Name: Taramasalata recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: (30g/1oz)1 slice stale white bread, crusts removed; 6 tablespoons milk; 125g (4oz) smoked cod’s roe; 1 peeled and crushed clove of garlic; 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp lemon juice; Seasoning to taste

By GoodtoKnow

published 28 August 2011

in Recipes

Make your own taramasalata with this simple recipe. Smoked cod’s roe, garlic and lemon juice give this Greek-style dip plenty of flavour

Ingredients

(30g/1oz)1 slice stale white bread, crusts removed
6 tablespoons milk
125g (4oz) smoked cod’s roe
1 peeled and crushed clove of garlic
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Seasoning to taste

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Method

Tear slice of stale white bread into a bowl. Add milk and leave for 10 mins or until it absorbs the milk.
Remove the membrane from smoked cod’s roe and put in a food processor with garlic. Whizz to mix.
Add softened bread, fresh parsley, olive oil, lemon juice and seasoning to taste.
Serve on toasted baguette, or with radishes and hard-boiled quail’s eggs, or halved Chantenay carrots, or carrot and celery sticks, for dipping.

Top Tip for making Taramasalata

Variations: For a thinner consistency dip, add more milk or water.

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