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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

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Ingredients
100g plain flour (sieved)
50g ground rice or semolina or
150g plain flour (sieved)
50g castor sugar
100g butter


Preparation Method
Place all ingredients in an electric mixer bowl and mix on minimum speed increasing to speed 2 as the fat breaks up, until the mixture has bound together.
Press the maximum into a ball and roll into a round about 1cm thick.
Crimp the edges and prick on a design with a fork.
Bake in a slow oven (150ºC/300ºF/Mk.2) until it is firm and light brown in color (approximately 1 hour).
Allow to cool before removing from the tray.

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