Etymologies
- From Greek σκορδαλιά (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I prefer making it with bread, though potato skordalia is good as long as you add enough olive oil to loosen up the texture.”
Recipes for Spinach Skordalia & Crispy Salmon Fingers (Σκορδαλιά με Σπανάκι & Σολομός Τηγανητός)
“Ooh, this spinach skordalia is one I'll have to try next time I have spinach!”
Recipes for Spinach Skordalia & Crispy Salmon Fingers (Σκορδαλιά με Σπανάκι & Σολομός Τηγανητός)
“Season the salmon and then make Spinach Skordalia; the salmon will be ready to cook as soon as the skordalia is done.”
“Bijoux, that celery root skordalia is really good - and very very healthy.”
Recipe: Smoky Tunisian Oven-Roasted Vegetables with Tabil (Τυνησιακό Μπριάμ)
“An interesting and unintended side effect of using celery root instead of potatoes or bread is that doing so reduces the number of calories and carbohydrates in skordalia.”
Recipe: Roasted Beets with Celery Root Skordalia (Παντζάρια με Σελινόριζα Σκορδαλιά) (#109)
“Air-dried heels of homemade or artisan-style bread are just right for skordalia.”
“I've made skordalia before, and was not impressed by my efforts.”
Recipes for Spinach Skordalia & Crispy Salmon Fingers (Σκορδαλιά με Σπανάκι & Σολομός Τηγανητός)
“I've never made my own skordalia, but your spinach version looks too good to resist.”
Recipes for Spinach Skordalia & Crispy Salmon Fingers (Σκορδαλιά με Σπανάκι & Σολομός Τηγανητός)
“Crispy salmon fingers with spinach skordalia sounds fantastic.”
Recipes for Spinach Skordalia & Crispy Salmon Fingers (Σκορδαλιά με Σπανάκι & Σολομός Τηγανητός)
“Yes, Simona, I really like the deep green color of the skordalia.”
Recipes for Spinach Skordalia & Crispy Salmon Fingers (Σκορδαλιά με Σπανάκι & Σολομός Τηγανητός)
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Foodie
As much fun to say as they are to eat.
blueberry, cider, almond, apricot, asparagus, banana, fudge, foldover, flapjacks, filbert, fig, biscuit and 217 more...
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ifjuly's list
favorite words. some are made up injokes between me and my husband or family.
skein, zaftig, july, bed, orifice, aesthete, ink, parce-que, desormais, cake, pusillanimous, pulse and 531 more...
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spaghetti, yogurt, muesli, rarebit, wheat, cream, cheese, pumpkin, custard, couscous, oats, sausage and 237 more...
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The Echo Maker
Words encountered in The Echo Maker, a 2006 novel by Richard Powers.
akinetopsia, scriptshirt, agnosia, hypnopompic, asomatognosia, tonette, qualia, doxepin, abbastanza, protoform, assignation, achromatopsia and 21 more...
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mollusque She spends the day preparing him a vegan feast: broccoli almond seitan, skordalia, and coriander chutney. Even tahini rice pudding, for the man who considers dessert a sin.
--Richard Powers, 2007, The Echo Maker, p. 409 Nov 7, 2008