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Taramosalata

Serves 4
  • Steps
  • Ingredients

Steps

  • Preheat oven to 220°C Fan Forced.

For the Pita Bread

  • Add yeast and sugar to lukewarm water, leave for 5 minutes.
  • Once lightly foamy, combine with flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment.
  • Knead for 5 minutes until smooth.
  • Portion dough into 50g balls, then roll out into 1.5cm thick discs, sprinkle with black sesame seeds and leave to rise for 45 minutes.

For the Taramosalata

  • Peel and cut potatoes into large chunks, rinse and the boil in water until tender then drain.
  • Add shallot, garlic, lemon juice, cod roe and sieved potatoes to a food processor and blend to a smooth paste. Slowly add the oil to emulsify.
  • Taste, if it needs more roe flavour add more roe, if it needs more lemon, add more lemon.
  • Add ice cubes to finish, this will make it super creamy.

To cook the Flat Bread

  • Place a cast iron frypan in the oven to heat up.
  • Place one pita bread in the frypan and cook for 10 minutes, or until puffy and golden brown all over.

For the Pickled Fennel Stems

  • Thinly slice fennel stems with a mandolin on a fine setting.
  • Put in a bowl and toss with lemon juice and sugar. Set aside.

For the Prawns

  • Deshell and devein the prawns and chop into thirds.
  • Add butter to a pan and put in the larger pieces of prawns and cook for 30 seconds, then add the rest.
  • Once 80% cook through, add lime and lemon zest and finish with lemon juice off the heat.
  • Set aside.

For the Scallops

  • Add the olive oil to a hot frypan and sear the scallops until 80% cooked and caramelised, flip and add butter, baste, then take off heat.
  • Chop scallops in quarters and add to prawns.

For the Prawn Head Aleppo Butter

  • Add butter and prawn heads to a medium saucepan and cook until caramelised.
  • Once caramelised take off heat and season with salt.
  • Add lemon zest, coriander seeds and Aleppo pepper, let sit for 5 minutes before straining.

To Serve

  • Spread your Taramosalata onto serving plate, top with Prawns and Scallops, drizzle with Prawn Head Aleppo Butter, then garnish with fennel fronds, dill and Pickled Fennel Stems.
  • Serve with Pita Bread and extra Aleppo butter on the side.

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