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Taramasalata with sweet pickled cucumber and dill
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Shaun Rankin shares his recipe for taramasalata, the classic Turkish and Greek meze made from smoked cod roe, garlic and plenty of fresh lemon juice. The finished taramasalata should have a creamy beige colour, unlike store bought varieties, which are often bright pink through the addition of food colouring.
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Ingredients
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Taramasalata
- 125g of smoked cod roe
- 50g of white breadcrumbs
- 100ml of milk
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp of water
- 225ml of grapeseed oil
- 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon
- salt
- white pepper
Sweet pickled cucumber
- 1 cucumber, peeled, deseeded and diced
- 570ml of distilled vinegar
- 400g of caster sugar
- 570ml of water
- 2 tsp root ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 star anise
- 2 makrut lime leaves
- 1 tsp dill, chopped
Croûtes
- 4 slices of sourdough bread
- 3 tbsp of olive oil
SAVE RECIPE
Equipment
- Food processor or blender
- Large sterilised jar
Method
1
Soak the breadcrumbs in milk. While soaking, blend the garlic with the roe, mustard, salt and water in a food processor. Drain the breadcrumbs and add to the food processor
- 50g of white breadcrumbs
- 100ml of milk
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 125g of smoked cod roe
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- salt
- 3 tbsp of water
2
Blend the mixture, slowly adding the grapeseed oil a little at a time, then add the olive oil. Squeeze in the lemon juice and blend. Season to taste with white pepper, pour the mixture into a bowl, cover with cling film and refrigerate until needed
- 225ml of grapeseed oil
- 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon
- white pepper
3
For the pickled cucumber, place the vinegar and sugar in a heavy saucepan, add the water and bring to the boil. Simmer until the sugar has dissolved and then take off the heat. Add the ginger, star anise and lime leaves and set aside until cool
- 570ml of distilled vinegar
- 400g of caster sugar
- 570ml of water
- 2 tsp root ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 star anise
- 2 makrut lime leaves
4
Mix the cucumber and dill with the cold pickling liquid and leave the cucumber to pickle for at least 1 hour. Keep in a sterilised jar with a tight-fitting lid
- 1 cucumber, peeled, deseeded and diced
- 1 tsp dill
5
To make the sourdough croûtes, heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the bread and fry on a medium-high heat for 2 minutes on each side until the bread is golden and crunchy
- 3 tbsp of olive oil
- 4 slices of sourdough bread
6
To plate, boil an egg and separate the yolk from the white. Pass both separately through a fine sieve
- 1 egg
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