Name: Taramasalata
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Water, to soak the bread (50 ml); 1 cup large bread chunks (use a good quality crusty bread, day old) (250 ml); Juice of one lemon; ½ cup olive oil (125 ml); ½ small onion, finely chopped; 4 oz good-quality red caviar (125 grams); Toasted pita bread, for serving

Yields

6 servings

This is a Greek favourite! Fly fish roe is great to use in this recipe. Traditionally, carp roe is used.

ingredients

Water, to soak the bread (50 ml)

cup large bread chunks (use a good quality crusty bread, day old) (250 ml)

Juice of one lemon

cup olive oil (125 ml)

small onion, finely chopped

oz good-quality red caviar (125 grams)

Toasted pita bread, for serving

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directions

Step 1

Soak bread in water. Squeeze out excess water. Pulse moistened bread, lemon juice, caviar and onion in a blender or food processor just until the mixture becomes smooth. Add olive oil slowly in a stream as processing. Chill. Serve with the toasted pita.

appetizer
fish
Greek
new year
No-Cook

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