Skordalia is a thick purée common to Greek cuisine and is usually made by combining crushed garlic with potatoes, almonds or even stale bread. I have been making a white bean skordalia to serve as a replacement for mashed potatoes with our casserole style dishes.
Head straight on to the recipe for White Bean Skordalia ♥
In 2012 I was given some of the worst advice, if not the worst advice, I have ever received. The advice was from a SEO specialist and I call it #TheGiftThatKeepsOnGiving. You see, I didn’t ask for the advice, I won it, by being kind to a fellow blogger. That kindness has not repaid itself at all and day by day I am reminded about how much this person messed up my blog. First he caused all my posts to republish and subscribers by the dozen unsubscribed from my posts. He then messed up my unique URL’s for each post – something I am slowly sorting out still, 4 years down the line. I had ‘red’ posts that I have worked my way through, realizing his meta information was incorrect. And to top it all, the ‘alt’ tags he created and I perpetuated are also wrong. It seems like a secret world out there where people don’t want to share their knowledge. Getting your ‘alt’ tag correct on your photographs can turn ‘orange’ posts to ‘green’ for Google. Make sure that the alt tag you have on your photographs has your focus keyword/s in it and do not use any punctuation! I use Yoast SEO plugin on WordPress, and I have learnt more from this than the SEO guru ‘taught’ me. Which SEO plugin do you use?
White Bean Skordalia
Ingredients
- 45 mls lemon flavoured olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- 20 mls lemon juice
- 1 x 410 g tin white beans, rinsed and drained
Method
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- Place the olive oil into a small sauce pan
- Add the garlic and heat over a low temperature for 5 minutes
- Add the lemon juice and beans
- Blend using a stick blender until smooth
- Heat over a medium temperature
- Season to taste
- Add fresh herbs as a garnish if desired
Notes
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Yoast SEO is what I use, and only recently learnt about alt tags.
Jeaz… can you name and shame that person? Is there anything we can do to stop them from causing others a world of hurt?
I would not name and shame – he does not deserve the Google clicks!
Love the idea of a white bean skordalia.
Have a happy Monday Tandy.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thank you Mandy, and the same to you!
What a horrible SEO experience. I have to say I had a similar experience when I changed blogging platforms and had someone do the transfer for me. I still have 404 errors 0:
I use Yoast as well 🙂
Love your recipe, I make this all the time, I even use it as a sandwich spread instead of butter!!
Thanks so much for sharing
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
What a pain Julie! I hope you can sort through them all 🙂
Erghh, there is some really dodgy SEO advice out there.
I love that you are using this as an alternative to mashed potatoes.
We don’t eat starch at night so I have a lot of alternatives for rice, potatoes and pasta 🙂
Oh mine, it sounds like that guy really messed up your website! SEO is rocket science to me, ha, but a fun venture and I like Yoast too!!
I love the idea of using these instead of mashed potatoes. So yummy.
It is rocket science to me as well Laura 🙂
Thanks for the white bean puree recipe, Tandy, it went on my list.
I have been using Yoast SEO for some months and I am very happy with it, learning new things all the time is the mantra of our days, no?
For sure Barbara 🙂
Oh Tandy, what a nightmare! I am not computer savvy at all and have my own issues to sort out. Thankfully, my husband is good with computers!
The white bean skordalia looks tasty.
It is always good to have help close at hand 🙂
Hi Tandy, alt tags are new to me, guess I better start learning about them. Your skordalia, sounds healthy and delicious. Great post.
Thanks Cheri 🙂
Uhm this recipe looks amazing- and I feel like it could be either a side or an appetizer dip, maybe with pita? I use YoastSEO plugin, but omg that “guru” sounds like a moron!!! I am so sorry that he messed up your website so terribly 🙁 My friend Mike helped me out and taught me about the alt thing, but I didn’t know about not using punctuation. Good tips!
I think it is a great idea to use this as a dip. I am going to try and post more useful tips as I discover them 🙂
Skordalia is a yummy dish and this version is easier and more nutritious than using potato. Sorry to hear about the issues you had with this person and your blog Tandy. So much damage can occur in such a small space of time.
Thank you Jem, the damage shall slowly be fixed 🙂
I adore skordalia! And what a terrible experience for you Tandy. I’m sorry that you had to go through that! 🙁
You live and learn 🙂
Wow! Love how delicious this white bean skordalia looks and sound. Sorry to hear about this horrible SEO experience, Tandy.
Thank you Anu 🙂
I enjoy bean dishes and this is a new one for me to try. Sorry about what happened to your blog, hopefully you will eventually get it all sorted out.
Thanks Karen, I hope so too!
I didn’t know that about the punctuation in the alt tags – now you say it, it makes sense but had never occurred to me. I love your take on skordalia. It would delicious with a steak.
It is perfect with steak!