Want to pack a flavor punch with a quick and easy 4-ingredient recipe? It’s so easy that it blends up in minutes in the food processor! This Lebanese garlic sauce is my copycat for the Zankou Chicken garlic sauce that everyone in my life craves so much. It tastes incredible on EVERYTHING and I’ll be posting more recipes to come that use this garlic sauce. It keeps well in the fridge and is great to have on hand the bring flavor to any dish. Use a neutral oil full of healthy fats (like avocado oil) to make this sauce even better for you! It’s so creamy you won’t believe it!
Stay tuned for more dishes to come that feature this versatile and delicious sauce!
Zankou Chicken Copycat Lebanese Garlic Sauce - (Whole30, Paleo, Keto, Vegan)
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This creamy garlic sauce uses only 4 ingredients (including salt!) and blends up in snap in the food processor. Use it on everything and live happy! 😉
Author: Crystal Cartier
Recipe type: Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Lebanese, Vegan, Paleo, Keto, Whole30
Serves: 3¼ cups
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 cup peeled garlic cloves
- 2 cups avocado oil (or any neutral oil such as grapeseed)
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Remove any green sprouts from garlic cloves if present as they will impart bitterness.
- Place garlic, salt, and lemon juice in food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides if necessary.
- With the machine running, SLOWLY pour the oil into the spinning mixture. If not sauce starts to separate, stop adding oil and let process until it comes back together.
- Continue to pour oil in a slow steady stream until it's all fully incorporated. It should have the consistency of mayonnaise.
- Store garlic sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
ENJOY!!!
I made mistake by reading two table spoon than two tea spoon, I tried to fixed by adding more oil , it separated at the end.
Oh I hate when that happens! I do recommend trying it again. It is SO worth it. Yes emulsions can be tricky and it’s important to follow the directions and only use the proper amount of oil so it doesn’t separate. I promise if you make it exactly how the recipe states it’ll be perfect, creamy, garlic goodness!! Please let me know if you make it again!
My grandmother just passed away and we can NOT find her garlic sauce recipe anywhere! My grandpa and I just tried this recipe and it’s VERY close in taste to my grandmas recipe, although hers may have had a bit more garlic, which we would also like for a bit more texture, so we will try that next time.
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. I’m so happy to hear you’re on your way to cracking her special recipe:)