Skordalia - Griechische Kartoffel-Knoblauch-Paste
Skordalia - Griechische Kartoffel-Knoblauch-Paste

Skordalia

Greece

25 Minutes

This article is the first guest article of Claudia’s Gemüseliebelei (Veggie Blog) affair on Fernweh Koch and also the first guest article I publish on my blog. I am very happy about it, because I really like her blog, even though I am not a vegetarian.

In her Skordalia recipe, she shows us how to prepare the delicious Greek potato and garlic paste.

Recipe for Greek Skordalia

I like to satisfy my longing for the south with Greek recipes. The scent of garlic and olives, creamy yogurt, zucchini balls, grilled vegetables and a delicious potato and garlic dip …and I already have the sun on my tongue and in my heart.

While cooking I like to listen and sing to Greek music, so that the right spirit flows into the food. And sometimes I dance a short round through the kitchen?

I discovered my love for Greece, the Greek food, the people and the language many years ago. After my education, I spent a Greek summer for 5 months on the island of Corfu.

Fischer in Griechenland

I learned the language between ironing board, beach lounging and windsurfing, kitchen work and entertaining guests. Because I financed my stay with jobs. The Greeks and the relaxed way of life infected me back then and I never really got away from it.

The local Greek women not only lovingly fed me but also initiated me into their recipes. „Spitiko“ … homemade … that’s how it tastes best! Since then I only go to Greek restaurants to speak Greek again.

 

Ingredients for the Skordalia

  • 3 medium-sized potatoes, peel and cut into pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 50ml olive oil (use a good one! Otherwise it tastes a bit bitter)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Salt
Greek Skordalia

Preparation of the Skordalia

1. Boil potatoes in salted water until soft, drain and press through a potato ricer. Alternatively, mash them very finely with a fork. It also works in a mixer, but then the starch in the potatoes makes it rather slimy.

2. Press the garlic cloves through a press and add them to the potatoes

3. Add olive oil, lemon and salt and stir to a cream

Tasty Skordalia from Greece

Skordalia – A Conclusion

The Greek Skordalia tastes very good with zucchini balls, grilled or fried vegetables or with flatbread. A suitable recipe for zucchini balls, you can find here at Gemüseliebelei. The Greeks also eat garlic paste with fish and meat. What do you think about garlic and Mediterranean cuisine?

Best regards

Claudia from Gemüseliebelei

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