Taramasalata - Mediterranean Recipe

Taramasalata

🌍 Mediterranean, Greece Difficulty: ●●●○○

Taramasalata is eaten extensively during Lent — fish roe permitted when meat was forbidden in Orthodox tradition.

Ingredients

• 150g tarama (cured carp or cod roe)
• 200g stale white bread (crusts removed, soaked)
• juice of 2 lemons
• 1 small onion
• 200ml olive oil
• 1 clove garlic

Method

1. Squeezing — Squeeze water from bread thoroughly.
2. Blending — Blend tarama, bread, onion, garlic, lemon juice until smooth.
3. Step 3 — Slowly drizzle in olive oil while blending until creamy and pale pink.
4. Tasting — Taste and adjust lemon.

Tags: tarama, stale white bread, juice of 2 lemons, onion, olive oil · Source: Brittani's Almanac