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Sweet Potato Taramosalata with Bottarga

A taramosalata built on sweet potato, fennel and red onion instead of bread, emulsified with olive and neutral oil and lifted with fizzy water. Pale, silky and salty-sweet, crowned with shavings of Greek bottarga.

  • YieldMakes about 480 ml (2 cups); serves 6 as a meze
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1medium sweet potato, scrubbed, left whole (about 250 g)
  • 60 gfennel bulb, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1small red onion, finely chopped
  • 1½ tbsptarama, white if possible; a little more if wanted
  • 120 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, 1/2 cup
  • 120 mlcanola or sunflower oil, as needed, up to 240 ml
  • 1lemon, juice of 1/2, strained, or more to taste
  • to tasteseltzer or carbonated water, to loosen, as needed

To serve

  • to tastepita chips or bread
  • 5 slicesGreek avgotaraho (bottarga), razor-thin, 4 to 6 slicesoptional

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Fish roe and caviar
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Sweet potato
  • Yeast

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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