Tarator

Name: Tarator
Yield: Makes 300 ml
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 100 ml full-fat milk; 3 thick slices of white bread, crusts removed; 120 ml olive oil; salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 150 g almonds (or any other good-quality nuts); 3 garlic cloves, crushed; salt and freshly cracked black pepper; juice of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Makes
300 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Paul Gayler's Sauce Book

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

About

This sauce is one of Turkey’s greatest treasures.

It is traditionally made with hazelnuts, although local cooks tend to make it with whatever nuts grow locally in their area. I prefer to use almonds, although all nuts generally work well. Great with grilled and deep-fried foods.

Ingredients

3 thick slices of white bread, crusts removed
100 ml full-fat milk
150

Asia
Turkey
Sauce
Vegetarian

Method

Put the bread in a bowl, cover with the milk and leave to soak for 30 minutes.
Transfer to a blender, add the almonds and garlic and blitz to a paste.
Using the feeder tube, pour in the oil in a thin stream with the motor running, to form an emulsion. Season and add lemon juice to taste.