Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Balkan Garlic Potato Puree - Skordalia

Sunday, January 23, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Balkan Garlic Potato Puree - Skordalia - 10g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber

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Balkan Garlic Potato Puree - Skordalia

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowerCarbs
Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 pound russet potatoes -- or Yukon gold potatoes, peeled
Salt -- preferably kosher salt
3 garlic cloves -- (to 4) (to taste), halved, green shoots removed
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice -- or 1/4 cup red wine vinegar (to taste)

Place the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring slowly to a boil over medium heat. Cover partially, reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender all the way through when pierced with a skewer. Drain, return the potatoes to the pot, and cover tightly. Set aside for 5 minutes. Mash the potatoes through a potato ricer, a food mill, or in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Do not use a food processor.

Place the garlic in a mortar and pestle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and mash to a paste. Add the nuts and pound together (you can also do this in a food processor, but do not add the potatoes to the food processor). Stir the ground nuts and garlic into the potatoes. Gradually add the olive oil, stirring all the while with a fork or a pestle. Add the lemon juice or vinegar, and salt to taste. The mixture should be like loose mashed potatoes. Taste and adjust lemon juice, vinegar, and salt. Transfer to a bowl and chill until ready to serve. If the mixture stiffens up, thin out with a little olive oil or water.

Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 cups (6 one-quarter cup servings)

Advance preparation: Skordalia will keep for about 3 days in the refrigerator, but it will become quite pungent, and it will stiffen up. It's best to eat it soon after you make it.

Variation: You can substitute almonds for the walnuts.

This Balkan version of Skordalia is a pungent puree made with garlic, potato, walnuts and olive oil. It's very closely related to the Turkish tarator sauce. Serve it with cooked vegetables (traditionally it's served with beets and beet greens), with warm pita bread, or with fish.

Cuisine:
"Greek"
Source:
"Very Best of Recipes for Health by Martha Rose Shulman, 2010"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Jan 2011"
Yield:
"1 1/2 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 320 Calories; 30g Fat (80.3% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 3mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5 1/2 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0