Greek · Sauce / condiment

Chestnut Skordalia

Name: Chestnut Skordalia
Total time: 32 min
Yield: Makes about 2½ cups (600 ml)
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 20 peeled chestnuts, vacuum-packed, frozen or fresh (see method); 50 g coarse stale bread crumbs or plain croutons, about ½ cup; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 210 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil, 180 to 240 ml, as needed; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, strained; warm water, a splash, if needed to loosen, to taste; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 500 g winter squash, peeled, sliced; 30 g all-purpose flour, for dusting the squash; 60 ml olive oil, for frying the squash

An old Arcadian garlic purée that swaps potato for chestnuts, thickened with soaked stale bread and loosened with olive oil, vinegar and lemon until rich and creamy.

YieldMakes about 2½ cups (600 ml)
Hands-on30 min
Total32 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

20peeled chestnuts, vacuum-packed, frozen or fresh (see method)
50 gcoarse stale bread crumbs or plain croutons, about ½ cup
4 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
210 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, 180 to 240 ml, as needed
2 tbspred wine vinegar
2 tbspfresh lemon juice, strained
to tastewarm water, a splash, if needed to loosen
to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

To serve

500 gwinter squash, peeled, slicedoptional
30 gall-purpose flour, for dusting the squashoptional
60 mlolive oil, for frying the squashoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan
Mediterranean

Contains

Gluten
Tree nuts
Sulfites
Chestnut
Wheat
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Winter squash
Black and white pepper
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Food processor

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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