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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...

Light Cream with Yogurt and Peaches

A light cream with milk and yogurt. Healthy and easy to make. A perfect dessert for summer.
 
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Light Cream with Yogurt and Peaches

Ingredients
820gr Peach halves in syrup (6 large halves)
20gr powder gelatin
½ cup cold water
½ cup hot water
1 cup Greek type yogurt (2% fat)
2½ cups light milk (1.5% fat)
¾ cup fructose sugar
1gr mastic powder
½ cup peeled almonds, roughly chopped

Preparation Method
1. Discard syrup. Cut into thin slices the peach halves and lay half of those into a large round bowl.
2. Sprinkle gelatin over the cold water and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Then add the hot water and allow gelatin to fully dissolve. 
3. Whisk yogurt, milk, fructose sugar and mastic powder until you get a smooth light mixture. 
4. Add dissolved gelatin into the yogurt mixture and mix well.
5. Add almonds; refrigerate over night.
6. Decorate cream with the rest of the peaches and serve.




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