Greek Garlic Sauce (Skorthalia)
Greek Garlic Sauce (Skorthalia)
Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 6 garlic cloves
- salt
- 1 cup mashed potatoes
- 2 slices day-old white bread
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- pepper
Directions
- 1 Pound garlic with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a mortar until smooth.
- 2 Add mashed potatoes and continue to pound and stir with pestle.
- 3 Soak bread (crusts removed)in cold water and squeeze dry.
- 4 Add to potatoes and garlic, pounding and stirring until smooth.
- 5 Gradually add olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar, stirring vigorously.
- 6 When smooth and light, add salt and pepper to taste.
- 7 Chill in a covered bowl before using.
- 8 Variation: Replace bread with 1/2 cup ground almonds or walnuts, or use 1 1/2 cups of ground almonds or walnuts instead of the potatoes and bread.
- 9 Blender method: Put all ingredients in a blender and blend at moderate speed until ingredients are pulverised. Sure beats all that pounding!
- 10 Increase speed for a few seconds until light and smooth. Do not blend for too long for the mixture heats and the oil separates.
