Greek Garlic Sauce (skorthalia)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 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 of ground almonds or walnuts instead of the potatoes and bread.
• 9 blender method: put all ingredients in a blender and blend at moderate speed until ingredients are pulverised. sure beats all that pounding!
• 10 increase speed for a few seconds until light and smooth. do not blend for too long for the mixture heats and the oil separates.