Taramosalata
"This is too good to be believed - you'll just have to make it! Do try to find the white tarama - it is so much better than the pink. In Greece, this is eaten as a meze, with pita crisps or crusty bread. It makes a fantastic dip too."
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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2 1/2 cups
ingredients
- 4 slices sourdough bread, crusts removed (3/4 inch slices)
- 6 ounces tarama (fish roe, the white is MUCH better than the pink)
- 1 small onion, finely chopped (very small)
- 1 garlic clove, mashed
- 3⁄4 cup olive oil (or a combo of 1/2 olive oil, 1/2 salad oil to give a less pronounced olive-oil flavour)
- 2 lemons, juice of
directions
- Soak the bread in water for 5 minutes and squeeze dry between hands.
- Put in food processor along with tarama, onion and garlic.
- With processor running, drip in olive oil and lemon juice, alternately, until tarama has a light, mayonnaisey consistency and is completely emulsified.
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Reviews
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Very nice! This didn't taste quite like the taramosalata we had in Greece, but I think that's probably due to the different quality (i.e., lower quality) of the ingredients here in the States. This spread had a very strong olive oil and lemon flavor; the fish roe flavor wasn't as strong as I would have liked (then again, I was unable to find white roe, and that may have made a big difference). The texture of the spread was lovely, and the recipe was pretty simple to put together. Thanks for posting this! -
I tried this at a pre-wedding dinner and it was fantastic..
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
