really salty! I also just threw everything (garlic not even minced) in my immersion blender cup and went to town. I set my blender to 5 (out of 10) and the longer I blended, the thicker it got. It was totally thick enough for me, and I'm used to the stuff from Dearborn/Detroit.

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rainonthisparade

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2012

Didn't get thick like I wanted.

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cooker25

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2012

FINALLY! A recipe for "garlic sauce" or "toum" that actually worked for me! I used only canola oil (no olive oil), kosher salt, 8 cloves minced garlic, and the juice of one lemon. I started by blending (with my immersion blender) the garlic, kosher salt and about 1/4 cup of the oil, just so I knew all the 'chucks' were broken up. After that I added the lemon juice and the rest of the olive oil. I blended with my immersion blender for almost 5 minutes and it was still soupy so I started experimenting. I added one egg white (helped a little) then I added 1T of ice water.. (HELPED A A LOT) the change was almost instantly thick white 'mayo'.

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beccax13

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2012

I love this recipe. I used canola oil, and it whipped up thick and white within seconds. The immersion blender is key. Fresh squeezed lemon juice- nice tang!

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mariap

Home Town: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2011

Perfect recipe! I took the suggestions of other reviewers, and added the lemon and oil alternatively, a bit at a time. This way I was able to get it exactly the way i like it. i think in the end I used less olive oil, and a tiny bit less vegetable oil than the recipe called for, but I think this is based on personal preference. Perfect recipe, this is exactly what I was looking for. Note: I also used about half the salt (I had to use plain table salt because it's all I had on hand).

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