TARAMOSALATA-STUFFED SNOW PEA PODS

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I used to stuff snow peas with an herb, cream cheese mixture and then my Greek sister-in-law came up with this great idea. It's very, very good. 1 hour chilling.

Provided by silky

Categories     Spreads

Time 45m

Yield 40-50 snow pea pods, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 ounces carp-roe black caviar (available in Greek food stores, called tarama)
2 tablespoons cold water
1 cup fresh white breadcrumbs
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup olive oil
1/4 cup onion, finely minced
1 clove garlic, finely minced (small)
1 tablespoon fresh dill, minced (or 1 tsp dried)
40 -50 fresh snow peas

Steps:

  • In blender or food processor fitted with steel blades, place carp-roe caviar and cold water.
  • Blend briefly.
  • Add breadcrumbs and lemon juice and blend briefly again.
  • Trickle in oil very slowly while blending.
  • When mixture is thick and oil is used up, add onion, garlic and dill and blend until smooth.
  • Adjust seasoning, seeing if it needs some salt and add pepper to taste.
  • Set aside.
  • Steam snow peas about 3 minutes, until they puff up and turn bright green.
  • Drain and run under cold water.
  • When cool enough to handle, trim off stem end and strings.
  • This will open peas.
  • Fill a pastry tube with the taramosalata (the carp-roe spread) and pipe in about ½ to 1 tablespoon of it into each pea pod.
  • Chill 1 hour.
  • Serve cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200.7, Fat 19.8, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 55.6, Sodium 168.4, Carbohydrate 4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.9, Protein 3

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