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
Love your blog and the authenticity of your recipes! Great recipe to try for entertaining! I'll be sure to visit more often!
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I'd like to give it a try...
I'm part Greek! I love this post, everything looks so delicious :)
ReplyDeleteIf I ever make it to Cyprus, I want to have lunch at your house!! What a beautiful lunch! I love stuffed tomatoes but never considered making them spicy before. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYum!! Those tomatoes sound really tasty!
ReplyDeleteWow what the food! No wonder everybody had a good time the food was so fabulous.
ReplyDeleteYour stuffed cherry tomatoes look both gorgeous and delicious! What a great appetizer. The whole lunch looks wonderful~
ReplyDeleteLooks like you all had a fabulous meal!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - how lovely - a banquet on a banquet table. That is a huge table! So interesting - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow! Everything looked delicious and the table was beautiful! I'm sure your guests had a delightful time!
ReplyDeleteHelo there, this looks great, my cherry tomatoes will be coming soon it will be a great reason for me to try these tomato... Have a great evening.
ReplyDeleteFood looks wonderful. Table was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi ...the food looks delicious:) especially the NY cream cheese.Maybe you can share the recipe..pls. I love your blog... you are so talented, I like yr organic strawberry cupcakes.
ReplyDeleteOoh delicious. I want them!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious as always & thanks for saving me a google search by explaining what tyrokafteri cheese is! Perfect blog post title :)
ReplyDeleteI love the hot and spicy tomatoes! Thanks for the recipe and demo. Sounds like a great party. I hope to one day visit Cyprus.
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ReplyDeleteYour guests must have been very very happy!
ReplyDeleteME Amazing?? THIS is gorgeous and amazing!!! Absolutely lovely table lady and cherry tomatoes love me beyond measure. Hence why I love them too.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely going to make these!!!
Very nice. I don't know if I like your lovely stuffed tomatoes or your charcoal grill better; each one of those things hits me in a tender spot! Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on Top 9...just saw it! So well deserved, & I BUZZED you again!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your nice comments! I am very happy I made it again to the Foodbuzz Top 9!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Your pictures are great. I can't wait to try your recipe!
ReplyDeleteI think the meat cooking mechanism looks interesting. Any place I could read more about it, or any chance you are going to write more about it?
ReplyDeleteYou had some lucky guests! Tomatoes look GREAT!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! They are a great appetizer.
ReplyDeleteAbout the souvla mechanism, you can google it as souvla machine. I will try to post information about this, since we know people that create such machines. Just give me some time... Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWow everything looks so delicious! It's cool seeing how people do things in other countries :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations again on making it to the top 9. Everything looks delicious, especially souvla. Thanks also for the mention.
ReplyDeleteI love the presentation!
ReplyDeleteI'm drooling over your pictures! To bad that you're so far away!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the souvla! That looks soooo good!
These look so good. I'll have to try this. And your photos of souvla made me miss Cyprus terribly.
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looks good and colorful. -Shumaira Yasmin
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