Best Caviar Julia Recipes

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JULIA CHILD'S EGGPLANT-WALNUT DIP



Julia Child's Eggplant-Walnut Dip image

This recipe from the second volume of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is nontraditional but very Julia Child, with her famous love of cocktail snacks. Caviar d'aubergines, fluffy eggplant caviar, is popular in the South of France, but this one contains raw ginger and hot sauce, two of the least-French ingredients imaginable. Feel free to tinker with the spices (cumin and coriander are also good) and the heat level. This dip ripens very well over a few days in the refrigerator. Taste and re-season before serving.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories     dips and spreads, appetizer

Time 45m

Yield About 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 firm, shiny eggplants (about 2 pounds total)
1 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts
1 to 3 garlic cloves, smashed, peeled and minced or put through a press
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice (or another warm spice or spice blend, like cinnamon, coriander or garam masala)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Hot sauce, such as Tabasco
5 to 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425 degrees. Cut green caps off eggplants and place them whole in a baking dish. Bake until very soft and collapsing, 30 to 35 minutes. When cool enough to handle, scrape flesh into the bowl of a mixer (or use a hand mixer).
  • Beat at high speed for about two minutes, until smooth and fluffy. Add walnuts, garlic, ginger, allspice, two big pinches of salt and one of pepper. Shake in a few dashes of hot sauce. Mix well.
  • With the mixer running, gradually drizzle in oil, as if making mayonnaise, just until mixture is emulsified and creamy. Stop, taste and adjust the seasonings with salt, pepper and hot sauce. If desired, beat in remaining olive oil.
  • Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to one week.

LEE BAILEY'S PASTA WITH GOLDEN CAVIAR



Lee Bailey's Pasta With Golden Caviar image

Provided by Julia Reed

Categories     dinner, pastas, main course

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups créme fraîche
1/3 cup Calvados or other brandy
2 bay leaves
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 pounds angel-hair pasta
1 egg yolk
20 ounces golden (whitefish) caviar
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Combine the crème fraîche, Calvados and bay leaves in a large saucepan and whisk until blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to very low and keep warm, stirring occasionally while cooking the pasta.
  • Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add 3 tablespoons of the butter and all of the pasta. Cook until the pasta is just done, still firm to the teeth, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
  • Whisk the egg yolk and the remaining 5 tablespoons butter in a large serving bowl until blended. Add the hot pasta and toss gently to coat the strands. Discard the bay leaves and pour the crème fraîche mixture over the pasta. Add about 3/4 of the caviar and toss gently until mixed. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve at once on warm plates, topping each portion with a heaping spoonful of the remaining caviar.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 796, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 69 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 31 grams, SaturatedFat 20 grams, Sodium 1110 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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