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...
Happy New Year Efti to you and your family. You know the recipe I make as it's in my cookbook but this year had a lot of mandarins so I made it with mandarins. I didn't know that ginger is called zizimbri but your Vassilopita sounds like a great flavoured one.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too my dearest Ivy!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year dear Efty!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this name - Vasilopita.
What kind of cake is it?
Happy New Year Eft. I love the flavours of masticha and orange so I am sure your vasilopita is fantastic. I love the fact that u use only olive oil instead of butter ! Katerina T
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year . This cake definitely sounds interesting.....never heard of it
ReplyDeleteLots of versions of a recipe usually means that at least one is really good! This sounds delicious. Happy New Year to You and Yours!
ReplyDeletehappy new year hun! your cake looks very cool...i hadn't even heard about this cake ever before!
ReplyDeleteLove learning about new cultures and traditions - Thx for sharing & happy new year!
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