Greek Beetroot With Garlic Sauce (Skordalia)

Ingredients

Preparation

1
Put the beetroots in a pan of water that has already been brought to the boil and continue boiling until they are tender.
2
Remove the beetroots, rinse them under cold water and discard the skin.
3
Cut them into chunky pieces, place them on a dish and pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil on top.
4
For the Garlic Sauce
5
Boil the potatoes in salted water.
6
When they are boiled, remove them but do not throw away the water (see Ingredients above).
7
Remove the skin from the garlic cloves and wash them.
8
Put them in a food processor along with the potatoes and the other ingredients and make a thick sauce.
9
If the sauce is too thick, just add some more water from the boiled potatoes.
10
Serve the sauce on top of the beetroot.

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Greek Garlic Sauce - Skordalia - is a delicious accompaniment for a variety of dishes, but here we have it with beetroot. It can also be served on top of green beans and potatoes - adding olive oil to the vegetables before you pour the sauce on top, and is an excellent accompaniment, with the vegetables, for fried squid or any other fried seafood.

Yield:

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Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 2:27am

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