Skorthalia - Garlic Sauce (greek Cookbook)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 garlic cloves
• salt
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 2 slices day-old bread
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• pepper

Recipe

• 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 ground almonds or walnuts instead of the potatoes and bread.
• 9 blender method:
• 10 put all ingredients in jar of blender and blend at moderate speed until ingredients are pulverized.
• 11 increase speed for a few seconds until light and smooth.
• 12 do not blend too long at high speed for the mixture heats and the oil separates.