Georgian Salad with Walnut Sauce

A classic salad with juicy vegetables, aromatic herbs and rich nut sauce according to a traditional Georgian recipe.

Preparation Time

0-30 min

Difficulty

Easy

CAL

250-500 calories

Type of Food

Appetizer

Goes with

Mineral water Borjomi

Recipe author

Andro Sobolev

Ingredients

Portions :

Cucumber

150 gram

tomatoes

150 gram

Greens:

Blue raykhon (basil)

10 gram

Coriander

10 gram

Seasoning:

Walnuts (chopped)

40 gram

water

30 milliliter

Vegetable oil

10 milligram

Vinegar (to taste, preferably wine vinegar)

10 milligram

Crushed red pepper

1 gram

Mixed (Georgian spice blend)

4 gram

Salt

3 gram

For decoration:

Half a sweet pepper

Pomegranate seeds

5 gram

Walnuts (ground)

5 gram

step

Cut cucumbers and tomatoes into large slices, onion into half rings. Tear greens with your hands or chop coarsely.

step

Tear the herbs by hand or chop them roughly.

step

In a bowl, mix the chopped walnuts with water, add vinegar, vegetable oil, spices, and salt. Mix well until you get a paste-like sauce.

step

Combine all chopped vegetables with herbs, season with nut sauce and mix gently.

Serve

Place the salad on a plate, garnish with sweet pepper slices, pomegranate seeds and sprinkle with ground nuts.

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