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Taramosalata (Fish roe salad - meze)

  Photo taken from Athinorama Umami Taramosalata There are also the Greek classics, think something like a dip but instead of using nachos or vegetables to eat them we use bread. Taramosalata is one of those dishes.   It is roe fish blended into a creamy pink dip of pureed potatoes with parsley, lemon juice, and finely chopped onion (optional).   In meze, this is one of the first dishes that it is served.   In taverns, they always bring it along with salad, tzatziki, and tahini.   We will talk about the last two later.   Well, let’s see our recipe…   Ingredients 2 kg tarama (fish roe). 1 large potato or two small ones 450gr of Greek bread 1 tsp of shredded and dried onion 1 cup olive oil The juice of one lemon (medium size) Tarama is the hardest ingredient to find, so it is a good idea to look at groceries that import Mediterranean food. It is usually sold in larger jars, but you can store the remainder in the freezer for mon...

MARBLE CAKE

Ingredients
- 6 oz butter
- 6 oz white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 3 medium eggs
- 12 oz all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder


Preparation Method:
- Beat the butter and sugar to a cream and flavour with the vanilla. Beat the eggs until twice their original size and add gradually to the mixture, beating well after each addition.
- Sift the flour with the salt and baking powder; add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
- Divide the mixture into three equal portions. Leave one plain, colour the second with a few drops of cochineal, and add the cocoa to the third.
- Place in alternate spoonfuls in a well-greased 8 inch round cake tin and bake in a moderate oven, 350o F, for about 50 minutes.

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