https://twitchinkitchen.com/ Sat, 02 May 2026 19:02:14 +0000 MyBB https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-468.html Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:44:32 -0400 https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-468.html This sauce is not for the faint of heart! It is boldly garlicky, bursting with flavor and is great on a heavy tasting fish like salmon or on meat or vegetables.

Garlic Sauce
Taratoor

Calories: 50 per Tbsp

• 2 heads of garlic, peeled
  
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  
• salt to taste
  

Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until a creamy sauce is produced. Add more lemon by the teaspoon if it's too 'garlicky'.
Store in a jar or bottle with a tight fitting lid.
Refrigerate until ready to use.

Variation:
Garlic Lime Sauce - use only 1 head of garlic (or less to taste) and substitute the lemon for lime

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Sauce:

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Sauce on my salmon pinwheels:

  salmon wgarlic sauce 550.jpg (Size: 251.25 KB / Downloads: 0) ]]> This sauce is not for the faint of heart! It is boldly garlicky, bursting with flavor and is great on a heavy tasting fish like salmon or on meat or vegetables.

Garlic Sauce
Taratoor

Calories: 50 per Tbsp

• 2 heads of garlic, peeled
  
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  
• salt to taste
  

Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until a creamy sauce is produced. Add more lemon by the teaspoon if it's too 'garlicky'.
Store in a jar or bottle with a tight fitting lid.
Refrigerate until ready to use.

Variation:
Garlic Lime Sauce - use only 1 head of garlic (or less to taste) and substitute the lemon for lime

click images for full size view.

Sauce:

  arabgarlicsauce 550.jpg (Size: 246.46 KB / Downloads: 1)

Sauce on my salmon pinwheels:

  salmon wgarlic sauce 550.jpg (Size: 251.25 KB / Downloads: 0) ]]> https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-287.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:53:15 -0400 https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-287.html You have to love garlic to appreciate this most ancient of sauces!

Skordalia
Greek Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:

3 thick slices white country bread, crusts removed, soaked in water
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1/2 cup ground almonds
6 - 8 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
a pinch of salt

Squeeze the bread dry, put it in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients, blend to a smooth creamy paste.

Makes about 3 cups.]]> You have to love garlic to appreciate this most ancient of sauces!

Skordalia
Greek Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:

3 thick slices white country bread, crusts removed, soaked in water
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1/2 cup ground almonds
6 - 8 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
a pinch of salt

Squeeze the bread dry, put it in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients, blend to a smooth creamy paste.

Makes about 3 cups.]]> https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-286.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:32 -0400 https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-286.html

A sauce used often in Syria and Lebanon, served with fried and grilled fish as well as with cold fish.

Tarator bi Tahina

Ingredients:

1 cup tahini
1/4 - 1/2 cup lemon juice or more
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp cumin
salt
2 - 4 cloves garlic, crushed
3 Tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley (optional)

Blend the tahini with the lemon juice and water in a food processor. The paste will stiffen at first and then become smooth. Add enough water to achieve a light cream. Add cumin, season to taste with salt, and beat in the garlic.

Pour over cold fish or serve in a separate bowl so people can use it to cover fish like a sauce. Garnish with parsley if you wish.

Makes about 3 cups]]>

A sauce used often in Syria and Lebanon, served with fried and grilled fish as well as with cold fish.

Tarator bi Tahina

Ingredients:

1 cup tahini
1/4 - 1/2 cup lemon juice or more
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp cumin
salt
2 - 4 cloves garlic, crushed
3 Tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley (optional)

Blend the tahini with the lemon juice and water in a food processor. The paste will stiffen at first and then become smooth. Add enough water to achieve a light cream. Add cumin, season to taste with salt, and beat in the garlic.

Pour over cold fish or serve in a separate bowl so people can use it to cover fish like a sauce. Garnish with parsley if you wish.

Makes about 3 cups]]> https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-285.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:43:12 -0400 https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-285.html

This hot, spicy, garlicky mixture is the all purpose, ubiquitous Moroccan sauce for fish. It goes on every kind of fish - fried, grilled, baked and stewed. It's marvelous but I don't recommend it for fish with delicate flavors.
Use half of it to marinate the fish for 1/2 hour before cooking and pour the rest on as a sauce before serving.

Chermoula Sauce and Marinade

Ingredients:

2/3 cup chopped cilantro
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1/4 - 1/2 tsp ground chili pepper (optional)
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon or 3 Tbsp wine vinegar

Blend everything together in a food processor and it's done!

I like to use those new Magic Bullet's for making sauces and marinades quickly. Those things are very handy!

Serves 4]]>

This hot, spicy, garlicky mixture is the all purpose, ubiquitous Moroccan sauce for fish. It goes on every kind of fish - fried, grilled, baked and stewed. It's marvelous but I don't recommend it for fish with delicate flavors.
Use half of it to marinate the fish for 1/2 hour before cooking and pour the rest on as a sauce before serving.

Chermoula Sauce and Marinade

Ingredients:

2/3 cup chopped cilantro
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1/4 - 1/2 tsp ground chili pepper (optional)
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon or 3 Tbsp wine vinegar

Blend everything together in a food processor and it's done!

I like to use those new Magic Bullet's for making sauces and marinades quickly. Those things are very handy!

Serves 4]]> https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-284.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:35:20 -0400 https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-284.html This is particularly delicious with grilled fish.

Tomato and Chili Dressing

Ingredients:

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp lemon juice
4 tomatoes, skinned and diced
1/2 red chili pepper, minced or a pinch of ground chili pepper

Simply heat the oil with the lemon juice and tomatoes, adding the chili. Do not cook them.

Serves 4]]> This is particularly delicious with grilled fish.

Tomato and Chili Dressing

Ingredients:

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp lemon juice
4 tomatoes, skinned and diced
1/2 red chili pepper, minced or a pinch of ground chili pepper

Simply heat the oil with the lemon juice and tomatoes, adding the chili. Do not cook them.

Serves 4]]> https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-283.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:32:10 -0400 https://twitchinkitchen.com/thread-283.html This is the common all purpose dressing for fish in the Mid East. It can also be used as a marinade.

Oil and Lemon Dressing

Ingredients:

Juice of 1 lemon
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and Pepper
3 Tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley to garnish

Mix the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Soak the fish in the marinade. Or, pour over the fish when serving and garnish with parsley.

Serves 4]]> This is the common all purpose dressing for fish in the Mid East. It can also be used as a marinade.

Oil and Lemon Dressing

Ingredients:

Juice of 1 lemon
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and Pepper
3 Tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley to garnish

Mix the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Soak the fish in the marinade. Or, pour over the fish when serving and garnish with parsley.

Serves 4]]>