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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...

Coconut Biscuits

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking Time: 15 minutes

Makes 30 (approximately)

Ingredients 
 
200g butter (or margarine)
½ vanilla extract
150g icing sugar
1 egg (medium size)
260g plain flour
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
40g shredded coconut

Preparation Method 
 
1. Preheat oven to moderately slow (150º fan forced). Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.
2. Beat butter, extract, sifted icing sugar and egg in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Transfer to medium bowl;
3. Stir coconut into the mixture, then stir in sifted flour and soda, in two batches.
3. Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls; place on trays 3cm apart. Bake about 12-15 minutes; cool biscuits on trays before remove.

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