Skorthalia - Garlic Sauce (Greek Cookbook)
From The Greek Cookbook - by Tess Mallos. Posted for ZWT6. Serve with hot or cold seafood and fried or boiled vegetables.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1cup mashed potatoes
- 2slices day-old white bread
- 1⁄3cup olive oil
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 1tablespoon vinegar
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DIRECTIONS
- Pound garlic with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a mortar until smooth.
- Add mashed potatoes and continue to pound and stir with pestle.
- Soak bread (crusts removed) in cold water and squeeze dry.
- Add to potatoes and garlic, pounding and stirring until smooth.
- Gradually add olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar, stirring vigorously.
- When smooth and light, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Chill in a covered bowl before using.
- Variation: Replace bread with 1/2 cup ground almonds or walnuts, or use 1-1/2 cups ground almonds or walnuts instead of the potatoes and bread.
- Blender method:
- Put all ingredients in jar of blender and blend at moderate speed until ingredients are pulverized.
- Increase speed for a few seconds until light and smooth.
- Do not blend too long at high speed for the mixture heats and the oil separates.
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