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Easy 4 ingredient taramosalata made without potatoes or bread.
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Easy, four ingredient taramosalata

Easy, four ingredient taramosalata made without bread or potatoes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Processing time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, meze
Cuisine: Greek
Servings: 1.5 cups
Calories: 1708kcal
Author: miakouppa

Equipment

  • 1 Immersion (or stick) blender

Ingredients

  • 45 grams tarama about 1 heaping tablespoon
  • 1/4 cup chopped up yellow onion (about half an onion) about half an onion
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice about half a lemon
  • 1 to 1 ¼ cup canola oil
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Instructions

  • Begin by placing the tarama, onion and lemon juice in a narrow container (See Recipe Note) Let sit for about 5 minutes, allowing the onion and tarama to soften a bit.
    45 grams tarama, 1/4 cup chopped up yellow onion (about half an onion), 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • Place the immersion blender inside the container and push it all the way to the bottom; hold it firmly over the ingredients. Turn the blender on high and don't move it for about 10-15 seconds. You will start to see the ingredients combining.
  • Start to pour in the oil. As you begin to pour in the oil, keep the blender on but do not move it until you see the ingredients starting to emulsify. Try to avoid moving the blender at first. As you continue to slowly pour in the oil, and you see the emulsification beginning, you can slowly start moving the blender up and down to combine the ingredients. Keep adding the oil and blending and moving the stick up and down, until the taramosalata achieves a light and fluffy consistency. This should take about 5 minutes. During this time, you will need to occasionally scrape the blades of your immersion blender clean so that it continues to work efficiently.
    1 to 1 ¼ cup canola oil
  • See video of finished product here.

Video

Notes

I use a 750 ml mason jar to make the taramosalata. The opening or rim of the container you choose should be only a little wider than the width of the immersion blender.

Nutrition

Calories: 1708kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 189g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 53g | Monounsaturated Fat: 119g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 91IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.2mg