Skordalia

Skordalia

Ingredients:
6 cloves garlic, minced
6 slices white bread without crusts
1/2 cup blanched almonds
1/3 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup olive oil
2/3 cup water

Directions:
Tear bread into large chunks. Place in mixing bowl and sprinkle with water. Set
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aside. Combine garlic and onions in blender until smooth. Add bread, lemon juice,
olive oil and dash salt. Blend until mixture has thick, creamy consistency, thin with water
or thicken with more bread, if necessary. Chill before serving.
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believed to ward off monsters of the deep, and therefore I suppose we can safely
assume that Greeks invented the first nightlight!
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