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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 months. Peel the potatoes and cut t

Easy Flan


    Easy Flan

    Ingredients
    1 can evaporated milk
    1 can sweetened condensed milk
    150gr cream cheese, at room temperature
    3 eggs
    1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
    Little butter for coating the pan
    3 tbsp simple syrup for coating the pan
    4 digestive biscuits, for decoration
    ¼ cup walnuts, for decoration


    Preparation Method
    1. Preheat the oven at 180ºC.
    2. Coat a rectangular pan with butter. Then coat the bottom with syrup and let aside.
    3. In a blender, combine the evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese, eggs and vanilla. Blend on high speed for 30 seconds. Pour the mixture into the pan.
    4. Cover with foil and bake in bain-marie for 50 minutes.
    5. Let flan cool completely and let in the refrigerator over night.
    6. Process biscuits with walnuts in a food processor, and sprinkle around flan just before serving.



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