High Oleic Soy Oil, Potato, Almond & Garlic Skordalia

Plant-forward Garlicy Potato Almond Dip
Categories: Dips
Yield:
2
Step 1
10 oz • Yellow Potatoes • peeled
2 oz • Onion • sliced
3 cloves • Garlic
1 tsp • Salt
2 tbsp • Potato Cooking Water • reserve from the cooking
3 oz • Nuts - almonds - dry roasted
1 clove • Garlic • minced
4 • Green Onion • white part, sliced, green tops reserved for garnish
3 oz • High Oleic Soy Oil
1/2 oz • Lemon Juice
Salt and Pepper • to taste
Slice the potatoes in 1/4 inch slices. Place in a small pot with the onion, 3 garlic cloves and salt. Cover with water and simmer until the potatoes are completely soft--drain --reserving 2 tbsp. of the potato water. Mash the potatoes, onions, garlic and reserved potato water with a fork until quite smooth. In the bowl of a food processor, place the almonds, the remaining garlic clove and the white parts of the green onion. Pulse to a very fine crumb. Fold into the potatoes with the finely sliced green onion tops. Stirring vigorously, add the oil in a drizzle and finish with the lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
This recipe was developed with grant funding from the United Soybean Board
The Culinary Institute of America