Skordalia - this creamy potato specialty from Greece is addictive
Created: 02/21/2022, 14:46
By: Anne Tessin
Skordalia is the potent cousin of mashed potatoes.
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Do you need a break from the German winter and a little holiday feeling?
Do Greek Skordalia.
Like mashed potatoes - only better.
Gray February calls for food that lets the sun into your heart and belly.
Greek cuisine* is pure soul food and many recipes are easy to prepare.
A classic that takes mashed potatoes to a whole new level is Skordalia.
This delicious potato and garlic dip is made with almonds, olive oil and lemon juice and is served as a dip or as an accompaniment to fish or meat.
There are also variants with white bread or sourdough bread, wine vinegar instead of lemon juice and with and without nuts.
Traditionally, skordalia is made with a mortar and pestle, but you can also whip it up with an immersion blender or blender.
Make super smooth and irresistible skordalia with this simple recipe.
Spicy Skordalia Recipe: You will need these ingredients
500g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
90 g blanched almonds
6 cloves of garlic
180 ml extra virgin olive oil, or more
60 ml lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
salt
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Greek recipe: how to properly prepare the skordalia
Peel and dice the potatoes and wash them under cold water.
In a saucepan, cover the potatoes with water, add some salt and cook over medium-high heat until tender, about 15 minutes.
Rinse the potatoes again with hot water and let them steam out for about five minutes.
Peel the garlic cloves and put them in a blender with the almonds, a good pinch of salt and the lemon juice and process everything into a paste as fine as possible.
However, it will not be completely smooth.
Now mash the potatoes thoroughly with a potato masher, gradually adding half of the olive oil.
Add the garlic-almond paste and stir in the remaining olive oil with a wooden spoon until you get an airy mashed potato.
If the mass is still not smooth enough, add olive oil until satisfied.
Season the skordalia with salt and the delicacy is ready!
Fry delicious and spicy zucchini pancakes with feta - for that Greek feeling.
Chill the
skordalia
and let it steep a little more.
As a dip, you can serve it straight from the fridge.
If you want to use it as a side dish, you have to let it come to room temperature - and then enjoy!
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