World Flavors Cookbook

Skorothalmi (Garlic-Walnut Sauce)

Name: Skorothalmi (Garlic-Walnut Sauce)
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: garlic (many cloves), walnuts or almonds, vinegar, olive oil, salt, optional: stale barley bread

Garlic pounded with walnuts, vinegar, and olive oil — the ancient Greek sauce that is the direct ancestor of modern skordalia, made continuously for 2,500 years.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

garlic (many cloves), walnuts or almonds, vinegar, olive oil, salt, optional: stale barley bread

Instructions

Pound garlic cloves with coarse salt in a mortar to a paste. Add walnuts. Continue pounding until combined. Add a splash of vinegar. Drizzle in olive oil while stirring, as you would a modern aioli. Optionally add stale bread for thickness. Serve with fish, roasted meats, or fried vegetables.