Turkish · Sauce / condiment

Tarator Hazelnut Sauce

Name: Tarator Hazelnut Sauce
Total time: 53 min
Yield: Makes about 2 cups (600 g)
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 140 g hazelnuts, whole, raw; 80 g fresh white breadcrumbs, soft; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; 1 tbsp water; 250 ml olive oil; 125 ml white wine vinegar; 1 tsp salt

A thick, nutty sauce of ground hazelnuts, bread and garlic, loosened with olive oil and sharpened with vinegar. It is wonderful over fried fish or plain boiled vegetables.

YieldMakes about 2 cups (600 g)
Hands-on20 min
Total53 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

140 ghazelnuts, whole, raw
80 gfresh white breadcrumbs, soft
3 clovesgarlic, peeled and crushed
1 tbspwater
250 mlolive oil
125 mlwhite wine vinegar
1 tspsalt

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Tree nuts
Hazelnut
Sulfites
Wheat
Olive
Grapes
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Blender

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

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

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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