Skorthalia

submitted by dave

6 garlic cloves
salt
1 cup mashed potatoes
2 slices day-old white bread 1/3 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon vinegar
pepper

Pound garlic with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a mortar until smooth. Add mashed
potatoes and continue to pound and stir with pestle. Soak bread (crusts
removed)in cold water and squeeze dry. Add to potatoes and garlic,
pounding and stirring until smooth. Gradually add olive oil, lemon juice
and vinegar, stirring vigorously. When smooth and light, add salt and
pepper to taste. Chill in a covered bowl before using. 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. Blender method:
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend at moderate speed until
ingredients are pulverised. Sure beats all that pounding! Increase speed
for a few seconds until light and smooth. Do not blend for too long for
the mixture heats and the oil separates.

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