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 months. Peel the potatoes and cut t
, cut into half
, mix the first 6 ingredients together
fill pitta bread with the tuna mixture
This is one of my favorite things! YUM
ReplyDeleteNice quick snack ... I love Pita bread but we don't get that at the bakery here - do you have a recipe for the pita bread.
ReplyDeleteYou can find a recipe for pitta bread in Ivy´s cookbook. You can find the link in my blog. You can also search in her blog kopiaste.org
ReplyDeleteThat looks good!
ReplyDeletethis sounds great AND looks cute! :) I'll have to keep this in mind next time I'm entertaining
ReplyDeleteThat looks soooo good!! :) Yum!
ReplyDeleteQuick and tasty snack !!
ReplyDeleteBhalo Khabo
That looks like a great potluck dish! I am going to take that to a party next time. By the way, I nominated your blog for an award today. Come by and check it out when you have a chance!
ReplyDeleteWhile my husband is not a fan of tuna fish, I do enjoy it. I'm thinking the "light" version may make for a great lunch option for me - and I'm always looking for lunch options. It's the hardest meal of the day for me to plan (mostly because it's just for me).
ReplyDeleteThis looks so appetizing. I've never seen these small pita breads before. BTW I have posted the roundup of Creative Concoctions.
ReplyDeleteAre there any left?! Nice blog by the way - feels really warm and homely :))
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy snack! I love that your pita pockets are small, they look so cute! Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteGreat snack for the kids, looks quite tasty!
ReplyDeleteThis look great. easy and quick to prepare yet its going to be a healthy snack.
ReplyDeleteHi Eftychia
ReplyDeleteThanks for leaving me this link
I love the idea of what you made!
I don't eat tuna-fish (I'm a veg.) but you gave me a great idea. I love it!!
BTW - we also have these kind of pita-bread, we simply have different kinds of them
Here is a link of a similar pita-bread
http://winnish.blogspot.com/2011/05/blog-post_22.html