Taramasalata with Cream Cheese on Tapenade Crostini

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler

Published 1997

  • About

My inclusion of cream cheese in this traditional Greek smoked fish purée would doubtless bring tears to the eyes of locals. I find it mellows and rounds the smoky flavour of the roe - try it and see what you think.

Ingredients

  • 3 slices of white bread, crusts removed
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 100 g (

Method

Soak the white bread in a little water or, better still, milk for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the excess moisture, then place the bread in a blender or food processor. Add the garlic, cod’s roe and cream cheese and blitz to a smooth purée. Add the lemon juice and 4 (5) tablespoons of the olive oil and bl