Taramosalata
- 4 cups corn oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 13 pounds (about 2) Idaho potatoes, boiled, peeled, cooled and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups blanched, sliced almonds
- 1 cup (8 ounces) tarama (carp roe caviar)
- 1 1/4 cups lemon juice
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 cup seltzer, or as needed
- Have ready a stand mixer fitted with a grinding attachment.
- (You may use a ricer or grater, but the results will not be the same).
- Coat your mixing bowl with a small amount of corn oil.
- Pass the onion, potatoes and almonds through the grinder and into the bowl.
- Fold in the tarama.
- Remove the meat grinder and fit the mixer with the paddle (or use a wooden spoon).
- With the mixer on medium, add the lemon juice and then the remaining corn oil in a slow and steady stream.
- Slowly add the olive oil, mixing constantly.
- Add the seltzer a few tablespoons at a time.
- It should have the consistency of a light and airy mousse.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
corn oil, yellow onion, potatoes, blanched, lemon juice, olive oil, seltzer
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9706 (may not work)